Top v second tonight as Blades take on the Royals at Bramhall Lane. Sheffield United will be looking to get maximum points after slipping up at the weekend while the Royals could take a massive step towards an early promotion.
Vital Quotes:
‘Psychologically, Tuesday night’s game is important to both teams,’ said Coppell on official website readingfc.co.uk.
‘Both want to prove a point, and it would be decisive for us if we could get a result there.
‘It would also be a massive result for them too. It would give them fresh impetus.
‘It’s a very, very important game for Sheffield United. The second-placed team at home against the top side – it’s all set up very nicely.’
‘I’ve stepped down a league, but this is a great chance to get straight back up,’ Horsfield told official website www.sufc.co.uk.
‘I’m delighted it’s done and that I can come back up to Yorkshire and complete the deal.’
Sheff Utd Team News:
Geoff Horsfield looks set to go straight into Neil Warnock?s side after he joined the club from West Brom yesterday.
Derek Geary returns from a ban but Dave Unsworth will still be missing due to a suspension picked up when he was sent off against Watford.
Michael Tonge should return to the squad after recovering from a virus.
Player to watch: Ade Akinbiyi
You can never pay this striker too much attention. Big, strong and quick with an eye for goal, that?s why he has hit 15 so far this season.
Reading Team News:
Dave Kitson comes back into the starting line up tonight after Leroy Lita has been ruled out as a precautionary measure after getting a facial injury in Bristol on Saturday night.
There is a slight concern over Ibrahima Sonko and the knock to the knee that he took in the game against Birmingham. He did play against Southampton but an eye is being kept on him.
Brynjar Gunnarsson won?t be making an appearance as he is banned after picking up his fifth booking of the season at St Andrews.
Player to watch: Glen Little
Played a blinder against Southampton and will be keen to reproduce that same form.
Match Facts & Stats
When the two teams last met in October the Royals came out 2-1 winners at the Mad Stad thanks to two Brynjar Gunnarsson goals, the winner coming in the last minute.
Paddy Kenny was in goals for the Blades that day and should have been sent off for handling the ball outside of the box.
Sheffield United have won three and lost three of their last six home games, they have scored and conceded 11 goals in those games.
Reading?s last six games on the road have produced two wins, three draws and one defeat, 11 goals have been scored and 9 conceded.
Ref Watch:
Mark Halsey
Halsey has taken charge of 25 games so far this season, he has shown 37 yellow cards and five red in that time.
Match Prediction:
Should be a good game, 2-2 draw.
Next Fixtures:
League Championship Luton vs Reading 17-02-2006
League Championship Reading vs Preston 25-02-2006
2-2??
Come on, we can do better than that!
Norwich City are the visitors to the Mad Stad tonight and Nigel Worthington will be hoping his side can pull off a shock result and put the Canaries back on the winning track.
Norwich City are the visitors to the Mad Stad tonight and Nigel Worthington will be hoping his side can pull off a shock result and put the Canaries back on the winning track.
Norwich City are the visitors to the Mad Stad tonight and Nigel Worthington will be hoping his side can pull off a shock result and put the Canaries back on the winning track.
Norwich City are the visitors to the Mad Stad tonight and Nigel Worthington will be hoping his side can pull off a shock result and put the Canaries back on the winning track.
Norwich City are the visitors to the Mad Stad tonight and Nigel Worthington will be hoping his side can pull off a shock result and put the Canaries back on the winning track.
Norwich City are the visitors to the Mad Stad tonight and Nigel Worthington will be hoping his side can pull off a shock result and put the Canaries back on the winning track.