Reading rounded off their pre-season with an impressive 2-0 win over Championship play-off hopefuls Hull City.

Almost 2,500 turned out at the SCL Stadium for the traditional final home friendly before the start of the season, and the vast majority went home happy with a strong Royals performance.

Ben Elliott and Sam Smith did the damage with a goal in each half, both coming after some clever build-up play in and around the Tigers' box.

Oscar Estupinan came close for the visitors on multiple occasions but Tim Walter's side looked shaky in defence and failed to beat Joel Pereira in the net.

It is the first time since 2012 that Reading have won their final pre-season fixture and caps off a strong showing in warm-up matches with victories over Watford, Woking and Queens Park Rangers.

Only seven days remain until the League One campaign gets underway on Saturday, with title favourites Birmingham City hosting Ruben Selles' side at a near-sold-out St Andrew's.

Hype for the new season really gets underway on Thursday as the Purple Turtle hosts a party for season ticket holders, with special guests due to entertain fans until the early hours.

However, the elephant in the room remains the unsolved ownership crisis at the club, which is now continuing to grip the club going into a second season.