The result means that victory over Reading on Tuesday would leave Chris Hughton's team needing just one point from their final three games to win the title.

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Underdogs Stevenage almost punished Reading moments later when an unmarked Chris Beardsley thumped a header over the top.

BBC: Stevenage 1-2 Reading

Chris thought I was losing my mind until he started reading some book where the protagonist starts chopping wood to keep from losing her mind.

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Fuller would have been celebrating a hat-trick had he not headed Chris Lucketti's cross over, while Preston's Michael Keane forced a save from Reading keeper Marcus Hahnemann with a stinging drive.

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