After a series of loan spells, Southwood is enjoying an impressive breakthrough season with Reading. 3.8 saves per game is the third most of EFL goalkeepers to have made 10 or more league appearances this season, while only Mark Travers of Bournemouth (81.4 per cent) has a better save success rate (80.8 per cent). No EFL team is conceding more shots per game than Reading (16.1) and the Royals would be in a more perilous position were it not for Southwood excelling between the sticks. It made a brief reappearance when he nodded in a fourth with just under 20 minutes left to play - his 12th goal of the season; one that sent him to the top of the Sky Bet League One scoring charts. Michael Smith found it hard to resist the temptation. "We're sorry for what you and your family have experienced and the way in which we've handled this.