Marcus Hahnemann believes Tuesday's late victory over Doncaster proves that the Royals can win even when they are not playing at their very best.

We had to display battling qualities against a stubborn Rovers outfit, and although we were never fluid we did enough for the win.

The 36-year-old keeper said, "We're not always going to win 4-0 or 5-0 like we have been doing at home, we're going to have to grind out results.

"Even when we got promoted with 106 points a couple of years ago, there were plenty of games where we had to sneak tight victories, and that's what we did tonight.

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"We were so disappointed to lose at Preston and this was a huge game for us to bounce back.

"When Doncaster equalised we were able to step it up and score again, and maybe you can ask why we didn't play like that the whole game!

"We created plenty of chances but it just wasn't happening for us - but we got the winner and that's all that matters.

"Now we've got to rest, recover and get back again for QPR on Saturday - it's nice to have two home games in a row."

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