Reading netminder Marcus Hahnemann says it would be a tough win to swallow if the Royals managed to doom Fulham to relegation this weekend.

The American Abroad knows he will play to win, but can't help but feel concerned about sending five countrymen - Carlos Bocanegra, Brian McBride, Clint Dempsey, Eddie Johnson and Kasey Keller - crashing out of the Premiership.

"Games against Fulham are always meaningful for me," Hahnemann told the club website. "When we play them it is always pretty entertaining for the American boys, and the winners get the banter rights."

"But this time I almost want to downplay it," he admitted. "I'll feel like that especially when I see the guys at Fulham on Saturday, because the game has so much meaning to us both."