READING FC manager Jaap Stam argued referee Keith Stroud should have cut short the amount of injury time afforded to Leeds United because of the action of their fans during their 1-0 defeat tonight.

Royals keeper Ali Al-Habsi was almost twice hit by a bottle thrown by Leeds supporters standing behind the goal.

Stroud called a halt to play for both incidents while the bottles were removed, only to end up giving Leeds six minutes of time added on as they searched for an equaliser that never came.

And Stam felt the rules must be changed to hurt the the offending side rather than add time on towards the end of the game.

“The only thing I want to say about that is that if the opposition need to go for the win and their own fans are throwing bottles on the pitch, I think the referee has to take some time off rather than stop the game then add on extra minutes," argued the Dutchman.

“It’s the opposition who are behind and need to score goals, but it’s their fans who are causing problems.

“The referee should take 30 seconds off rather than add time on.”

He added: “There was no need to bring the players off the pitch, there were enough cameras at the ground to see who did it, pick them out then ban them from the stadium.”

Stam went on to reflect on a number of topics after his Reading side leafrogged Leeds United into fourth place in the Championship table thanks to Yann Kermorgant's 21st minute winner.

Here's what the Dutchman told the press in his post-match interview.

Stam on those 'boring, boring Reading' chants from the Leeds United fans:

“Everyone knows we can play, we showed it over at Leeds and we showed it again today.

“Our philosophies are different but they have won their own fair share of games too.

“In terms of how their fans react, maybe their players need like a 13th man as we call it in Holland and cheer their team, but if you need to shout about the opposition then maybe it says something about yourself.”

Stam on the second-half incident that appeared to show Leeds defender Liam Cooper stamp on Reece Oxford's head:

“I didn’t see it myself but Reece isn’t the type of player who goes down and stays down.

“I’ve heard from others that he (Cooper) made a movement to touch him. I don’t know if he did it on purpose and of course he will say he didn’t.”

Stam on the importance of three points and ending Leeds' seven-match unbeaten run:

“It was a very important game for both teams and to win to maybe create a gap.

“It was also important confidence-wise so I’m very happy with the victory and the performance itself.

“We played very well in the first half, we dominated everything and created some very, very good chances when we were one-versus-one with their goalie. We didn’t score them which made it difficult, but thankfully Yann did score that goal.

“Leeds had to change for the second half and do something different. We responded to that quite well but it wasn’t easy for us to play as we did in the first half.

“They were a little more direct so we had to dig in deep and defend a bit more to get the result.”

Stam on nullifying 24-goal Chris Wood and the key role played by Reading's match-winner, Yann Kermorgant:

“Chris is a great player who scores a lot of goals. If you give him space in the box he’ll finish anything.

“We spoke about that and showed Liam Moore and Tyler Blackett clips of his movement and how he plays.

“He likes to have balls and crosses in the box so we stopped them doing that and defended very well.”

He added: “Yann is one of the driving forces in the team, not only because of the player he is but also his mentality.

“He’s been in this position with many clubs before and he is always there to talk to the young players about the importance of staying in the top six.

“Every club wants to go up and play at the highest level but you don’t always get a chance to do that.

“If you stick together as a squad and believe in what you are doing you even get results against big teams like Leeds.”

Stam's analysis of the game:

“It was a very important game for both teams and to win to maybe create a gap.

“It was also important confidence-wise so I’m very happy with the victory and the performance itself.

“We played very well in the first half, we dominated everything and created some very, very good chances when we were one-versus-one with their goalie. We didn’t score them which made it difficult, but thankfully Yann did score that goal.

“Leeds had to change for the second half and do something different. We responded to that quite well but it wasn’t easy for us to play as we did in the first half.

“They were a little more direct so we had to dig in deep and defend a bit more to get the result.”