The Telegraph: Steve Coppell, the master of understatement, wrote in yesterday's programme that no single game makes or breaks a season. The Reading manager stuck to his guns afterwards even though, with both these sides hovering above the danger zone at start of play, this was a fixture genuinely worthy of the term six-pointer. Read Full Report
The Independent: Down among the dead and dying men of the Premier League it was a day for a hero to emerge, and the unlikely figure to do so was Andre Bikey, a strapping centre-half with only one previous goal this season, who doubled his total with two fine headers to offer Reading some breathing space. A third win in four games enabled them to move four points clear of Birmingham, who remain in danger of an immediate return tothe Championship.
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The Guardian: Steve Coppell can breathe a sigh of relief after his side earned a massive three points against rivals in the Premier League survival race Birmingham. Three wins from their last four games suggest a late resurgence in form by Reading and, after an abysmal run of eight defeats earlier this year, what timing.
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The Times: Inch by inch, Reading are clawing their way towards survival. But what will please their manager, Steve Coppell, most about yesterday's hard-earned victory, their third in four games, was the source of the two goals.
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