On this day in 2012, Reading bounced back from a shock defeat at Peterborough United to keep the promotion race on.

Losing 3-1 in midweek, the Royals returned the favour against play-off chasing Blackpool at the Madejski Stadium.

Ian Harte, unusually for him, scored a header after Jobi McAnuff struck both posts with a firm effort.

Just five minutes later, Alex Pearce had run around to the back post and powerfully headed home, unmarked, to put Brian McDermott's men in control.

The Tangerines, against the run of play, kept it competitive when Lomana LuaLua unleashed an unstoppable 30-yard piledriver past Adam Federici on the stroke of half-time.

However, Mikele Leigertwood's header restored a two-goal margin on the hour mark and made it six successive home wins.

A crucial period in the promotion-charge, second-place Reading went to third-place West Ham the following week, before a perfect Easter bank holiday set up the mouth-watering clash between the top two at St Mary's.

The rest is history, with a 3-1 win at Southampton meaning a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest- twinned with West Ham's result- was enough to secure promotion back to the Premier League.