Blackpool are leading Reading 1-0 at the break in this evening's Championship clash at Bloomfield Road.

The hosts were awarded a penalty within the first five minutes of the game as Zat Knight dragged down Gary Madine in the box.

Jamie O'Hara stepped up and duly sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to give the Tangerines an early lead.

Reading struggled to get into the game and, save for a first-time effort from Yakubu and a Hal Robson-Kanu curler from 20 yards, the visitors rarely threatened.

Blackpool, in contrast, pushed forward at every opportunity and forced several blocks from the opposition defence, Michael Jacobs and O'Hara proving especially dangerous.

Both sides had good chances in the latter stages of the first half as Jacobs fired an effort into the side-netting and Yakubu scooped an effort into the hands of Joe Lewis.

Nevertheless the relegated Seasiders, eager to give some pride back to their fans, would remain ahead at the break.