5 things we learned from Reading v Wolves

Wolves’ display merited positive result

There wasn’t much to choose between the two sides in the first half, with Wolves doing a good job of allowing Reading to have possession in their own half, before closing down the space every team the hosts tried to come forward.

However, Lambert’s men were excellent in the second period, especially given that they went behind just three minutes into it, with their pace down the flanks and tenacity in the middle of the park rattling and disrupting the hosts – in fact, it only looked like one side were going to win it for much of the second period.

Marshall netted once and should have done better with a volley late on, while Edwards’ first half header was brilliantly saved by Al-Habsi, yet his effort in the second half was easy for the Royals keeper.

Coady and Dicko both went close, with the former forcing Al-Habsi into a decent save, and they were undone by the sucker punch late on in a game that they looked to be getting at least a point out of.

The result was harsh on Lambert’s men, but that was a fifth successive league defeat for his side, who need to get out of this rut fast if they are to remain a Championship team come next season.