When : Saturday 27th November 2021, 3pm
Where : Swansea.com Stadium, Morfa, Swansea, SA1 2FA
Capacity : 21,088
Reading take their shambolic form into Wales next for an awkward trip to play a team that they haven’t beaten in any of the last 16 attempts (the last win was in September 2008).
Barring Swansea’s fixture at Barnsley on Wednesday, the the current form of the Swans is no wins in the last two played, before that their run was 4 wins from 6 so I’d say they’re useful and Reading’s management need to make sure they do their homework properly to maximise the chance of some return (so that’s that then).
Joel Piroe and Jamie Paterson are the ones to nail, shackle, immobilise and generally deny any sort of service to as they’ve scored 16 goals between them which accounts for over three quarters of Swansea’s league goals so far. Ben Hamer now appears to have settled in as the no. 1 for the Welshman and so provides the Reading link - at least that means he’s the most unlikely Swansea player to score.
The Welsh are injury free you’ll be pleased to here while Reading are positively on their way to the same position with only 8 players left to go (Rino, Araruna, Joao, Meite, McIntyre, Hoilett, Morrison and Clarke).
Referee
Tony Harrington
Previously
23 Oct 21 > Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Reading
10 Feb 21 > Reading 1-3 Brentford
12 Dec 20 > Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Reading
02 Nov 19 > Reading 2-1 Millwall
24 Aug 19 > Huddersfield Town 0-2 Reading
30 Mar 19 > Reading 2-1 Preston North End
23-Oct 18 > Birmingham City 2-1 Reading
24-Feb-18 > Reading 3-3 Derby County
16-Sep-18 > Brentford 1-1 Reading
21-Feb-17 > Huddersfield Town 1-0 Reading
10-Dec-16 > Reading 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
06-Feb-16 > Reading 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
29-Sep-15 > Burnley 1-2 Reading
01-Oct-14 > Reading 0-0 Leeds United
Historically
This will be the 36th league visit to Swansea who have been consistent opponents stretching all the way back to 1920. In that time there have been 9 wins for Reading and 17 wins for the Swans. There have been only 3 goalless draws in that run but Reading have had a tendency to “come a cropper real good” on several visits, esp. in the 1960s when the club conceded 5 goals on three consecutive visits. That said, though, the biggest win was Reading’s 6-1 hammering of Swansea back in 1989, of all seasons.
However Reading are still looking for their first league win at the Liberty Stadium being on a run of LDLDLDD at the moment, so looks like another reason to be afraid of this one.
How to follow the game
- Get a ticket and go
- Listen to Radio 5 Live and/or a myriad of other radio stations for score flashes
- Ring/text a mate for updates
- Use a RoyalsTV subscription (audio only)
- BBC Radio Berkshire (FM : 104.4, 104.1 or 95.4 depending where you are in the area)