The Wolves hit back with two cracking tries in two minutes, scored by wingers Mark Forster and Wakefield-born Alan Hunte, but too far out for stand-off Steve Blakeley to convert.

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Charlton's best chance in a fairly tame first half came on the half-hour mark when Nicky Forster's flick-on was met by Deon Burton's ferocious volley from a tight angle but Shane Higgs made a reflex save to turn it past the post.

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Reading doubled their advantage on the half-hour mark, courtesy of Forster.

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Forster who had the first real shot of the game on the five-minute mark, but his effort from the edge of the area was blocked by a Bradford defender.

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