Reading manager Nigel Adkins has said that it was important his side "stopped the rot" following the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at the Madejski Stadium.

Full-back Stephen Kelly headed home in the 94th minute to salvage a point for the Royals, cancelling out Greg Halford's first-half header for the East Midlands side.

It was the first point in four games for Reading, who ended 2013 with a run of three consecutive defeats.

Adkins told reporters: "It's important that we've stopped the rot. We played some really good football in the previous games but they have been poor results.

"But a point today stops that trend and now we look forward to the FA Cup at the weekend (against Brighton).

"We've taken four points from a team we expect to be at the very top challenging with us for promotion, so that's a positive."

Reading currently occupy ninth place in the Championship.