New Sunderland signing Nicky Gyimah opened the scoring in the 10th minute after converting Harrison Sonha’s chipped pass.
The host should have scored more before Tyrese Dyce added a second in the 89th minute following good work from Caden Kelly on the left.
Sunderland will now travel to Middlesbrough on Sunday for another league game.
Here’s how each player fared against Reading:
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