Baba Rahman, a left back from Ghana, played for Reading in their 2-1 English Championship victory over Swansea City.

In the 65th minute, Rahman came off the bench to replace Yakou Meite and helped his team tie the Championship play-off spots in points.

Andy Carroll put the Royals ahead in a first half in which they also missed a penalty as Yakou Meite blasted way over.

The Swans played themselves into trouble after the break, with goalkeeper Steven Benda's misplaced pass falling to Tom Ince, whose deflected shot doubled Reading's lead.

Substitute Liam Cullen scored on the rebound to raise hopes of yet another Swansea comeback but the visitors' late attempts to salvage a point were in vain.

The win lifts Reading to eighth in the table, level on points with fifth-placed Norwich City and short of the top six on goal difference alone.

Rahman represented Ghana at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, featuring in all the games as Black Stars exited the group stage after finishing bottom of their group.

He has made 13 league appearances for Reading this season.