Andy Yiadom makes Reading FC statement for Millwall fixture after beating Middlesbrough

Andy Yiadom says getting another three points was all that mattered for Reading after the Royals' 1-0 win against Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Reading claimed a third win in five Championship games so far as they won for the second time in three days at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, following up a 3-0 success against Blackburn Rovers last Wednesday with another clean sheet against the Teessiders, with Tyrese Fornah's fine strike proving to be the difference between the two sides on Saturday.

And Reading's skipper was pleased with the performance and result against Middlesbrough, with Yiadom praising the effort put in by his team-mates after the midweek fixture as they made it back-to-back wins in the second tier to move up to third place in the table.

“It was a really good win, and everyone just stuck together really,” said Yiadom, speaking to the club website.

“The boys that came in, Hutchy [Sam Hutchinson] did extremely well, he rallied the troops and was really good. It was a great effort, Dean [Bouzanis] was brilliant, he came in and kept a clean sheet and when I looked back, I just knew the goal was safe. Even John Clarke, he was good off the bench and did an amazing block.

“It [The performance] was good, me being out at wing back was something different and rallying the troops forward and getting the three points, that’s all that matters really.”

The win lifted Reading above Blackburn on goal difference and into third position after five games of the new campaign, with Royals having three wins and two defeats to their name so far, having a 100 per cent record at home in the league. Paul Ince's men have, however, lost both games on the road so far this season against Blackpool and Rotherham United, with Reading