Sports News of Wednesday, 24 April 2019

Source: footballmadeinghana.com

Andy Yiadom elated with Reading run to safety

Ghanaian defender, Andy Yiadom Ghanaian defender, Andy Yiadom

Ghana defender Andy Yiadom is glad as Reading are gradually getting out of the Championship drop zone.

The Royals drew goalless West Bromwich Albion on Easter Monday and the one point they earned has seen them two places above the relegation zone with 46 points.

Yiadom mentioned that the one point they got from the game with the Baggies is important as it has almost landed them in a safety position.

“It was a bit of a frustrating game,” Yiadom told his club’s website. “We had a few chances, it was a bit stop-start unfortunately with two injuries for us at the start of the game.

“But we kept a clean sheet, it was 0-0 and a valuable point. They weren’t really celebrations at the end, but we gathered that Rotherham lost at the end, which did mean a lot.

“We’ll take that, but we’re still being professional and we’ve got to go to Middlesbrough and get a result.

“It wasn’t easy today, they have some quality players and they can still produce a bit of magic from anything. We needed to stay focussed, that’s what we did and we got a clean sheet and a point.

“Unfortunately we did get two injuries in the first half, but we’ve got people who can come on and do more than a job, and that’s what they did.

“We stuck to our guns, we did what we could and we kept a clean sheet, so the point was a valuable one.

“There have been ups and downs this year but we’ve still got two games left, we’ve got to be as professional as we can and we still want to climb up the table, getting as many points as we can.”

The 27-year-old lateral defender has made 42 league appearances this season, scoring one goal and providing four assists.