Nigel Pearson was mystified why his Bristol City side slumped having won two of their previous three games, including 2-0 at West Brom last Tuesday.
“That was miles away from what the same players dished up [at West Brom] in midweek,” moaned boss Pearson.
“It’s really disappointing, when you name an unchanged side because the players deserved to play again, that they then don’t perform. It’s just careless.
“With Reading’s first goal, it was the perfect ball in but we simply didn’t get in a challenge.
“With the second one, it’s just because we were pushing for a goal and we couldn’t deal with...