Marriott 'thankful' after Reading hat-trick
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Reading striker Jack Marriott said he had been desperate to score more than one goal in a game this season following his hat-trick against Wycombe.
Marriott fired the Royals into a two-goal lead at the SCL Stadium before the visitors managed to level the game up with 20 minutes remaining.
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The centre-forward then found the net again with a crucial winner just minutes after the Chairboys' equaliser.
"I've been saying for what feels like months now I've just been desperate to score more than one in a game and thankfully all three came today," Marriott told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"It was difficult being pegged back, but we were able to get that third pretty quickly after they scored the second and I think it knocked them a little bit so we were able to see the game out
"We've got another big game on Tuesday so we've got a rest recover, make sure everyone's good to go and put in a good performance hopefully get the win."
Marriott has scored 15 goals so far for Reading this season since his move from Wrexham in the summer, plus three assists.
The Royals next host third-placed Bolton on Tuesday in a bid to close in on the top six, with Leam Richardson's side currently seventh in the table.
But despite their positive progress in recent months, Marriott admitted he prefers to not focus on the standings and talk of the play-offs.
"I think the moment you start thinking about where you want to be, you won't get there," he added.
"I think you just have to take literally each game as comes, each game presents its own challenges and that's all we can control.
"We can't control the league table so that's something that I won't think about personally."