Match Day Thread v Reading

Bristol City

• 1Bentley
• 32Lopes Pereira
• 29Williams
• 23Moore
• 8Brownhill
• 25Rowe
• 42Massengo
• 19Eliasson _______________
• 11O'Dowda
• 14Weimann
• 9Diédhiou

Substitutes

• 2Hunt
• 5Wright
• 15Watkins
• 17Szmodics
• 18Semenyo
• 33Mäenpää
• 45Palmer

Reading

• 33Cabral Barbosa
• 5Miazga
• 4Morrison
• 6Moore
• 17Yiadom
• 8Rinomhota
• 29Tuncará Gomes
• 27Richards
• 14Ejaria
• 47Puscas
• 19Meite

Substitutes

• 1Walker
• 15Loader
• 16McIntyre
• 18Boyé
• 21Olise
• 31Lucas João
• 39Barrett

Referee:
Steve Martin
Bristol City boss Lee Johnson has no new injury concerns, with Adam Nagy (ankle) in line for a possible return.
Johnson will also decide whether to recall forward Famara Diedhiou or continue with Antoine Semenyo, who has started City's last two matches.
Reading are without midfielder John Swift after he was sent off during Tuesday's 4-1 home defeat by Fulham.
Lucas Boye, a second-half substitute against the Cottagers, could come in to replace Swift.
Match facts

• Bristol City have won just two of their last 11 league matches against Reading (W2 D1 L8).
• None of the last 86 matches between Bristol City and Reading in all competitions have ended goalless.
• Bristol City have only won two of their last 11 league games at Ashton Gate (W2 D5 L4) and only one of their four such matches so far this season (D2 L1).
• Reading have won three of their last 36 away Championship games (W3 D15 L18).
• Only against Ipswich (four) can Lucas Joao boast more English league goals than the three he has versus Bristol City, netting a brace at Ashton Gate for Sheffield Wednesday last season.
• Bristol City manager Lee Johnson has won two, drawn one and lost three of his previous six league meetings with Reading, last beating the Royals in December 2017.

 

A CLEAR STATEMENT OF INTENT!
thinking about changing my prediction to 4-0 and first goal to 7 mins!

 

if this clicks then wham!!!!
draws for WBA and Florest would be good

 

So far so good - Fammy on 12 mins

 

Second half has been all Reading. City are sleep walking. Absolutely terrible....

 

just noted Leeds losing 2-0 last season up to the Derby cty Game they were cruising! caught spying and never got promoted …..
beat us first game ..we were almost a brand new team! ….
when look at their points
bt Wigan a: Stoke a: Barnsley a : Brentford h: WBA h:
drew Derby and Florest h
lost Charlton a: Swansea h :
now

 

keep forgetting to "post it" ….
anyway last season 6 pts covered 1st to 11th this season it covers 12th so a pretty level start but 1 or 2 of the more fancied pre season teams have yet to wake up! …. city was down around 10th or worse fancied … to win it! but so far no team has really set it alight ……...

 

I don’t mind ‘terrible’ if we end up with the points

 

A win is a win and we go into the International break in 5th. Now we have the chance to get a couple more players back fit and in to the squad, which we need.

 

In hospitality box today, second time this season. I was really impressed with it.
Thought the game was really good for first 30 minutes then we seemed to set back and invite them.

Anyway, got told today so don’t know if there is any truth but Leicester are lining up a January bid for Messengo for around £20 million.

 

6th - just saying. Still good.

 

The sign of a good team is supposedly one that still wins when they don't play well.
And to be fair, yesterday was really a must win after a lot of draws.

 

My take on the game exactly, we sat back and defended a one goal lead, we were very lucky to get away with it.

As for Messengo I’m sure there will be lots of offers , that’s no real surprise, my view is Leicester or any club would have competition .

 

The rumour I heard is that we got him on the back of a Chelsea recommendation and that they now have first refusal when they are able to buy players again.

Rumours are great aren't they??

 

If anyone bids £20m for him, I hope we snap their hand off.

 

Why? I think he’s going to be worth a lot more than that.

 

That was made up by someone on Otib

 

that would make sense! they are aware we are good at improving players and had they been able to go in for him would have likely cost them more anyway being a prem club!
only saw the highlights but Reading had a few good moves, and to be honest some unlucky attempts … although we were good in the box to "flaff them out"
don't think they will go down .. just not getting the rub

 

Will be world class and a French captain.Worth a fortune in today's market.

Semenyo could learn a alful lot from him.