Reading 1-0 Tottenham: Amy Turner own goal gives Royals second win of WSL season
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WSL highlights: Spurs own goal gives Reading win
Reading moved seven points clear of the Women's Super League relegation zone as Amy Turner's first-half own goal gave them victory over Tottenham.
Turner nodded in during a mix-up with Becky Spencer after the keeper tipped a long-range shot from Tia Primmer on to the crossbar at the Madesjki Stadium.
Despite being beset by a flu outbreak, Reading controlled the game in the first half and would have extended their lead but for Spencer diverting captain Emma Harries' volley against the bar.
Tottenham looked sharper after the break, only to find themselves indebted to Spencer again when she produced another inspired save to deny Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen from close range.
Reading visibly tired in the latter stages and had keeper Jacqueline Burns to thank for thwarting Drew Spence and tipping away a shot from substitute Nikola Karczewska.
Kelly Chambers' side hung on to climb one place to ninth with their first clean sheet and second win of the campaign, while Tottenham remain in seventh.
Forward Harries, a 20-year-old youth product captaining Reading side for the first time, was a persistent threat and had begun to celebrate converting from Primmer's left-wing cross when Spencer pulled off one of several early stops.
Spurs were considerably more dangerous after introducing Celin Bizet, Kerys Harrop and Chioma Ubogagu just before the 70-minute mark, but a third defeat in four WSL games puts them at risk of being cut adrift from the top six.