Reading’s recent record of being party to multigoal tomfoolery is second to none. A right old ding dong of an opening period resulted in a 4-3 defeat to Manchester United at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday, but such extravaganzas (extravaganzae?) are damn near synonymous with the Royals in recent seasons…

Thrillers

Reading 3-4 Manchester United, December 2012

Reading 3-3 Fulham, October 2012

Reading 5-7 Arsenal, October 2012

Nottingham Forest 3-4 Reading, April 2011

Reading 5-2 Middlesbrough, March 2011

Reading 4-3 Doncaster Rovers, October 2010

Reading 3-3 Norwich City, November 2010

Tottenham Hotspur 6-4 Reading, December 2007

Portsmouth 7-4 Reading, September 2007

Blackburn Rovers 3-3 Reading, May 2007

Cardiff City 2-5 Reading, April 2006

Crewe Alexandra 3-4 Reading, February 2006

Emphatic victories

To cheer Royals fans up, their side have also enjoyed the following emphatic victories…

Barnsley 0-4 Reading, March 2012

Reading 4-1 Bristol City, December 2010

Burnley 0-4 Reading, October 2010

Reading 4-1 Preston North End, May 2010

Reading 6-0 Peterborough United, April 2010

Reading 4-1 Derby County, March 2010

Reading 5-0 Sheffield Wednesday, February 2010

Reading 4-0 Watford, January 2009

Bristol City 1-4 Reading, November 2008

Reading 4-0 Swansea City, September 2008

Reading 6-0 Sheffield Wednesday, September 2008

Derby County 0-4 Reading, May 2008

Reading 6-0 West Ham United, January 2007

Reading 5-0 Derby County, April 2006

Reading 4-0 Norwich City, January 2006

Reading 5-1 Cardiff City, January 2006

Reading 5-1 Brighton and Hove Albion. December 2005

Reading 5-0 Millwall, August 2005