Reading host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at the Madejski Stadium.

Reading send another free-kick into the danger area and Spurs are suddenly under pressure for a spell despite dealing with it.

More crisp passing allows Bale to cross low from the left, dealt with by Reading.

A counter from Spurs sees Dembele racing over halfway. He gets into the box and looks for Defoe but the ball is hacked behind by a Royals defender.

Vertonghen back to block a Reading attack down the right.

Probing play from Tottenham as Bale wins a throw-in. A wild clearance from Reading eventually comes to Sandro and his ill-advised shot from 40 yards is well wide.

Nothing comes of the set-piece. In the last season both teams were in the PL, Tottenham beat Reading 6-4 at White Hart Lane in December 2007.

Lennon attacking the Reading back four with Bale free on the far side - but he opts for Defoe down the channel and the ball is blocked. He tries again and wins a corner.

Excellent patient passing play from Spurs to open up Reading, with Sigurdsson's clever flicked return pass just too strong for Lennon to allow McCarthy to claim.

William Gallas, who has been rock solid so far, deals with a long ball forward again as the home fans get behind their side.

Harte crosses from the left to put Friedel under pressure. The American copes with the danger, just.

The second half underway with Reading in blue and white hoops now attacking the goal to our left.

Reading change: Adam Le Fondre on for Jem Karacan.

Half-time at the Madejski Stadium with Tottenham a goal up - and a great goal it was.

Sigurdsson drags a shot well wide. Tottenham have played good football, but they are resorting to long-range strikes a bit too much now - AVB no doubt told them to test debutant McCarthy in the Reading goal before the match.

Two minutes to be added on.

Dembele, who joined from Tottenham and is already off the mark for Spurs this season after a great goal against Norwich, has a pop from outside the box. He wins a corner.

Long from Chris Gunter but Reading centre-half Kaspars Gorkss - who had stayed up - is unable to get a head on it.

Hesitant defending from Spurs now brings pressure as Reading win a corner.

Defoe tries his luck from 20-odd yards out, but it is wide of the post.

Pogrebnyak inside the box drags a low cross all the way to the far side - he should have gotten his head up - and when the cross comes back in, the ball falls to captain Jobi McAnuff whose strike is over the far top corner. The home team's first effort on goal.

There is space for Reading to attack in the Spurs half, however, so all is not lost.