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Ten man Fulham take the points with goals from Davies, Dempsey and the impressive Healy after Reading dominated for long spells. The Royals head back to Berkshire with only a Doyle consolation to show for their efforts
Youngster Omozusi gets his second yellow after a foul on Harper
It's game over now as Healy finishes well after a fine move and pass from Davies. 3-1 to Fulham.
Healy's run ends with a angled drive that Hahnemann saves well.
Coppell goes all out for a goal as striker Shane Long replaces defender Murty
Healy picks up a booking for a foul on Murty
Shorey skips past four Fulham tackles but runs out of pitch - it's a goal kick
Murty tries to force the ball through to Kitson but Fulham clear their lines
Shorey delivers a great ball into the box but Convey can't get his head on it.
Reading immediately react to Fulham's goal by bringing Bobby Convey on for Lita
Substitute Healy delivers a great cross that Dempsey heads home from 6 yards out
An all action tussle is now beginning to swing back into the home side's favour as Davies and Murphy combine well
Great ball into the box by Shorey looking for Kitson that Hahnemann does well to tip over
Sub Healy is straight into the action as he tests Hahnemann with a snapshot
David Healy replaces Kamara in the Fulham attack
Kitson finds Hunt in the Fulham box but he can't control it and blazes wide of the target
Fulham finally get back into the game by forcing a couple of corners - but both of Davies' deliveries come to nothing.
Sanchez tries to liven Fulham up by replacing Bouazza with on loan Shefki Kuqi
Fulham are in real danger of going behind as the home defence continues to struggle with wave after wave of Reading attacks
The away side's constant pressure finally pays off as Doyle heads home his fourth of the season from a corner
Kitson tries his luck from distance but the ball sails wide of the Fulham goal.
Fulham are clearly desperate for the win as ref Clattenburg urges Niemi to hurry up with a goal kick
Hunt picks himself up to take the free kick and Niemi does brilliantly to save the Irishman's effort.
Omozusi picks up a booking for bringing Hunt down on the edge of the Fulham box.
Reading fans celebrate as Lita bundles home Kitson's knock down - but the linesman brings their cheers to an abrupt halt as he flags for offside.
Kitson and Lita combine well to force the first corner of the second period.
No changes for the second half as Reading look to build on their strong finish to the first.
Reading will be buoyed by their late pressure as ref Clattenburg blows for half time with Fulham one up.
Reading definitely have the edge as the game nears half time
Stefanovic is walking a fine line with referee Clatenburg as he pulls Kitson down.
At last Reading give their supporters something to cheer as the Royals pick up the tempo and start to pin Fulham back
Duberry lashes a shot at the Fulham goal but Ashton deflects the effort out for a corner
Stefanovic is the first into the book after tripping Hunt
Sonko lumps a long pass into the Fulham box but Stefanovic clears the danger
Fulham force another corner as Reading continue to struggle with the home side's pacey front men.
Free header for Kitson but the Reading forward loops his effort wide of the target
Lita's hardwork pays off as Hughes is forced to clear for Reading's first corner of the game.
Fulham keep the pressure on with their sixth corner of the game but Davies' delivery goes straight to Hahnemann in the Reading goal.
Good move by Fulham as Kamara and Dempsey exchange passes only for Hahnemann to smother the ball as the home side look for a second goal.
Simon Davies steers his shot home on the volley from the edge of the box after Reading fail to clear a corner
Great save by Hahnemann who tips Dempsey's drive around the post for a corner
Fulham fans scream for a penalty as Sonko brings down Kamara in the box - but referee Mark Clattenburg tells the striker to get to his feet
Lita uses his strength to shrug off a challenge from Ashton and flicks a pass out to Kitson on the wing. The forward tries to find Doyle first time but Omozusi clears
Reading look more like the home side and have managed to prevent Fulham from starting quickly in the opening exchanges
Kitson hits a looping pass for Lita to chase but the Reading striker can't reach it and it's a throw to Fulham
Fulham respond with a flowing passing move involving Murphy, Davies and Kamara but the former West Brom striker just over hits the final ball and it's a goal kick to Reading.
