Reading Women drew 0-0 with Tottenham Hotspur in the Women’s Super League on Sunday.

It was a third clean sheet in 17 league games this season with goalkeeper Grace Moloney saving the Royals from another defeat.

After last Monday night’s disappointing loss to, then bottom side Bristol City, Kelly Chambers side required a positive response.

Although not three points, Chambers was ‘happy with a point and especially a clean sheet’ in a drab affair at Madejski.

The manager made four changes and tweaked the formation with Amalie Eikeland returning to the starting line-up.

Eikeland, sporting the number nine shirt headed wide early on before a Spurs corner was cleared off the line.

Emma Harries looked to build on her first senior goal last game but could only send a weak shot straight at Aurora Mikalsen in the Spurs goal.

Welsh international Lily Woodham returned at left-back and with acres of space looked lively throughout although her crosses failed to meet an attacker on multiple occasions.

The best chance came on 44 minutes when Jess Fishlock cannoned an effort off the post.

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In the second half, chances for both sides came and went with Eikeland again shooting wide shortly after the restart.

Tottenham striker and Reading born Rosella Ayane teed up Angela Addison who could only slide wide before Moloney was on hand to prevent Ayane from opening the scoring with a double save.

Eikeland sent an effort straight at Mikalsen before a long-range Fishlock effort went wide.

The best chance for the visitors came on 67 minutes when an all-too-common defensive mix-up from the Royals was clawed off the line by Moloney.

As the game drew to a close, the momentum swung in Spurs’ favour. Kit Graham fired over before Royals defender Molly Bartrip had a chance go begging.

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Substitute Bethan Roberts cleared off the line to keep it goalless before the Royals sustained the Tottenham pressure to earn a point.

Reading remain in sixth in the WSL while Spurs are eighth, seven points behind with two games in hand.

There’s now a weekend off for Reading before they face a trip to Manchester City on Saturday 27th March, 17:30 live on the BBC.

Reading: Moloney, Leine, Bartrip, Mitchell, Woodham (Cooper 81), James, Eikeland, Fishlock (Roberts 81), Williams, Harding ©, Harries (Carter 76).

Bench (Unused): Nayler, Jeon, Flores, Childerhouse.