Match Preview

When Saturday 15 September 2001, 3.00pm kick-off
Who and Where Stoke City (Away, Britannia Stadium, League Division Two)
Ticket Info

Tickets are pay on the day with a large seated allocation for Reading fans.
Adults: £17
Concessions: £10
It's gone up a quid from last season making it a rather crazy seventeen quid to get in!

Travel,
Food and Beer.

Stoke City Football Club, Britannia Stadium,
Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5EG.
Telephone: 01782 592222

By Car:
Get on the M6 at junction 15, and turn onto the A500 into Stoke. Parking at the stadium itself costs three pounds and needs to be pre-booked. Failing that there is a cash and carry which provides football parking on match days.

The stadium isn't well situated for pubs or food. The best bit is to either visit Stoke City centre first or try the facilities at the ground.

For further details see http://www.rawstokecity.net/ which features an away fans guide and map.

Team news

Reading - from: Whitehead, Murty, Williams, Viveash, Whitbread, Robinson, Harper, Parkinson, A Smith, Igoe, Butler, Rougier, Cureton, Henderson, Shorey, Jones.

Stoke City from: Ward, Henry, Iwelumo, Thomas, Gunnarsson, Clarke, Hoekstra, Thordarson, Vandeurzen, O'Connor, Gudjonsson, Thorne, Cooke, Hansson, Cutler, Owen.

Form Guide

View Latest Second Division Table And Form Table

Previous Meetings 

The previous meetings between Stoke and Reading have seen 12 wins for the Royals - one less than Stoke:
Reading wins:
12
Draws: 10
Stoke City wins: 13
(includes League, League Cup and FA Cup)

2000/2001 Season:
Last season there was nothing to seperate the two teams with two draws in the league.
13 Jan 2001: Stoke City 0 Reading 0 (Division Two)
29 Aug 2000: Reading 3 Stoke City 3 (Division Two)

1999/2000 Season:
6 May 2000: Reading 1 Stoke City 0 (Division Two)
9 Oct 1999: Stoke City 2 Reading 1 (Division Two)

1998/1999 Season:
10 March 1999: Stoke City 0 Reading 4 (Division Two)
14 Nov 1998: Reading 0 Stoke City 1 (FA Cup)
3 Oct 1998: Reading 2 Stoke City 1 (Division Two)
(click on the result for match reports of previous games)

Match Odds Available at William Hill.
Stoke City are just about favourites to win.

Reading win: 13/8
Draw: 11/5
Stoke City win: 11/8
Predictions A draw would be fine...
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Opposition Site RAW Stoke City
http://www.rawstokecity.net/
Decent unofficial Stoke City website.

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