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JOSE’S SO PROUD OF HIS GUTSY ROYALS

By John Lyons
MIDWEEK ROUND-UP
CHAMPIONSHIP

ROAR PASSION: Reading’s Liam Moore celebrates at the final whistle and, inset, Birmingham’s Lukas Jutkiewicz, right, closes down Sheffield United’s Chris Basham
PICTURES: PA Images

HEADS UP: Norwich’s Christoph Zimmermann scores their second goal

HERO: Leeds striker Patrick Bamford celebrates scoring his second

IT HASN’T been a season to savour for Reading, but a dramatic last-gasp point at runaway leaders Norwich provided a pick-me-up on Wednesday night.
It looked as though the Royals would leave Norfolk wit...

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