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Tyler Blackett says the Royals need to stay strong to keep the playoff push alive.

Despite two losses in the space of a week, the Reading defender is hopeful that Stam's philosophy can see the Royals over the finishing line.

"We're trying to do the same things on the pitch, and we're trying to achieve results, so we've just got to keep our heads, stick to what we know, try to do the same things, and hopefully results will come our way."

And despite how good the home form has been this season, Blackett says the side "are not relying on that".

He added, that "it's not necessarily a concern" that the side have not been keeping clean sheets, as long as they "continue to defend well...and hopefully this weekend it will go all right."