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Yiadom: Reading boss Paunovic rues Ghanaian's missed effort against Middlesbrough

The Royals boss reflects on Saturday's home loss to the Boro in the Championship

Reading manager Veljko Paunovic believes the outcome of Saturday's Championship meeting with Middlebrough could have been different had Andy Yiadom not missed an opportunity to halve a two-goal deficit after half-time.

It was certainly a disappointing day at the office for Reading who were stunned 2-0 at home in the matchday 31 clash.

After Ashley Fletcher and Marc Bola gave the visitors a two-goal cushion by the 29th minute, Yiadom had a chance to put his side back into the game after exchanging a one-two with substitute Thomas Esteves but the Ghanaian's right-footed effort went wide of the post

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"We didn't have a good performance, especially in the first half.