West Bromwich Albion's resurgence under Carlos Corberan continued as they beat Reading for an eighth win in their last nine Championship matches.
Conor Townsend's header from a sixth-minute corner hit the base of the post as the Baggies had four excellent chances to score in the opening 10 minutes.
It took an hour for West Brom to finally break the deadlock thanks to Daryl Dike's diving header.
Lucas Joao almost equalised with five minutes left, but his shot from the edge of the box was deflected just over the crossbar before Baba Rahman headed the resulting corner agonisingly over.