Just read their match thread, they don't seem very confident. With Karacan and Leigertwood both out and a doubt respectively. Comments such as missing the heartbeat of the team. Rumours are Robson-Kanu has a late fitness test also. Sounds like Brighton and Leeds did something decent after all! Oh, and we're a one man team so we need not bother with them other fella's like what's his name...Lallana and oh...SKD
Karacan and Leigertwood are massive for them. For us, it'd be like missing Schneiderlin and Cork. Big difference.
Thinking about it, have we ever played Hammond and Chaplow together, with Lallana and Guly/DeRidder/Whoever wide..? EDIT: Sorry, substitute Puncheon for Whoever.
I actually wouldn't be opposed to that today, as it would be a very hard-working and balanced midfield.
My concern is that if these vital players are unfit Reading may pack their midfield with pace, which our defence, especially in wide positions have struggled with: Robson-Kanu, MacAnuff and Kebe :S