CHRIS Martin hailed Derby County's killer instinct in the 3-0 win over Reading.
Martin netted twice at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday, with Jordon Ibe also on target as the Rams extended their unbeaten run to 11 games.
Derby were put under pressure by the home side for extended periods but held firm. while scoring at crucial times themselves.
"Reading caused us some problems and will probably feel a bit hard done by that it was 3-0 in the end, because it was quite tight for long periods," said Martin.
"But we were quite clinical in front of goal, which is always nice.
"We didn't play our best football. We've played much, much better than that and come away with less than that.
"That's the way it goes sometimes in the Championship - but you've got to take your chances when they come along and, luckily, we were able to do that.
"We still missed a few chances - I was partly to blame for that - but overall, we were quite clinical and it was a good team performance."
