When : Tuesday 30th June, 6pm
Where : Madejski Stadium, Reading, RG2 0FL
Capacity : 24,161
Difficult game. Be lucky to get much from this one given Brentford have won their last three games and have only lost once in ten. And when you add to that the failure to beat a poor Stoke and give away cheap goals at Derby then the levels of expectation aren’t going to be great.
Note the great kick off time for those that have to be in work on Tuesday.
Referee
Dean Whitestone
Previously
11 Jan 2020 > Reading 1-1 Nottm Forest
19 Oct 2019 > Reading 1-0 Preston North End
12 Aug 2018 > Reading 2-0 Birmingham City (League Cup)
05 Apr 2016 > Reading 2-1 Nottm Forest
22 Mar 2014 > Birmingham City 1-2 Reading
23 Aug 2011 > Charlton Athletic 2-1 Reading (League Cup)
22 Feb 2011 > Reading 2-1 Millwall
17 Feb 2010 > Crystal Palace 1-3 Reading
07 Nov 2009 > Reading 1-1 Ipswich Town
26 Aug 2008 > Reading 5-1 Luton Town (League Cup)
Historically
Brentford are one of the most common opponents for Reading with this game being the 88th time the clubs will have met in the league. Of the 42 league games played in Reading to date there have been 24 wins for the hoops compared to just 9 for the stripes.
However if you think that makes for an easy game then you might be in for a rude awakening as Brentford have won on four of their last six league visits, have scored at least two in four of those games and once in each of the others so not even a clean sheet has been kept by Reading in that time.
How to follow the game
- Listen to Radio 5 Live and/or a myriad of other radio stations for score flashes
- Ring/text a mate for updates
- Use an iFollow subscription
- BBC Radio Berkshire (FM : 104.4, 104.1 or 95.4 depending where you are in the area)