Danny Loader scored the winner as Reading claimed a 3-2 Division 2 victory at Stoke City.
After a goalless first half, Josh Barrett opened the scoring on 48 minutes with a strike into the bottom corner but Tyrese Campbell tapped in 11 minutes later to equalise for the home side.
Barrett added a second and Danny Loader made the score 3-1 and although Shola Ayoola set up a grandstand finish with three minutes to go, Reading hung on for their fourth win in five league matches.
Reading are in third, four points behind leaders Middlesbrough, while Stoke are second bottom after their third defeat in a row.
See: Reading report | Stoke report
Next fixtures
Stoke: 3 Dec v Liverpool (A) PL Cup
Reading: 11 Dec v Blackburn (A) PL2
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