For Clough, the win against Reading was just reward after a frustrating sequence of results - which included him saying "we could have got something against Arsenal". "It's no more than we deserved for the last few performances," Clough said of the win against the Royals. "We just need someone with better finishing and better crossing and that sort of thing, hopefully the confidence will come now." Clough said the 20-year-old is "settling in nicely" and is still "building up his minutes" after arriving in February. "I wish we had him (Abbott) at the start of the season, with a good pre-season and being fully fit," he added.

Source: BBC March 12, 2026 09:20 UTC