Huddersfield Town have won 6 of 8 league games (including a win at Newcastle where Reading spectacularly crashed (although that could be as much down to dodgy officials as just not turning up )).
Town play 4-2-3-1, work hard on keeping possession and try to attack with speed and movement. They are likely to switch to a 4-4-2 when without the ball.
The only major absentees through injury are midfielder Philip Billing (ankle) and forward Joe Lolley (foot). And I'm relieved Lolley is out as I though he really caught the eye against them last season.
Could be quite a stalemate/borefest as both teams try to keep possession and both teams like to play with full backs pushed quite high up the pitch so a total cancelling of each other out might be expected.
Rated their most dangerous player (other than Nakhi Wells scoring his usual goals against us) is Man City loanee midfielder Aaron Mooy who is calm and controlled in possession with accurate passing plus quick to tackle.
Reading will be without Rakels, Cooper, Meite plus the suspended McCleary and Blackett. Moore is expected to have recovered from a dead leg received at the might Amex on Tuesday.
Blackett probably would not have started anyway so expectation would be for a more or less full strength side with Harriott replacing McCleary for what will be his biggest game of the season so far.
In "control" today is the Isle of Wight's James Linington
Previous record with Mr Linington
21 Nov 15 > Reading 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
02 May 15 > Derby County 0-3 Reading
28 Dec 14 > Reading 2-1 Norwich City
21 Nov 14 > Cardiff City 2-1 Reading
12 Aug 14 > Reading 3-1 Newport County (League Cup)
10 Sep 11 > Reading 0-2 Watford
30 Apr 11 > Coventry City 0-0 Reading
22 Jan 11 > Reading 1-1 Hull City
02 May 10 > Reading 4-0 Preston North End
30 Jan 10 > Reading 1-0 Barnsley
Reading have not beaten Huddersfield Town at home in the league since August 2001 when Nicky Forster scored. Only 3 games played (2 drawn) since then but still something that needs to be put right as the performances in those games have been pretty awful as far as I can recall.
