‘Simply unplayable’ – Many Reading fans react to 23-y/o’s show-stealing performance v Fulham | OneFootball

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·19 September 2021

‘Simply unplayable’ – Many Reading fans react to 23-y/o’s show-stealing performance v Fulham

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Reading pulled off one of the surprises of the day by beating league leaders Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Reading came into the game on the back of a win against Peterborough in midweek, something they’ve found hard to come by so far this season.


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But it was one of their star players Ovie Ejaria who grabbed the headlines as he scored twice in Reading’s 2-1 against the Cottagers.

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He put Reading in the lead early in the first half before scoring shortly after the break, leaving Fulham with a lot of work to do.

Predictably, Fulham dominated the ball and chances, but Reading held on after new signing Rodrigo Muniz grabbed a goal back, but it wasn’t enough to get a result.

With John Swift shouldering most of the attacking load for the Royals so far this season, Ejaria’s return to fitness has been a welcome return for Veljko Paunovic, having missed the first few matches of the campaign.

With Ejaria putting in a man of the match display, Reading fans took to Twitter to voice their delight.

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