TWO thousand Reading FC supporters made the trip to Craven Cottage to see Jaap Stam's men draw 1-1 with Fulham in the Championship play-off semi final first leg.

And here is a selection of some of the best pictures from Saturday's clash courtesy of photographer Jason Dawson.

As you can see, Royals fans were in real party mood on the day as Stam's men secured a hard-fought draw and now have the edge over Fulham going into tomorrow night's home leg at Madejski Stadium.

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Jubilant Royals supporters at Craven Cottage.

Jordan Obita fired Royals into a 53rd minute lead before Fulham captain Tom Cairney equalised 11 minutes later.

But Royals skipper Paul McShane was shown a straight red card towards the end of the game following a challenge on Kevin McDonald.

Centre-back McShane will now serve a three-match suspension and will miss the second leg as well as the Wembley final on May 29 should Stam's men beat Fulham.

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Young Royals fans give the thumbs up.