Crystal Palace-Reading
21.03 18:20
The Royals travel to Crystal Palace today.
Steve Coppell should prepare his team for tough match at Selhurst Park.
Glen Little missed the at the Keepmoat Stadium game because of a minor toe problem, but he is back in contention if required. There are no new injury concerns so Steve has plenty of options available to him.
Crystal Palace is a big team with great manager. They played in EPL 2 years ago. But at the moment they are in awful form. They are in the middle of Championship table and I do not predict shiny future for this club, not this year.
Neil Warnock has described his defensive injury list as a 'nightmare' and he has very few options available to him after failing to bring in a player on loan this week. Paddy McCarthy, Claude Davis , Matt Lawrence and Jose Fonte are all set to miss out, so youngster Johnny Ertl could make his first league start for Warnock's mid-table men alongside Clint Hill.
Reading will remain third tomorrow, no matter the other results in the Championship. They are four points behind Birmingham and four ahead of Sheffield United. The Blues host Norwich on Saturday.
The hosts are 12th in the Championship but could move up a place with a victory. They are currently 12 points off the play-offs and nine points above the relegation zone.
With seven points from our last three away games, the Royals are in good shape on the road. Only Ipswich and Wolves have scored more goals than them away from home.
Reading are much better at the moment. Palace have injury problems. Reading need this win to get closer to Birmingham and Wolves.
Tip: Reading, Odds 2.5
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