Reading's excellent start to the season continued on Saturday with a 3-2 away victory at Derby County that took us into second position in the table. Last season Reading struggled at Derby on the opening day of the season and ended up going down to a 0-3 scoreline - but a year later Reading were clearly the better side. The game got off to a frantic start with the Royals taking the lead in the opening three minutes when Goater scored his second ever Reading goal at the far post from a Forster cross. The home side pulled level just a couple of minutes later after Ricky Newman conceeded a penalty.

Derby threatened to take the lead with a shot that hit the crossbar, but it was Reading that started to enjoy the better of the opening half. The Royals were soon ahead when Murray broke into the area after playing a short corner to make it 2-1. It was Murray that scored his second of the game just six minutes later, from a Sidwell pass, to give Reading a 3-1 half time lead. The home side set up a nervous finish for Reading after pulling one back with nine minutes to play - but the Royals held out for their second league win of the season.