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

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

Worst stat of the day: wins against Wigan and Wolves last season ended a run of 10 years and 15 games without a Premier League away win in the month of September for the visitors.

Harte with a very heavy touch as he and a fellow Reading defender play it back and forth, allowing Defoe to steal the ball again in a two-on-two situation with Lennon alongside - nothing comes of it, but the home side are playing with fire.

Harte cannot clear Dembele with a free-kick to groans from the stands.

Alex Pearce it was who stopped the Sigurdsson shot while stretching - brilliant defending. The Spurs players claimed that it was over the line, but it was on the line.

Naughton penalised for a foul on McCleary and Reading will hoist it into the box again. The former Sheffield United defender struggling a bit today but escapes a booking.

HOW DID SPURS NOT SCORE THERE? Home keeper McCarthy shows a nervous heavy touch to allow Defoe to nick the ball off him and run wide; Sigurdsson arriving to the meet the pull-back strikes it hard but his effort is somehow blocked on the line.

Spurs have been the better side, but they have played well before this season and not won. /// @tholloway93: "gotta say i quite like the spurs away kit! even as a gooner. but our away kit this season is better!"

A scrappy sequence of play in midfield with neither side able to get hold of the ball for a prolonged period.

The Reading fans are pretty quiet, while the away fans roll out their favoured 'Spurs go marching in' number.

Reading have won eight and lost none of their last 10 league games at the Madejski Stadium while Tottenham have won just one of their last 11 Premier League away games (W1 D5 L5).

A long ball for Defoe sees the diminutive striker bring the ball down superbly over his shoulder and toe-poke just wide from more than 20 yards out. Brilliant target-man play from the England star.

It is indeed Harte who bends it in, but hits it too strongly and Spurs clear.

Naughton hauls down Garath McCleary and Harte will be a danger from down the right side of the box with this free-kick. /// @Lukedbest on Spurs' kit: "i think it looks great"

Sandro bangs a shot at goal from some way out and McCarthy scrambles across to make the save. That was travelling. Spurs have had 67 per cent of possession. Villas-Boas=genius.

A curled free-kick bounces awkwardly in front of Reading keeper McCarthy but he takes a step back and claims it calmly enough. He has been a busy man so far on his debut.

So much for Defoe not being able to lead the line... he also scored on the opening day at St James'. His goalscoring ability has never been in doubt.

SPURS GOAL! 1-0 to SPURS: Sigurdsson splits Ian Harte from his central defenders with a superb pass and Lennon pulls back for Defoe to finish low into the far corner from inside the box. Lovely team goal from Tottenham.

Aaron Lennon unable to retrieve the ball and it runs out for a Reading goal-kick. What do you think to this Spurs kit?

Spurs calm it down again. They are always looking for a short pass, but I cannot see the logic in Defoe being the target man with Adebayor on the bench.

Reading have woken up as a couple of challenges go in.