Reading beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 on Saturday lunchtime, with Jack Marriott the decisive figure in a match that the home side controlled for long stretches.
Marriott settled any early nerves when he opened the scoring in the eighth minute, and he doubled Reading's advantage just before the interval to send the hosts into the break in complete command. That two-goal cushion, established so early in the second half of the first period, effectively removed Wycombe as a genuine threat for much of the afternoon.
Wycombe introduced fresh legs after the break, with D. Casey coming on at the start of the second half and Kadan Young having already made his mark before the interval. Ewan Henderson entered the fray at the restart, and Reading responded in kind, managing the game through a series of changes that kept the tempo measured rather than frenetic.
Luke Harris came on in the 65th minute as Reading looked to control possession, while Paudie O'Connor and Anders Hagelskjær added further physicality to their defensive structure. The visitors pushed in the final quarter, with Jamie Mullins and Bradley Fink among those introduced, but they created little of substance against a Reading backline that stayed organised throughout.
Marriott, withdrawn in the 74th minute to a warm reception, had long since done his work. Reading were largely untroubled after that, seeing out a composed and deserved win.
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