CARDIFF CITY v READINGFriday 31st January, 7.45pm
Sky Bet Championship
Cardiff City Stadium TEAM NEWS:
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Isaac Vassell and Matthew Connolly all remain the long-term injuries and with 5 players moved out this month, Cardiff fans are waiting anxiously to see who Neil Harris will bring in.
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We also play Reading at home on Tuesday in the FA Cup.
About ReadingReading Football Club is a professional association football club based in Reading, Berkshire, England. The team play in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The current manager is Mark Bowen.
Reading are nicknamed The Royals, due to Reading's location in the Royal County of Berkshire, though they were previously known as The Biscuitmen, due to the town's association with Huntley and Palmers. Established in 1871, the club is one of the oldest teams in England, but did not join The Football League until 1920, and first in the top tier of English football league system in the 2006–07 season. The club competed in the 2012–13 Premier League season, having gained promotion at the end of the 2011–12 season after winning the Championship, but were relegated after just one season back in the top flight.
The club played at Elm Park for 102 years between 1896 and 1998. In 1998 the club moved to the new Madejski Stadium, which is named after the club's former co-chairman Sir John Madejski.
The club holds the record for the number of successive league wins at the start of a season, with a total of 13 wins at the start of the 1985–86 Third Division campaign and also the record for the number of points gained in the professional league season with 106 points in the 2005–06 Football League Championship campaign. Reading then finished eighth in the 2006–07 Premier League, their first ever season as a top flight club.
During the 2014–15 FA Cup, the club reached the semi finals, reaching the quarter finals the season after. They also reached the championship playoff final in the 2016–17 EFL Championship season.
Previous Meeting We drew 1-1 at Reading in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Team News - Predicted Line-Ups Cardiff City: Smithies, Richards, Nelson, Morrison, Bennett, Vaulks, Pack, Whyte, Hoilett, Paterson, Glatzel
Reading: Cabral, Barbosa, Gunter, Morrison, Moore, Blackett, Tuncara Gomes, Adam, Meite, Swift, Ejaria, Baldock
Form - Last Three Games Cardiff City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Reading 1-1 Cardiff City
Birmingham City 1-1 Cardiff City
Reading 0-1 Bristol City
Reading 1-1 Cardiff City
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading
Match OddsCardiff City - Evens
Reading - 5/2
Draw - 13/5
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