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Sky Bet Championship: Wolves boss Kenny Jackett rues late equaliser in 3-3 draw at Reading

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Kenny Jackett says Wolves' 3-3 draw against Reading was a fair result

Wolves boss Kenny Jackett was left to rue a late equaliser that denied his side victory after a thrilling 3-3 draw at Reading.

Wanderers were on the brink of joining Norwich at the summit of the Sky Bet Championship after Nick Blackman's own-goal gave them the lead in a see-saw match with just six minutes remaining on Sunday.

But Murray had other ideas and with a minute to go crashed in the equaliser from 20 yards to secure a 3-3 draw and leave Wolves in third.

"We'd love to be top, that's our aim," Jackett told Sky Sports.

"But we played our part in a fantastic game and as the away side we never gave up.

"And it's a fantastic strike by Murray, he's put it right in the top corner."

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Glenn Murray fired a late leveller as Reading and Wolves drew 3-3 in a thriller at the Madejski

Murray's goal was the second time Wolves had been pegged back, having come from behind to lead 2-1 only to immediately concede an equaliser to Jake Taylor in three crazy second-half minutes.

Michael Hector headed his first Reading goal after 19 minutes but Wolves hit back six minutes into the second half through former Royals winger James Henry and, moments later, Lee Evans.

But the hosts promptly levelled when Simon Cox played in Taylor to beat Carl Ikeme with a composed finish.

The unlucky Blackman then headed Bakary Sako's corner into his own net with seven minutes remaining, only for Murray to punish Wolves again at the death.

"When you've just scored you can't let a goal in straight away," added Jackett.

"We need to play with that heart and spirit and quality and then learn our lessons defensively.

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Reading boss Nigel Adkins assesses his side’s performance and says they must make better use of the ball

"It was end to end, both sides attacked right to the death and for us it's an awakening to the Championship. A lot of games in the Championship can go either way and you have to get the detail right to make the difference.

"But it was two attacking sides and a great game. We're disappointed with some aspects but we can't let that affect our spirit and quality."

Reading were being watched by their new Thai owners for the first time since they completed their takeover of the club, and their new team certainly served up a treat.

 "We have played against a good side in Wolves," Boss Nigel Adkins said.

"They are good in possession and had only conceded three goals this season.

"We responded well to get back in the game having gone behind so it's credit to the players. It was a good game of football, good entertainment on a hot day."

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