Reading 2-3 Bristol City: Andi Weimann double earns first win for Robins
Bristol City claimed their first Championship win since March as they survived a late Reading rally.
Nigel Pearson’s Robins were 2-0 up inside 14 minutes after Chris Martin headed on for Andi Weimann to score the opener before the big target man then found the net himself.
Femi Azeez quickly pulled one back only for Weimann to restore City’s lead early in the second half with a neatly-taken finish.
But the visitors then had to survive 13 minutes after Reading skipper Liam Moore made it 3-2 late on before they could celebrate their first victory since 13 March – a winless run in all competitions going back 15 games.
City had so far picked up just one point this season after following a 1-1 at home to promoted Blackpool on the first day with a 2-1 defeat at Middlesbrough.
But they made a great start when Martin headed on and Weimann’s header found the top left corner.
It was the Austrian’s first goal of the season – and his first since returning from nine months out following surgery on his anterior cruciate knee ligament.
On 14 minutes, Cameron Pring then headed on for Chris Martin to score from close range but Reading got one back five minutes later when Ethan Bristow created an opening for Azeez.
He found the top left corner with a shot from the right side of the six-yard box for his second goal in successive games.
City restored their two-goal cushion seven minutes after the break when Alex Scott squared from the right and Weimann jinked his way around the keeper to tuck the ball away from six yards.
On 81 minutes, John Swift set up Moore, who found the bottom corner for his second goal in three games.
But the Royals, who recovered from an opening-day 3-2 defeat at Stoke to beat Preston 2-1 on Saturday, could find no further way through.
Line-ups
Reading
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 33Cabral Barbosa
- 17Yiadom
- 4Morrison
- 6Moore
- 5McIntyre
- 8Rinomhota
- 28Laurent
- 30Azeez
- 10Swift
- 41BristowSubstituted forDele-Bashiruat 45′minutes
- 47PuscasSubstituted forClarkeat 77′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Holmes
- 16Tetek
- 19Dele-Bashiru
- 22Southwood
- 32Camara
- 37Leavy
- 39Clarke
Bristol City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Bentley
- 2Simpson
- 22Kalas
- 5Atkinson
- 3Dasilva
- 6JamesBooked at 90mins
- 10KingSubstituted forMassengoat 51′minutes
- 36ScottSubstituted forPalmerat 67′minutes
- 14Weimann
- 16PringSubstituted forBakerat 77′minutes
- 9Martin
Substitutes
- 12O’Leary
- 15Bakinson
- 17Baker
- 21Wells
- 26Vyner
- 42Massengo
- 45Palmer
Live Text
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Match ends, Reading 2, Bristol City 3.
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Second Half ends, Reading 2, Bristol City 3.
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Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
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Daniel Bentley (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Matty James (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
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Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Chris Martin (Bristol City).
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Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
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Attempt saved. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
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Attempt blocked. Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
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Corner, Reading. Conceded by Robert Atkinson.
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Attempt saved. Femi Azeez (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
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Attempt blocked. Andy Yiadom (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom McIntyre with a cross.
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Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
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Tom McIntyre (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kasey Palmer (Bristol City).
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Goal! Reading 2, Bristol City 3. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Swift.
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Attempt missed. Tom McIntyre (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift.
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