Fulham suffered a 1-0 defeat to Reading at the Madejski Stadium, as Chris Martin missed his second penalty in as many games.
Roy Beerens' goal second-half goal cemented a Royals win after John Swift's penalty, given for a foul on Liam Moore, was parried away by David Button.
The Whites couldn't reciprocate after Martin was brought down in the box and Royals keeper Ali Al Habsi saved his last-minute efforts.
Here are some talking points from the loss at Reading.
Fulham below their best
When the Whites are in full flow, they are one of the best teams to watch in the Championship.
But, it appears to do this they must all be in tune with each other and prepare to take risks for each other.
As an example, in the final few minutes Lucas Piazon played the ball back in towards the penalty spot. Was there anyone there to have a shot? No.
The 2,452 fans deserved more for travelling in such noisy numbers
Penalty puzzle
Fulham fans on GetWestLondon's Twitter account reacted in horror to the fact that the Whites had been awarded a penalty kick.
They have missed more than they have scored this season and it was no exception at the Madejski Stadium.
Chris Martin, who missed against QPR, stepped up again but Ali Al Habsi was on hand to deny the striker.
Maybe it's time to have penalty practice at Motspur Park?
Stuck in the mud?
Slavisa Jokanovic was unhappy with the Loftus Road pitch at QPR on Saturday.
The pitch at Reading is not up to much either, considering that London Irish play here as well.
There are several patches of mud across the pitch and it makes it difficult for Fulham to play their passing football.
Nothing that Fulham can do about it though – the away ground will always setup their pitch in a way that suits their football.
Change in formation
Slavisa Jokanovic opted to start with three at the back and try and flood the midfield.
On occasions there was some joy as both Scott Malone and Ryan Fredericks broke down the flanks but pushing the wide players forward caused problems defensively.
Michael Madl struggled with the setup and was caught out of position too often and this caused problems for Fulham.
Slavisa Jokanovic changed it at half time, bringing Lucas Piazon on in his place to revert to more of a 4-3-3.
Conceding the second half penalty had little to do with the formation change and more to do with a silly foul.
Plan B needed?
Reading were happy to start the game with an out and out striker, sit back, let Fulham have the ball and keep it tight at the back.
The strategy of slowing the game down appears to work against Fulham and Slavisa Jokanovic needs to work out a strategy of how to combat it.
The Whites boss is happy to try out new things in order to gain success but the Serbian may have to rotate personnel in order to keep things fresh.
The three at the back formation appeared to work better than Fulham's normal setup going forward so maybe some more work on that system will bring its own rewards.
