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Thread: FT: READING 1 - 1 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

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    FT: READING 1 - 1 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Friday 16th April, ko 6:00pm

    Live on Sky Sports, Sky Go.
    Commentary on TalkSport 2

    Match Officials:


    Referee: JOHN BROOKS
    Assistants: Nick Greenhalgh and Akil Howson
    Fourth Official: Geoff Eltringham

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Will be interesing if MM experiments with the team thinking of next season. I do expect changes this time.

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Dont expect much off this ref after his performance in the first Jack's match this season

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Match facts

    • Reading are unbeaten in 10 matches against Cardiff in all competitions (W4 D6) since losing 2-0 in the league in November 2015.
    • Cardiff are looking for their first away league win over Reading since November 2011, winning 2-1 under Malky Mackay.
    • Reading have won three of their last four at home in the league (D1), scoring eight and conceding just twice in this spell. The last time the Royals went five league games unbeaten at the Madejski Stadium was between January and March 2019 (W3 D2).
    • After going unbeaten for their first 11 league games under Mick McCarthy (W7 D4), Cardiff have now only won one of their last six in the Championship (D2 L3).
    • Mick McCarthy has lost his last six away league matches against Reading, since leading Sunderland to a 2-0 win in March 2004.

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Blimey. Our recent stats v Cardiff are much better than I had thought

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Swift is expected to be back tonight. He’s only played nine times this season. He will be on the bench. When he has played we have won six and drawn three. He has been a big miss.
    I expect we will line up something like...

    Rafael
    Yiadom
    Holmes
    Moore
    Richards
    Rinomhota
    Laurent
    Ejaria
    Olise
    Meite
    Puscas

    With Joao benched

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Pearcey3 View Post
    Swift is expected to be back tonight. He’s only played nine times this season. He will be on the bench. When he has played we have won six and drawn three. He has been a big miss.
    I expect we will line up something like...

    Rafael
    Yiadom
    Holmes
    Moore
    Richards
    Rinomhota
    Laurent
    Ejaria
    Olise
    Meite
    Puscas

    With Joao benched
    Who is the first to go down screaming in the pelanty area .

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Quote Originally Posted by BLUETIT View Post
    Who is the first to go down screaming in the pelanty area .
    Kiefer Moore

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Pearcey3 View Post
    Kiefer Moore

    There more ffffffin Moore

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread


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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    I hope Ralls is in central midfield and not in a No 10 role alongside Wilson (or at LWB with Ng at RWB and Sang in CM)

    5 - 3 - 2 ?

    So this is not the match where MM throws the youngsters in - except Colwill on 85 minutes.

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    I hope Ralls is in central midfield and not in a No 10 role alongside Wilson (or at LWB with Ng at RWB and Sang in CM)

    5 - 3 - 2 ?

    So this is not the match where MM throws the youngsters in - except Colwill on 85 minutes.
    Looking at where he was v Blackburn I think he will be a AM.

    Should be in CM instead of Pack or Vaulks.

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    The only thing I can think of is that MM's realised results dropped off when he spoke to the press about challenging for play-offs so now has taken all pressure off with his comments but privately thinks we have a chance if we win tonight.

    If we really are out of the play-off races then it's only Brown at LCB and Ralls as AM whose performances are of any interest. Guess you don't learn much by making too many changes

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Reading side as per above apart from Joao being preferred to Puscas. Joao is lucky to start. He has been dreadful over the past couple of months.

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Big Sol on Sky as a pundit

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Pearcey3 View Post
    Reading side as per above apart from Joao being preferred to Puscas. Joao is lucky to start. He has been dreadful over the past couple of months.
    That means he will score against us then.

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Morris View Post
    That means he will score against us then.
    Hmmmm. Maybe Michael.

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Good to see Sol Bamba looking well.

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Playing in that poxy orange again

    Another 5 niller

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Quote Originally Posted by BLUETIT View Post
    Playing in that poxy orange again

    Another 5 niller
    Welcome back BT.
    Like you've never been away

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    osei tutu on the bench!

    Although what's the point now?

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    osei tutu on the bench!

    Although what's the point now?
    No good skirting around it

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Quote Originally Posted by BLUETIT View Post
    Playing in that poxy orange again
    It might help shift the last ones in the club shop.

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Decent start with good pressure.

    Wouldn't it be nice though to vary it a bit, like somebody hitting the byline out wide and crossing the ball like the old days, Keiffer would score plenty

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    Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

    Quote Originally Posted by MacAdder View Post
    Decent start with good pressure.

    Wouldn't it be nice though to vary it a bit, like somebody hitting the byline out wide and crossing the ball like the old days, Keiffer would score plenty
    Careful - you might upset Sludge and all the other hoofball lovers!

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