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Feb 9, 2019 at 3pm UK at ​Hillsborough Stadium (Sheffield)
Attendance: 23,412
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Steve Bruce left frustrated after first match at Hillsborough finishes goalless

Steve Bruce left frustrated after first match at Hillsborough finishes goalless
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Bruce has masterminded two clean sheets in his first two games in charge of Sheffield Wednesday.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Steve Bruce was left frustrated as his side were held to a goalless draw with relegation-threatened Reading.

Despite dominating for the majority of the game, Wednesday spurned several chances in Bruce's first game in charge at Hillsborough.

Keiren Westwood was brought into action when Sone Aluko aimed an accurate cross into Liam Moore who directed the ball towards goal and Westwood made a brilliant save to tip the ball wide of his near post.

In first-half stoppage time, Sam Hutchinson had Wednesday's best effort of the half. Forestieri found him deep inside the box after a knock down but fired his shot straight at goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

Reading dominated the opening minutes of the second half. Lewis Baker was found in space and let fly from 25 yards, with his effort taking a deflection before Westwood tipped it over the crossbar.

Wednesday should have won it at the death when Liam Palmer found Adam Reach six yards out but he scooped his effort over.

"It was frustrating," Bruce said. "I always knew, seeing the forecast yesterday, how difficult it was going to be.

"For a footballer it's the worst conditions to have that horrible swirling wind and it certainly swirled today.

"The disappointment is we didn't take the real big chances, especially in the first half. In the second they had a 20-minute spell which, to be fair, Reading changed a little bit. They went more direct.

"Overall I've only been here a week and thankfully, we've kept another clean sheet. The remit to start with if you're conceding two goals every week, you're going to get beat and that's one thing we've arrested.

"Now we just need to be a bit more clinical. We had five or six big chances."

Reading boss Jose Gomes believed picking up a point was the fair result but admitted his side need to turn draws into wins.

"I'm not pleased for the result because we tried to play to get the three points," he said.

"In the first half, Sheffield played better, created better chances. In the second half, we played better so I think it is a fair result.

"The idea was to play football and we were just defending during the first half. We were more concerned to stop the Sheffield offensive actions than play properly under our process.

"I'm not happy with the way we played. We played a lot of direct football at a very heavy ground, with windy weather.

"It wasn't easy for the players but I think my players could play more times under our process, so hopefully in our next match on Wednesday, we'll have the chance to play better football.

"In the last five matches we have only lost one. We need to win definitely because to draw the rest of the games is not enough, but we are in a good way.

"The players are giving very good things, they are giving good signs so it gives us strong signs for the future."


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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Norwich CityNorwich31179560392160
2Leeds UnitedLeeds31177751351658
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd31167853341955
4West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom31159762402254
5Bristol City31158840301053
6Middlesbrough301312535231251
7Derby CountyDerby3014884235750
8Birmingham CityBirmingham32111384940946
9Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest32111384638846
10Aston Villa31101475649744
11Swansea CitySwansea31128114137444
12Hull City32128124542344
13Blackburn RoversBlackburn311110104247-543
14Preston North EndPreston311010114746140
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds311010113445-1140
16Queens Park RangersQPR31116143947-839
17Stoke CityStoke31911113340-738
18Brentford30910114943637
19Wigan AthleticWigan3196163246-1433
20Millwall31710143445-1131
21Rotherham UnitedRotherham32513143151-2028
22Reading31511153244-1226
23Bolton WanderersBolton3268182147-2626
24Ipswich TownIpswich3139192354-3118

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