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Reading striker Sam Baldock netted his fourth Championship goal of the season from the penalty spot

Yakou Meite netted a brace for Reading as they eased the pressure on manager Paul Clement by beating fellow Championship strugglers Millwall.

Meite headed Reading into the lead as he glanced in Tyler Blackett's near-post cross but Murray Wallace levelled for Millwall within six minutes.

Clement's side regained the lead on the stroke of half-time after Blackett was fouled by Mahlon Romeo in the penalty area.

Sam Baldock converted from the spot, as Romeo was booked, and the Royals made the points safe when Meite headed in a Leandro Bacuna corner late on.

Millwall drop into the bottom three after a run of just one league win in their past 10 games, which came two weeks ago at home against Aston Villa.

Reading's first Championship victory in four games came courtesy of a gritty display and some notable saves from returning goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola.

The Finn was recalled between the sticks for the first time since March after injuries to Vito Mannone and Sam Walker.

Twice he denied Millwall an opener in the first 15 minutes with a one-on-one save from Lee Gregory before clawing a Jake Cooper header off his line.

Before Meite broke the deadlock, Liam Kelly struck a post for Reading in the first half, while Tom Elliott headed an effort against the crossbar as Millwall searched for a leveller after the break.

Jaakkola again proved solid when he blocked a close-range Shane Ferguson volley from Jed Wallace's cross as Reading clinched an important victory.

Reading manager Paul Clement told BBC Radio Berkshire:

"I'm happy, especially in the context of the season and how we've struggled at home so far. This might be the catalyst to go on and do something better in the next five games.

"The players did well and had to stand up to a lot of physical and direct football from Millwall, which we've struggled against in recent weeks.

"We rode our luck at times but, in the end, the scoreline looks comfortable when it was far from that."

Millwall manager Neil Harris:

"Why did we lose? Ultimately, because we didn't take more than one of the 24 chances that we created. You're probably looking at 14 clear-cut chances and I'd say six sitters.

"We've only scored one of them and yet, from the four times that Reading have got the ball in our box, three times it's gone in the goal. That's not acceptable.

"The referee has got it wrong. I've seen it from two different angles and it's just wrong. Does Mahlon need to make the tackle to put himself in that situation? That's the debate."