A strong Chelsea team, which included the likes of Petr Cech, Ashley Cole, Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka, were behind at the break following Jimmy Kebe's strike and Scott Davies' free-kick.

Chelsea were a constant threat and the Reading defence had done well to keep the Blues at bay, but Salomon Kalou slotted home in the final minute and Reading captain Alex Pearce then turned Florent Malouda's cross into his own net.

Stoke were denied their first pre-season victory by a late equaliser at Derby today.

Liam Lawrence's deflected effort had given the Premier League side an early lead before Stephen Pearson levelled four minutes after the break.

Ricardo Fuller's 65th-minute strike looked to have won the match for Stoke but Arnaud Mendy, who had only come off the bench seconds earlier, equalised in acrobatic fashion - smashing home a stunning scissor-kick.

Blackburn were also held to a 2-2 draw, as Sheffield Wednesday fought back from two goals down at Hillsborough.

Ryan Nelsen and Jason Roberts fired Rovers into what looked to be a comfortable lead after just 21 minutes.

Akpo Sodje got one back for Wednesday moments later but the visitors could have immediately restored their two-goal cushion had El-Hadji Diouf not seen his spot-kick saved.

Marcus Tudgay drew Wednesday level from close range in the second half.

Wigan's preparations for the new Premier League season suffered a setback at Carrow Road as they lost 3-2 at League One Norwich - after twice being ahead.

The Latics went in front after just nine minutes through Charles N'Zogbia's cool finish, but the impressive Canaries were back on level terms before the break as Chris Martin sidefooted home Jon Otsemobor's cross after some poor defending on the right.

Wigan quickly regained the lead through Cho Won-Hee who produced a superb finish after being set up by Jason Scotland's clever pass.

But the hosts had the final word, quickly equalising through Martin's second goal of the game before grabbing a winner after 76 minutes when Simon Whaley slipped the ball past keeper Mike Pollitt.

Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest beat Birmingham 2-1. David McGoldrick put the hosts ahead four minutes before the break and Robert Earnshaw doubled their lead in the 82nd minute. Lee Carsley pulled one back for Birmingham four minutes from time.

Substitutes Neil Mellor and Chris Brown combined to give Preston a 3-1 friendly victory at Hibernian.

The pair came on at half-time at Easter Road, and after Mellor put the visitors in front, Brown added two to put Preston 3-0 clear. Richard Chaplow's late own goal was Hibernian's only reward for their performance.

Winger Mark Gower fired a hat-trick at Swansea crushed Kilmarnock 4-1 at the Liberty Stadium.

Gower put Swansea 3-0 in front with a penalty, a close-range finish and a long-range strike, before Kilmarnock's Conor Sammon cut their lead, however the home side had the final say as Chad Bond headed home in the closing stages.

Steve Finnan limped off on his debut for Portsmouth, who were crushed 4-0 by Benfica in their second and final match in the City of Guimaraes Trophy.

Oscar Cardoza's curling 16th-minute free-kick gave the Portuguese giants the lead and four minutes later the same player doubled the advantage when he rounded off a flowing move.

Finnan was introduced for the second half but within 25 minutes he went off injured with what appeared to be a hamstring injury and before substitute Luke Wilkinson could replace the former Liverpool defender, Benfica made it 3-0 when Weldon headed home Carlos Martin's cross.

And Benfica's emphatic victory was sealed with five minutes left when Wilkinson turned Di Maria's cross into his own net.