Reading Need Win As Wednesday Visit

By Hob Nob Anyone?

Reading's league games continue to come along like buses after the International break as the Royals attempt to haul themselves away from the Championship relegation zone as Sheffield Wednesday visit the Madejski Stadium this Saturday. After two good wins in the league, the Royals were defeated by Wolves and then only managed to pick up a single point at strugglers Bolton on Tuesday night. The two wins took the pressure off Jaap Stam, but he will be feeling it again unless Reading can collect all the available points against a mid-table Wednesday side that find themselves unbeaten in five matches.

Reading found themselves two goals down at Bolton and looked set to drop all three points before a late recovery. Liam Moore pulled a goal back for Reading with 14 minutes left to play before Bacuna stuck home a penalty seven minutes later to salvage a point. There was nearly time for Reading to throw it away again and Jaakkola, making a rare start in goal for Reading, was forced to make a couple of saves including one from point blank range from former Royals Adam Le Fondre deep in stoppage time. The match was all too familiar with Reading back to dominating possession but the opposition looking more likely to find the back of the net.

Part of Reading's problems, once more, was the lack of a striker on the pitch. Kermorgant was ruled out against Bolton and Bodvarsson was only brought into action on 66 minutes. England youth player Danny Loader was included on the bench but didn't get to see his first league action. Either Kermorgant or Bodvarsson are expected to make a start against Sheffield Wednesday with both players expected to be fit. Joey Van den Berg will be available for selection again.

Last season Reading took the full six points from the Owls with a 2-0 victory on the road and a 2-1 win at the Madejski. In that game, back in December 2016, with Reading struggling to create chances, Roy Beerens scored two goals in the second half with the visitors only getting a late consolation goal. Reading have had some impressive scorelines at home against Sheffield Wednesday in recent years with a 6-0 win in September 2008 followed up by a 5-0 victory in February 5-0. We won't be expecting anything like that this weekend - any kind of win would do.

Recent Meetings With SHEFF WED

DATE	COMPETITION	OPPOSITION	SCORE	REPORT
17 March 2017	Championship	Sheff Wed (Away)	W: 2-0	Read report...
10 December 2016	Championship	Sheff Wed (HOME)	W: 2-1	Read report...
23 January 2016	Championship	Sheff Wed (HOME)	D: 1-1	Read report...
19 August 2015	Championship	Sheff Wed (Away)	D: 1-1	Read report...
31 January 2015	Championship	Sheff Wed (HOME)	W: 2-0	Read report...
20 September 2014	Championship	Sheff Wed (Away)	L: 0-1	Read report...
08 February 2014	Championship	Sheff Wed (HOME)	L: 0-2	Read report...
02 November 2013	Championship	Sheff Wed (Away)	L: 2-5	Read report...

Recent Meetings: Reading -v- Sheffield Wednesday

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SU Sutekh 23 Nov 2017 · 9:23am

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/Reading_FC.svg/200px-Reading_FC.svg.png https://platform-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/premierleague/badges/t19.png When : Saturday 18th November, 3pm Where : Madejski Stadium, Reading, RG2 0FL Capacity : 24,161 Another Saturday home game and today it's the might of the Owls that will be turning up to provide the opposition. Sheffield Wednesday are a bit like Reading this season with better things being expected yet not really delivering. As ever though this will be a very difficult game, especially with Reading’s quite appalling Saturday home form, and Sheffield Wednesday…
GE genome 23 Nov 2017 · 9:25am

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HO Hound 23 Nov 2017 · 10:02am

they are pretty similar to us. Two underachieving teams, held back by some poor tactics and injuries. I'm just hoping we continue on the slow upturn we've shown recently I really hope they come here and really go for a win. They surely need to get wins themselves if they want to get in the play offs, so I don't think they can sit back and play for a 1-0 win/0-0 draw like Barnsley probably will. As usual with us, its all about getting the first goal. If we do so, we should win. If we don't, I expect another defeat. Mannone Gunter Moore Ilori Richards Joey Bacuna Edwards/Kelly Barrow Yann/Bod Aluko Anssi, Edwards/Kelly, Beerens,…
AN Anonymous 23 Nov 2017 · 10:08am

after a poor 2-2 draw at Bolton, this really is a must win.
BR BR2 23 Nov 2017 · 10:32am

Going way back I can remember 2 specific games at Elm Park and we were seldom in the same division as them. One was an FA Cup game when a high-flying top division Wednesday played us and won 3-2(?) with Jim McCalliog scoring the winner late on. The other was a Friday night league game when Wednesday were doing really well IIRC under Jack Charlton (?)-there was loads of snow about and we may well have lost 1-0 or 2-0 but there followed a treacherous journey back to the South with my young daughter delighted because of the snow but with me skidding all over the place driving my mini. I know it is meant to be cold on Saturday but…
HO Hound 23 Nov 2017 · 10:38am

no forecasts of snow down our way, only oop north. currently shows as about 6c and sunny.
SU Sutekh 23 Nov 2017 · 2:00pm

Going way back I can remember 2 specific games at Elm Park and we were seldom in the same division as them. One was an FA Cup game when a high-flying top division Wednesday played us and won 3-2(?) with Jim McCalliog scoring the winner late on. The other was a Friday night league game when Wednesday were doing really well IIRC under Jack Charlton (?)-there was loads of snow about and we may well have lost 1-0 or 2-0 but there followed a treacherous journey back to the South with my young daughter delighted because of the snow but with me skidding all over the place driving my mini. I know it is meant to be cold on Saturday but…
WI windermereROYAL 23 Nov 2017 · 5:31pm

Forestieri and Boyd injured. but can still call on Rhodes, Fletcher and Hooper. expect them to throw on that big monster Nuhio up front too if we are winning with 10 minutes to go. Oh for those attacking options.

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