MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (a) sponsored by Nicky Forster

[royalp-we]

We are in positive goal difference as it stands people!

[genome]

Very pleased with that line up.

And that's why

Let's keep our concentration up.

[tidus_mi2]

We are in positive goal difference as it stands people!

First time in the positive since the first game of the season.

[Sutekh]

Don't know how long it'll last, but Reading now have a positive goal difference for the first time since the opening day of the season and they're 5th in the table at the start of play

[3points]

No Beerens today. Is he injured?

[Longhorn1970]

No Beerens today. Is he injured?

Rested against this lot

[Ian Royal]

Well this is all over after 4 minutes.

[genome]

Beerens holding us back?

[Winchester Royal]

Well this is all over after 4 minutes.

Hardly, we've lost leads twice as large before.

[Sutekh]

Well this is all over after 4 minutes.

Hardly, we've lost leads twice as large before.

Anyone know what the biggest lead Reading have had in a league game and then gone on to fail to win? I can think of throwing away 3 goal leads before.

[Ian Royal]

Well this is all over after 4 minutes.

Hardly, we've lost leads twice as large before.

An early goal suits our style perfectly, keeping the ball making the opposition chase us down tiring them out, forcing them to come to us and exploiting the space it causes. Under Stam we've taken the lead in the first half seven times and we've won six of those matches, drawing once. I'm extremely confident this will be three points against a side in the bottom three who've only scored six goals at home so far this season.

[windermere_royal]

Well this is all over after 4 minutes.

Hardly, we've lost leads twice as large before.

Anyone know what the biggest lead Reading have had in a league game and then gone on to fail to win? I can think of throwing away 3 goal leads before.

Millwall and Port vale spring to mind back at Elm park. 3-0 up and both 3-3 draws

[royalp-we]

We haven't scored 3+ in a game since Charlton last season. This has to be the day to change that.

[10539.4 Miles Away]

Hardly, we've lost leads twice as large before.

Anyone know what the biggest lead Reading have had in a league game and then gone on to fail to win? I can think of throwing away 3 goal leads before.

Millwall and Port vale spring to mind back at Elm park. 3-0 up and both 3-3 draws

Remember that Port Vale match very well, Nogan hattrick wasn't it? Danger of history repeating here? Was gutted at the end of that game.

[sandman]

Don't think we'll throw this away, we're usually so good with 2-0 leads.

[genome]

Yeah, it's been a whole 7 days since we last held on to one.

[Saaaaaaaammmmmm]

Tarique Fosu scores with his first touch seconds after coming on for Colchester

On his 21st birthday, which is nice

[Sutekh]

How long do you reckon until Reading manage to set up "squeaky bum" time?

[stealthpapes]

Well this is all over after 4 minutes.

Hardly, we've lost leads twice as large before.

An early goal suits our style perfectly, keeping the ball making the opposition chase us down tiring them out, forcing them to come to us and exploiting the space it causes. Under Stam we've taken the lead in the first half seven times and we've won six of those matches, drawing once. I'm extremely confident this will be three points against a side in the bottom three who've only scored six goals at home so far this season.

BOOKMARK

[tidus_mi2]

Penalty to Reading, Kermie to take

Buries it, 3-0!