Here’s how Pool’s players rated:
1. Misery
The Seasiders have now won just one of their last 17 league games Photo: CameraSport - Andrew Kearns
2. Chris Maxwell - 5/10
First goal looped over him after taking a heavy deflection, sent the wrong way for the penalty and well beaten for Ince’s second. Photo: CameraSport - Andrew Kearns
3. Andy Lyons - 6/10
Had a quiet first-half where we didn’t see a lot of him, but became much more of an attacking threat in the second. Photo: CameraSport - Andrew Kearns
4. Curtis Nelson - 4/10
Struggled with the physicality of Andy Carroll at times and conceded the penalty for Reading’s second. Photo: CameraSport - Andrew Kearns
5. Jordan Thorniley - 5/10
Wafted a lazy foot at Tom Ince’s strike for Reading’s first goal, where he ought to have done better. Had a shot blocked. Photo: CameraSport - Andrew Kearns
6. James Husband - 4/10
A surprisingly poor display from the normally reliable Husband. Really struggled to get to grips with Meite. Photo: CameraSport - Andrew Kearns