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Reading center-back Tom McIntyre scored his second goal after Asmir Begovic failed to keep a free kick
Reading further underscored their Championship promotional credentials with a convincing win against out-of-form Bournemouth.
First-half goals from Josh Laurent, Tom McIntyre and Lucas Joao helped extend their unbeaten streak to six games and took them to fourth place in the table, tied on points with second-ranked Swansea.
Bournemouth improved after the break, but a late free kick from Junior Stanislas only proved to be a consolation.
Laurent took advantage of a half-cleared corner kick for the first goal before center-back McIntyre reacted faster to nail the goal when Asmir Begovic couldn’t contain Michael Olise’s free kick.
Joao then added a third shortly before the break with his 15th league goal of the season, coming to the end of a direct pass from Ovie Ejaria and passing Bournemouth captain Steve Cook before finding the bottom left corner.
- Relive Reading’s victory over Bournemouth
A third straight league loss for Bournemouth leaves them sixth and with just one win in their last seven games.
After a promising start to the game, they were effectively out of the contest at halftime when Reading took their chances clinically.
A triple change at halftime saw manager Jason Tindall bring in David Brooks, Jack Wilshere and Adam Smith. But Wales international Brooks and England midfielder Wilshere were unable to instigate a meaningful comeback.
Chris Mepham and Joshua King were repelled by good defensive blocks from Tom Holmes, while Philip Billing and Cook had a shot and a header off by Reading goalkeeper Rafael Cabral.
It took forward Stanislas to return from injury at the end to end his nearly three-game wait for a league goal.
He found a hole in Reading’s defensive wall to score his eighth goal of the season in the league, but they couldn’t increase it.
Reading manager Veljko Paunovic told BBC Radio Berkshire:
“It was a perfect performance, especially in the first half, which we were looking for especially playing against a very good team in Bournemouth.
“The second half was perfectly imperfect, we had to manage the game and I felt we did fantastically well.
“We needed everyone to be at their best, we needed enormous effort and energy like we did in the first half.
“We were playing like a machine, all fighting each other and with every ball. There was a fantastic execution in attack and the energy to get more on the ball.
“This is a great moment, winning against a league contender is a great achievement and yes, we are really looking forward to going to the next game, but an eight day break now will do us good.”
Bournemouth manager Jason Tindall told BBC Radio Solent:
“In the first part, individual responsibility let us down and we gave ourselves a mountain to climb.
“When you’re 3-0 down at halftime against a good team like Reading, it’s extremely difficult. I was really, really disappointed with the way the goals we conceded, the first two especially.
“You have your man to score on set plays and it’s your duty to pull it off and deal with that.
“I felt like we were a lot better in the second half and I made those three changes at halftime because I wasn’t happy with what I had seen before.
“There are still 60 points to play and we are still in a respectable position. But we have to start scoring points quickly.
“We have another game on Tuesday and it is our duty to go out and put in a performance that generates three points.”
- Lineups Match Statistics Live Text
Lineups
4-2-3-1 formation
33Cabral Barbosa29Holmes4Morrison5McIntyre3Richards8Rinomhota28Laurent7Olise10Swift14Ejaria18Lucas João
- 33Cabral Barbosa29HolmesReplaced by Yiadomat 89’minutes4Morrison5McIntyre3Richards8Rinomhota28Laurent7OliseReplaced byPontes Estevesat 88’minutes10SwiftReserved at 34 minutesReplaced by Semedo at 72 minutes 14 Ejaria Replaced by Alukoat 77 minutes 18 Lucas João Replaced by Meite at 88 minutes
Substitutes
- 2Bridges Esteves11Meite15Gibson17Yiadom22Southwood24Aluko30Semedo34Tetek46Onen
Bournemouth
Formation 4-3-3
1Begovic17Stacey6Mepham3S Cook21Rico8Lerma16L Cook29 Turnover27King9Solanke10Danjuma Groeneveld
- 1Begovic17Stacey6Mepham3S Cook21RicoReserved at 31 minutesReplaced by A Smithat 45’minutes8LermaReplaced by Wilshereat 45’minutes16L Cook29BillingReplaced byStanislasat 81’minutes27King9Solanke10Danjuma GroeneveldSubstituted by Brooksat 45’minutes
Substitutes
- 7Brooks11Wilshere14Surridge15A Smith18Carter-Vickers19Stanislas20Riquelme25Simpson40Dennis
Referee: James LiningtonMatch StatsHome TeamReadingAway TeamBournemouthPositionHome38% Away62% ShootingHome18Away19ShotsHome9Away5CornersHome2Away12FoulsHome12Away19Live TextPost update
Match ends, Reading 3, Bournemouth 1.
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Second Half Final, Reading 3, Bournemouth 1.
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Auction rejected. Attempt blocked. Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) with a shot from the center of the box. Assisted by Junior Stanislas with a cross.
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Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Michael Morrison (Reading).
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Shot stopped brushing the left square. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the top left corner.
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Shot stopped brushing the left square. Tomás Esteves (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Omar Richards.
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Failed attempt. It goes too high. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) header from the center of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Wilshere with a cross.
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Failed attempt. It goes too high. Tomás Esteves (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Laurent following a fast break.
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Foul by Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth).
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Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
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Failed attempt. Comes Close! But it is lost to the left. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
89 ‘Substitution
Substitution, reading. Andy Yiadom replaces Thomas Holmes.
88 ‘Substitution
Substitution, reading. Yakou Meite replaces Lucas João.
88 ‘Substitution
Substitution, reading. Tomás Esteves replaces Michael Olise.
87’Post update
Auction rejected. Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Mepham.
85 ‘Target!
Objective! Reading 3, Bournemouth 1. Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) scores from a direct free kick with a right-footed shot from below the left post.
84’Post update
Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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