A good move by Reading as Shorey finds Kitson in the Fulham box but the home side clear.
Reading get proceedings underway but a foul by Murphy gives the Royals a chance to lump the ball into the Fulham box from the free kick
Reading - on a four-game losing run away from home - have no fresh injury worries so Steve Coppell names the same side that beat Newcastle 2-1 last weekend
Injury-hit Fulham hand full debuts to defenders Elliot Omozusi and Nathan Ashton with Carlos Bocanegra and Paul Konchesky both suspended.
Lawrie Sanchez's Fulham welcome Reading to Craven Cottage, with the home side looking to improve on a record of just one win in 11 league games so far this season. The Cottagers have also drawn six times, with their last outing ending in a 1-1 stalemate at Sunderland, with Kenwyne Jones snatching a point for the hosts six minutes from time. That made it six draws out of seven for Sanchez's men, who desperately need to turn draws into wins to avoid being dragged into a relegation dogfight. Former Northern Ireland boss Sanchez has a few injury problems to contend with, with Brian McBride and Jimmy Bullard (both knee) still some way off a return to the fold, while Hameur Bouazza (shoulder), Kasey Keller (bicep), Moritz Volz (groin) and Lee Cook (knee) are also sidelined. Defensive duo Paul Konchesky and Carlos Bocanegra also miss out due to suspension. Reading arrive in the capital having arrested a poor run of form at the start of the season to register three wins in their last five league games. The Royals' revival has been driven by the return to the scoresheet of Republic of Ireland international Kevin Doyle, who has netted three goals in his last three games. However, Reading have picked up just one point on their travels this term, with Doyle saying: "Our home record has been good this season, our away record not so good. "It's definitely something we can improve and we will be looking to do that at Fulham. If we can get that right I think we'll be fine. "Fulham are a team around us in the table and going to their place is a big game for us now." Boss Steve Coppell has relatively few injury problems, with Glen Little (Achilles), John Oster (ankle) and Kalifa Cisse (knee) the only major absentees.
Fulham finally managed to hold onto a lead after Clint Dempsey and David Healy's second-half strikes proved enough to beat Reading 3-1 at Craven Cottage. If the table was based on half-time scores then Lawrie Sanchez's side would be near the top, but after Simon Davies gave them the lead with a superb volley, the hosts sat back and allowed Kevin Doyle to secure what looked like a deserved point for the visitors. But American Dempsey popped up at the back post with just under 20 minutes to go, before Healy notched to earn Sanchez some breathing space with only Fulham's second league win of the season. Fulham started the brighter as Reading disappointed in a poor opening 45 minutes and after a quarter of an hour the hosts took the lead in style. Davies matched his eye-catching effort against Sunderland last weekend by smashing home a volley from the edge of the area after Hameur Bouazza's cross was only half cleared. The goal was especially harsh on Reading goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann as Davies' chance came moments after the American had made a superb reaction save to foil Aaron Hughes. Ten minutes after half-time, Reading got back on level terms after a period of sustained pressure. Antti Niemi excelled himself in saving from James Harper and Stephen Hunt before the Finland international showed the other side of his nature when he went missing for a Nicky Shorey corner from the right. Niemi was a model of indecision as he came, went back and eventually got stuck in no-man's land as Doyle headed in from almost under the crossbar. But after almost constant Reading pressure, Fulham re-took the lead with Sanchez's two substitutes David Healy and Shefki Kuqi playing crucial roles. Healy escaped down the right wing and the hulking Kuqi caused panic at the back post, where Dempsey arrived right on cue to poke the ball home, causing Craven Cottage to shake on its riverside foundations. With Reading chasing an equaliser, Fulham extended their advantage in injury time. Davies raced down the right and picked out Healy, who gave Hahnemann no chance and left Sanchez jumping for joy on the touchline. The victory was spoiled somewhat in injury-time, though, as referee Mark Clattenburg, who until then had had a quiet game, harshly sent-off young Fulham left-back Elliot Omozusi for two yellow cards.
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