Kenya’a Ayub Timbe returned to Reading FC's starting XI as they battled to edge out Oxford United 2-1 at a baking hot Bearwood Park on Monday.
Timbe, who signed for The Royals from Beijing Renhe in China, was among the players who did not play any part as Reading drew 1-1 against Stoke City in an English Championship match staged on Saturday.
Coach Mark Bowen decided to field the entire team that missed the clash against Stoke, with Timbe getting another chance to impress ahead of their next league match.
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Before the match kicked-off, both sets of players and staff observed a minute’s silence to pay their respects to the victims of Saturday evening’s tragic events in Forbury Gardens.