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Match points: Reading broke their barren goal scoring run against the Rams but it wasn't enough to prevent them from dropping into the Championship.
It was all going so well for the Royals, they took the lead in the 15th minute as Derby demonstrated the kind of defensive ineptness that has characterised their season, and sealed the win with a second in the 61st minute.
But it was all to no avail. With 15 minutes to go, news filtered through the crowd that Fulham had taken the lead and despite adding a fourth in the last minute the Royals were down.
He may not have had the best of seasons, spending much of it at Charlton on loan, but he enjoyed playing against Derby's defence, who wouldn't? He scored Reading's last goal, waving goodbye to the Premier League in style.