FT: READING 1 - 1 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

[Michael Morris]

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

[Former Labour leader]

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.

[Rhiwbina Blues]

Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

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

[Michael Morris]

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.

[Pearcey3]

Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

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

[Pearcey3]

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

[BLUETIT]

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

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

[Pearcey3]

Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

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

Kiefer Moore

[BLUETIT]

Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Kiefer Moore

There more ffffffin Moore

[Michael Morris]

Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

[jon1959]

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.

[Hilts]

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.

Looking at where he was v Blackburn I think he will be a AM.

Should be in CM instead of Pack or Vaulks.

[surge]

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

[Pearcey3]

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.

[The Bob Banker Spanker]

Re: READING v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Big Sol on Sky as a pundit