Paunovic rocked by Royals coup

VELJKO Paunovic urged his Reading side to be more ruthless after they crashed to a first league loss of the season with a disappointing defeat at Coventry.

- Alex Pinder

Gustavo Hamer’s goal gave Coventry the lead before Lucas Joao equalised. But Matty Godden’s poacher’s finish and Sam McCallum’s long-range stunner secured the Sky Blues a much-needed three points.

A late George Puscas goal set up a nervy finish, but it was not enough to salvage anything for the previously undefeated Royals, who saw their eight-game unbeaten league run come to an end.

“Coventry’s goals killed us,” blasted Paunovic. “But, other than that, we have to congratulate them. They were better at executing their chances.

“In a game where we did well, especially on the ball, we could have scored more and should have been clinical.