Result Fails to Match Rams' Performance As They Are Defied by Fab Federici

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DERBY COUNTY................. 1 READING.............................. 2 SO many aspects of this contest jostle for prominence when trying to dissect and summarise the 90-plus minutes.

The inspired display of goalkeeping by Reading's Adam Federici is right up there, along with the number of times the ball struck the woodwork.

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Result Fails to Match Rams' Performance As They Are Defied by Fab Federici

Wasteful finishing, sloppy defending and the costly misjudgment by Derby County's number one, Stephen Bywater, for Reading's late winner were also key factors.

In many ways, it was a typical Championship tussle. Play swung from end to end, stretched defences creaked under the weight of attacks and both teams could have scored four or more and conceded just as many.

But so much of football is about cold facts.

On a bitingly-cold winter afternoon, Derby lost 2-1. It was their fourth consecuti...

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