Premier League: Reading 3 Fulham 3

Reading came from behind twice in the final 10 minutes to deprive Fulham of the three points in a thrilling league encounter.

The hosts took the lead after 26 minutes through Mikele Leigertwood, before Bryan Ruiz equalised in the 61st minute.

Chris Baird looked to have given Fulham a vital lead after 77 minutes, before substitute Gareth McCleary levelled five minutes from time.

However, the game was not done there, with Dimitar Berbatov curling home in the 88th minute what should have been a winner.

However, Hal Robson-Kanu was on hand to poke home a dramatic equaliser in an end-to-end thriller at the Madejski Stadium.

Before the match, it was all about strikers, namely former Fulham man Pavel Pogrebnyak, as he stated that he had no regrets about leaving Craven Cottage.

Martin Jol said he was bothered about the decision – until he signed Manchester United man Berbatov, that is.

Both started, with former Royals man Steve Sidwell having to settle for a place on the bench.

And Pogrebnyak should have put the hosts ahead in the opening 10 minutes, inexplicably heading wide from four yards out.

After 15 minutes, Berbatov had his first chance, driving a shot over from the edge of the box after a nice move involving Kieran Richardson and Hugo Rodallega, with the latter then directing a free-header straight to Alex McCarthy in the Reading goal.

But after 26 minutes, the crowd saw an absolute beauty from Reading. Jason Roberts held the ball up nicely before finding Jobi McAnuff on the left.

The winger cut inside before laying the ball off for Leigertwood, who curled his shot into the top corner.

Fulham were much more impressive in the second half though, with the introduction of Ruiz proving a pivotal decision from Jol.

The Costa Rican found Duff on the edge of the box, who then crashed the ball in off the bar for the second great goal of the game.

And in the 76th minute, Fulham looked to have taken a decisive lead after their second-half display. Baird had a free-kick from range deflected just wide for a corner, from which he stole a lead on his man and nodded in at the near-post.

What followed was a tumultuous last 10 minutes, with McCleary on as a sub, sweeping home across Mark Schwarzer.

But the game was far from over, with Berbatov adding a great effort only three minutes from time, curling a strike into the far corner.

However, Reading came straight back and found yet another equaliser, with substitute Hal Robson-Kanu poking home from close range.