Leeds slightly halted Reading's promotion push, but events 80 miles south earlier took their own destiny out of their hands.
With Reading coming to Yorkshire with eight straight wins and Leeds with just one victory in seven, the smart money this Good Friday was on an away win.
However nothing could separate the sides and some might say Leeds were left encouraged with a clean-sheet and a goalless draw against a team massively in-form.
However the "glass half empty"brigade will point to Nottingham Forest's last gasp win over Leicester earlier, a result which edged Leeds out of the play-off places albeit on goal-difference.
Richard Naylor was the shock inclusion of four changes made by Grayson following the disappointing draw with Watford six-days earlier. The club skipper had not started a game since the Autumn but came in for Leigh Bromby. Billy Paynter and Paul Connolly replaced injury victims Luciano Becchio and George McCartney respectively whilst on-loan Spurs youngster Jake Livermore replaced Neil Kilkenny.
Kasper Schmichel was alert to an early Jobi McAnuff chance and Snodgrass made a decent effort with head from Livermore's cross, however Livermore might have seen red for a reckless challenge and was sensibly replaced by Kilkenny at half-time.
Leeds threw everything they had at Reading in the second-half but found Alex McCarthy, the Reading keeper in inspired form. Even when the Reading keeper was beaten, like on 67 when Bradley Johnson's shot skimmed the bar.
This game was never going to be easy against such a form team and it seems like sods law when we finally get the defence right, although I am not sure if Naylor's inclusion was by accident or design, our usually potent attack and midfield men could not find a way past McCarthy. Two dropped points made more significant by recent defensive calamities proved costly tonight.