Leicester increased the pressure on Reading boss Brendan Rodgers as they won 1-0 to ensure the Royals' dreadful home form continued. Reading were on top for the majority of a tense game at the Madejski Stadium but saw forward Simon Church waste a catalogue of chances as Foxes frontman Martyn Waghorn gave Nigel Pearson's side all three points. Last year's League One champions Leicester move into the play-off places with this stolen win while the Royals remain in the relegation places and without a home win in the Championship for nine months. In Rodgers' defence, of the XI who started Reading's last home win over Wolves way back on January 27, only Adam Federici and Alex Pearce started for this, their 16th attempt at victory in front of their own fans since. Reading have lost Kevin Doyle, Stephen Hunt, Leroy Lita, Andre Bikey...
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