Match Day Thread Reading v Norwich City

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Reading 3 - 1 Norwich City
FT
HT 1 - 0​

Attendance: 21,180

Date: 26th December 2016
Venue: Madejski Stadium
Kick-Off: 03:00PM

KIO's not606 Match Preview
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Danny Williams and John Swift are set to return for the Royals.

Indeed Reading manager Jaap Stam has a number of players back in contention for today’s match against Alex Neil’s side.

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Reading's Danny Williams returns from suspension​

Danny Williams returns from suspension after his sending off in the 5-0 reverse at Fulham and he is expected to come straight back into the match day squad.

John Swift could also return after an ankle injury he suffered in traing while on international duty last month.

The Royals are currently third in the Sky Bet Championship table and are looking to win their seventh game in the last nine matches against the Canaries. Last time out they beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2.

Under-fire City boss Alex Neil is expected to make changes once again as he tries to turn around his side's fortunes.

While Reading are looking for that seventh win in nine, the Canaries have lost seven of their last nine to leave them languishing10th in the table and four points adrift of a play-off spot.

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Matt Jarvis could make a surprise return for the Canaries​

Alex Neil may well start with midfielders Steven Naismith and Alex Tettey, winger Matt Jarvis, who has yet to make a first-team appearance this season following a knee injury, could make the bench after three recent outings for the Under-23s.

Norwich City record v Reading

Games Won: 25
Games Drawn: 18
Games Lost: 28

Highest Reading Score:

Norwich City 2 Reading 5 – 02/02/1957 Division Three (South)

Highest Norwich City Score:

Norwich City 4 Reading 1 – 29/10/1921 Division Three (South)

Highest Aggregate:

Reading 4 Norwich City 4 – 27/03/1954 Division Three (South)

Match Statistics (courtesy of www.kick-off.co.uk)

Reading

Reading have won 45%, drawn 35% and lost 20% of their last 20 home games.

In their last 20 home games against teams positioned in the top half of the table, Reading have won 4, drawn 8 and lost 8 of these matches.

In their last 20 home games against teams positioned below them in the table, Reading have won 13, drawn 4 and lost 3 of these matches.

Norwich City

Norwich have won 20%, drawn 10% and lost 70% of their last 20 away games.

In their last 20 away games against teams positioned in the top half of the table, Norwich have won 5, drawn 3 and lost 12 of these matches.

In their last 20 away games against teams positioned above them in the table, Norwich have won 3, drawn 3 and lost 14 of these matches.

TEAM LINE UPS

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Apologies for a shorter than usual offering today guys, hastily put together lastminute.com

 

Good to see your MTD KIO and hope you'd a good Xmas after the year you've had.
Interesting starting 11 and I wonder if we'll see AP at some point??? If we're losing at around the hour mark, I hope he might consider bringing CJ on and also leaving Basil on as well.

 

Hi mate, at least we have the consolation that AN will probably get his marching orders if we suffer another heavy defeat ............................ or do we

 

ALL I wanted for Xmas ......... but Santa kept hold of his sack!!! Drat, I was hoping someone else might get it!!

Just listened to the match preview on 5 Live and the commentator started by saying he would have expected Norwich to be where Reading are and vice versa. Reading have won 7 of their last 9 .......

 

Lots of speculation on Twitter that Klose has been pre-sold, hence the odd decision to persevere with Bassong?
I can see their thinking!

 

Nice one KIO, I hope your mojo has returned!

 

No! That's the issue mate. It makes **** all difference!

 

Can watch this one apparently - not sure I want to though

 

Great to see you back on MD thread buddy! Well done for making the time!

 

Live stream here: http://nowfeed2all.eu/watch/496628/2/watch-reading-fc-vs-norwich-city-.html

 

We don't look too bad.

Need to make it count though.

 

What channel is it on ?.

 

See link in my post above

 

Duck it

 

****ing typical, Reading literally haven't had a kick yet go in front. We just can't make the most of the possession we have

 

Watch us collapse now

 

I can't see how Ruddy couldn't get a hand to that.

He has to own the 6 yard box FFS!

 

I'd been expecting that to happen and we HAVE to improve our defence in the January window.

 

We are ****ing ****.

The board have to act now! Look at the table!