Reading 1 QPR 0: Paul Clement’s side cling on against ten-man Rangers after Sone Aluko’s first-half rocket
Paul Clement earned his first win as Reading manager despite a huge scare against ten men.
PAUL CLEMENT somehow won his first game in charge of the Royals - despite QPR missing an added-time penalty and being down to ten men.
Sone Aluko’s first-half rocket turned out to be the winner after a second-half battering.
Reading sub Yann Kermorgant made the task even harder by picking up two crazy yellow cards, leaving his team hanging on for the last ten minutes.
Former Swansea boss Clement said: “I’m most pleased about the fight and the passion from the players. It was a team performance and the players put in a great shift.
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“The two big moments were the goal — which was worthy of winning any game — and then the penalty at the end, which was a real nail-biter.
“But we got the result in the end that everyone wanted and needed.