Reading 5 Sheffield Wednesday 0: Owls defeat 'unacceptable' blasts Irvine

After a decent start to his Owls career, Irvine suddenly finds his side back in the relegation zone and facing a fight to keep their place in the Championship.

Irvine knows they will need to improve if they are to have any chance of achieving survival.

"That was unacceptable," he said. "We were a bit unlucky with the first goal but after that we caved in.

"If we are mentally fragile that will be a real problem. If you don't have mental strength then you are in real trouble. The time you really find out about people is in adversity.

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"I am learning things as I go along but I don't want to judge people over too short a time. I am still trying to get to know the players and I wouldn't like to jump to conclusions too soon. This could be a huge moment in our season one way or another."

Reading got the opening goal three minutes before the interval as Jimmy Kebe unleashed a fierce drive from the edge of the penalty area which flicked off Richard Hinds before beating goalkeeper Lee Grant.

On the stroke of half-time Reading added their second when a left-wing cross from Gylfi Sigurdsson gave Gregorz Rasiak an easy tap-in.

Simon Church added another eight minutes into the second half when put clear by Rasiak and then Rasiak added his second from close range after being set up by Kebe. The Mali international then scored the fifth.

Reading: Federici; Griffin, Ingimarsson, Khizanishvili, Bertrand; Kebe (Henry 72), Tabb, Howard, Sigurdsson (Matejovsky 79); Church (Robson-Kanu 70), Rasiak. Unused substitutes: Hamer, Pearce, Bignall, Thorvaldsson.

Sheffield Wednesday: Grant; Nolan, Hinds, Beevers, Spurr; Soares (Clarke 46), Potter, O'Connor (McAllister 74), Gray (Miller 46); Tudgay, Varney. Unused substitutes: O'Donnell, Esajas, Simek, Boden.

Referee: Grant Hegley (Hertfordshire).

Man of the match: Simon Church.

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