Reading further underlined their Championship promotion credentials with a convincing win against out-of-form Bournemouth.
First-half goals from Josh Laurent, Tom McIntyre and Lucas Joao helped stretch their unbeaten run to six games and lifted them to fourth in the table, level on points with second-placed Swansea.
Bournemouth improved after the break but a late free-kick from Junior Stanislas only proved to be a consolation.
Laurent capitalised on a half-cleared corner for the opening goal before centre-back McIntyre reacted quickest to stab home when Asmir Begovic failed to hold Michael Olise's free-kick.
Joao then added a third shortly before half-time with his 15th league goal of the season, getting on the end of Ovie Ejaria's through ball and weaving past Bournemouth captain Steve Cook before finding the bottom left corner.