High-flying Reading eased to a 3-0 home win over relegation-haunted Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday after Michael Olise's penalty, Lucas Joao's strike and Andy Yiadom's late third made it a hat-trick of consecutive victories for the hosts.
In desperate need of points, second-bottom Wednesday held the Royals for half an hour before Julian Borner brought down George Puscas inside the penalty area, earning a red card and allowing Olise to convert the resulting spot kick for the opener.
Joao hit the crossbar with a shot three minutes after the break before going one better after 65 minutes for his 18th goal of the season.