Fulham came into the Championship playoffs this season regarded by some as the favorite to win through to the Premier League from the four-team field, mostly because of free-scoring form that saw the Cottagers finish the season as joint-highest scorers in their league (tied with Newcastle and Norwich).
But Reading gave Fulham a lesson in how to contain and disrupt a high-scoring team in the first leg, and came away with draw from the first leg. The 1-1 result of the first leg means a tie in the second leg will send this semifinal to penalties (assuming extra time doesn't yield a winner), and penalties have not been Fulham's strength this season.