Defeat drops Reading into bottom three

There's still a long way to go of course but it's not nice being so low.

The defeat at Sunderland was the third in a row for Reading. Dave Kitson's late goal a mere consolation after Sunderland had oipened up a 2 - 0 lead.

Bottom half of table (Sunday 16th September)

11	Aston Villa	5		2	0	1	5	3		0	1	1	0	1		2	1	2	5	4		7	+1
12	Birmingham City	6		1	1	1	3	3		1	0	2	4	6		2	1	3	7	9		7	-2
13	Middlesbrough	6		1	1	1	5	4		1	0	2	2	5		2	1	3	7	9		7	-2
14	Sunderland	6		2	0	1	3	3		0	1	2	2	6		2	1	3	5	9		7	-4
15	Portsmouth	6		1	2	0	4	2		0	1	2	3	6		1	3	2	7	8		6	-1
16	Fulham	6		1	1	1	6	6		0	1	2	3	5		1	2	3	9	11		5	-2
17	Tottenham Hotspur	6		1	0	2	6	6		0	1	2	3	5		1	1	4	9	11		4	-2
18	Reading	6		1	0	2	2	5		0	1	2	1	5		1	1	4	3	10		4	-7
19	Bolton Wanderers	6		1	0	2	5	5		0	0	3	2	6		1	0	5	7	11		3	-4
20	Derby County	5		0	1	1	3	4		0	0	3	0	11		0	1	4	3	15		1	-12