Derby County 2-1 Reading
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Dwight Gayle scored his third goal in as many games to help Derby County beat Reading.
Sam Smith cancelled out Gayle's opener but Royals skipper Andy Yiadom was sent off before a Conor Hourihane penalty clinched victory.
Derby started strongly and it needed a great save from Joel Pereira to keep out a Joe Ward free-kick in the 11th minute.
Reading grew into the game but Derby twice went close with Pereira making another fine stop to deny Tom Barkhuizen in the 31st minute before Eiran Cashin headed a free-kick against a post two minutes later.
The game burst into life early in the second half with both sides trading goals before Reading were reduced to 10 men.
Gayle latched onto Ward's pass to put Derby ahead in the 53rd minute, only for Smith to head in Yiadom's cross three minutes later.
Yiadom was shown a second yellow card in the 59th minute for a foul on Hourihane, who restored Derby's lead from the spot in the 70th minute after Pereira caught Gayle.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Derby
Formation 3-4-1-2
1Wildsmith
35Nelson5Bradley6Cashin
23Ward32Adams4Hourihane17Sibley
7Barkhuizen
25Gayle11Méndez-Laing
- 1Wildsmith
- 35Nelson
- 5BradleySubstituted forWilsonat 71'minutes
- 6CashinBooked at 47mins
- 23WardSubstituted forBlackett-Taylorat 71'minutes
- 32AdamsBooked at 57mins
- 4HourihaneSubstituted forSmithat 71'minutes
- 17SibleyBooked at 79mins
- 7Barkhuizen
- 25GayleSubstituted forWaghornat 72'minutes
- 11Méndez-LaingSubstituted forForsythat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Wilson
- 3Forsyth
- 10Waghorn
- 12Smith
- 13Loach
- 16Thompson
- 27Blackett-Taylor
Reading
Formation 4-2-3-1
22Castro Pereira
17Yiadom27Mbengue24Bindon2Mola
29Wing8Savage
11Azeez7Knibbs4Elliott
10Smith
- 22Castro PereiraBooked at 69mins
- 17YiadomBooked at 59mins
- 27Mbengue
- 24BindonBooked at 10mins
- 2MolaBooked at 49minsSubstituted forAbrefaat 82'minutes
- 29Wing
- 8Savage
- 11AzeezSubstituted forDorsettat 63'minutes
- 7KnibbsSubstituted forMukairuat 89'minutes
- 4ElliottSubstituted forWarehamat 82'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 10SmithSubstituted forEhibhatiomhanat 81'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Mukairu
- 15Ehibhatiomhan
- 19Wareham
- 20Dorsett
- 30Abrefa
- 31Boyce-Clarke
- 40Rushesha
Match Stats
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Match ends, Derby County 2, Reading 1.