FA Cup semi-finalists Reading still have lingering relegation worries in the Championship after they threw away a 1-0 lead to draw 1-1 with Cardiff at the Madejski Stadium. Reading took the lead with only four minutes gone when Pavel Pogrebnyak got a touch to Garath McCleary's nod-down to divert the ball past Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall. But they allowed a mediocre Cardiff side to snatch...Full Story »

Bradford and Reading must wait to make history after the two lowest sides left in this season's FA Cup clattered out a goalless lunchtime draw at Valley Parade. Sky Bet League One side Bradford had the best of a fractious affair but Phil Parkinson's men could not quite summon the spirit which had swept them past Chelsea and Sunderland in the two previous rounds. And despite the Bantams dominat...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday's dwindling hopes of securing a Sky Bet Championship play-off place suffered another setback as they were beaten 2-0 by lowly Reading at the Madejski Stadium. Lacklustre Wednesday trailed 2-0 at half-time, with Reading deservedly ahead through goals from Pavel Pogrebnyak, a towering header, and Nathaniel Chalobah, a powerful half-volley. Reading could have won by more but w...Full Story »

Hal Robson-Kanu booked Reading's place in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a late winner in a 2-1 victory at Cardiff. Wales international Robson-Kanu, on as an 82nd minute substitute, swept home Jordan Obita's cross six minutes later after Oliver Norwood had cancelled out Kenwyne Jones' first-half header for the Bluebirds. Cardiff had beaten Reading 2-1 at home when the two sides met in the ...Full Story »

READING, England -- Reading recorded three vital points in a narrow 1-0 win at the Madejski Stadium against West Ham, aiding the club's search to escape a Premier League relegation scrap. James Collins' scuffed pass back allowed Pavel Pogrebnyak to give the hosts the lead early on, but the game failed to take off for the remainder of the first period. Things were much the same after the break,...Full Story »

Pavel Pogrebnyak struck his third league goal for Reading to give Brian McDermott's side their second Barclays Premier League win of the season as they beat West Ham 1-0. The Royals had halted a run of seven defeats with a draw at home to Swansea on Boxing Day and went one better against a poor Hammers side, moving three points clear of bottom club QPR in the process. McDermott had said before...Full Story »

Pavel Pogrebnyak has claimed he snubbed Fulham to join Reading because Mohamed Al Fayed did not try as hard as Anton Zingarevich to sign him. Pogrebnyak made a sensational start to life in the Barclays Premier League after moving to the Cottagers on loan from Stuttgart in January, netting an unprecedented five goals in his first three games. The 28-year-old's record-breaking exploits sparked a...Full Story »

Fulham manager Martin Jol believes his club will be able to sign on-loan Russia striker Pavel Pogrebnyak on a permanent basis despite interest from several other teams. Jol took Pogrebnyak from German side Stuttgart just before the close of the January transfer window to fill the void left by England striker Bobby Zamora's move to QPR. It has proved an inspired move as Pogrebnyak has scored fi...Full Story »

Pavel Pogrebnyak's superb start to life at Fulham continued as he netted a hat-trick in the 5-0 thrashing of struggling Wolves. The Russia international was drafted in on transfer deadline day to fill the void left by Bobby Zamora's move to QPR, but few could have predicted his impact. Having scored in his previous two appearances, Pogrebnyak continued that form against Wolves with a first-hal...Full Story »

Pavel Pogrebnyak's early goal earned Fulham the west London bragging rights as indiscipline once again cost struggling QPR as it ended 1-0. The clubs' once-amicable relationship is far more tense nowadays due in no small part to Bobby Zamora's defection to join former Whites manager Mark Hughes at Loftus Road. The now-QPR manager suggested Fulham lacked ambition following his departure last su...Full Story »