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THIS COULD GO ALL THE WAY TO PENS

THIS COULD GO ALL THE WAY TO PENS

STAR MAN DANNY WILLIAMS Reading
IS IT fun watching a team stifle and frustrate? Not much. But Jaap Stam is unlikely to care about entertainment or aesthetics after escaping Craven Cottage unscathed.
The Dutchman’s dark arts worked to a tee. Bar a briefly mounted head of steam in the wake of their equaliser, Fulham never approached their rampant best.
Match Verdict
Reading were simply too well organised, too disruptive and too well stocked at the back.
Even the loss of Paul McShane didn’t have much impact. This was containment at its best. So advantage Reading? Not really. The...

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