Reading U21s 2-0 Middlesbrough U21s: Report And Analysis

Tom Brailli analyses Saturday afternoon’s under-21 win over Boro at the SCL.

I was surely not alone in vaguely feeling like Reading under-21s had been even less successful than the first team this season. Chastening defeats to Fulham, Southampton, and Derby County were the only times the team’s fortunes came to my attention over the course of the year.

Fortunately, I was mistaken. While the under-18s have endured a torrid season, the under-21s have earned a respectable sixth-place finish.