By Glen Williams For Mailonline
Published: 19:00 GMT, 12 January 2019 | Updated: 19:01 GMT, 12 January 2019
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Jose Gomes earned his first win as Reading boss as nine-man Nottingham Forest slumped to defeat at the Madejski Stadium.
A first-half strike from John Swift and a late own goal from Jack Robinson ensured the Championship strugglers’ 11-game winless run came to a welcome end. Their job was made easier by Forest captain Danny Fox and Tendayi Darikwa both seeing red.
The result compounded a tumultuous 36 hours for Forest, whose boss Aitor Karanka left under a cloud on the eve of this crucial fixture.
Reading beat nine-man Nottingham Forest thanks to John Swift and a Jack Robinson own-goal
New boss Jose Gomes got his first win as Reading manager and ended an 11-game winless run
Reading started well and the pressure finally bore fruit midway through the first half when Smith swept home a Mo Barrow cross from close range.
READING: Jaakkola, Yiadom, Tiago Ilori, Moore, Richards (Baker
