Jose's Right Royal Blast Not Enough

READING manager Jose Gomes handed out a half-time dressing down during their home defeat to Blackburn Rovers.

- Matt Firth

Adam Armstrong gave Blackburn the lead in the eighth minute and top scorer Bradley Dack claimed his fourth of the campaign shortly after the interval to increase Rovers’ lead.

John Swift reduced the gap but, despite mounting late pressure, Reading were unable to find an equaliser. It was their third successive league defeat.

“At half-time, I was completely angry with them,” Gomes said. “I was really upset.

“We made tactical mistakes that we shouldn’t have. So I spoke with them and explained the things for the second half.

“But then the worst thing happened that could have. We conceded a second goal in the third minute of the second half.

“We didn’t give up and tried to keep finding the Blackburn goal. We shot a lot of times and were much more dangerous in their box.