Reading went 2-2-2 in October but one of those losses was in the cup to Arsenal. Add to that Saturday’s win at Wigan and the Royals are 4th on 28 points with a +2 Goal Differential. I’ve said it before but it bears repeating, this is not the season I was expecting. I still feel like the club is on the trap door but they seem to be tap dancing rather than standing listlessly waiting for the drop.
Since September 20th they have doubled their points total behind a strong defense and some amazingly good keeping by Ali Al Habsi (Oman’s Number 1!)who has now kept 4 clean sheets since we last spoke and most recently in each of the last three league games around the loss at the Emirates which has also seen our GD go from -4 to +2.
Here are the fixtures and any small notes I had.
Reading 1-0 Huddersfield Town at home HT lost a man to a second booking in the first half (Reading was 8 games undefeated after this win)
Reading 1-4 at Brentford Brentford moves to 4th (now 12th)
Reading 1-1 Derby at home 90th minute equalizer in a scramble
Reading 1-1 at QPR Danny Williams with the equalizer (Why can’t he get a sniff at National Team level, did he sleep with Mrs. Klinsman?)
Reading 1-2 Villa at home on a late penalty (can we stop stumbling at home to these mid table sides J)
Reading 1-0 at Rotherham
Reading 0-2 at Arsenal EFL Cup 4th Round
Reading 2-0 Forest at home
Reading 3-0 at Wigan Wigan are abject
Burton Albion comes up at the Mad Stad after the international break on November 19th. There’s an interesting set of fixtures in December beginning at Fulham, then home to Wednesday, at Leeds, at Blackburn and then home to Norwich and Fulham all in the league and all between Dec 3rd and 30th. Should be a good barometer of this team.
Let’s go you RRRRRrrrrrrrssss!!
Since September 20th they have doubled their points total behind a strong defense and some amazingly good keeping by Ali Al Habsi (Oman’s Number 1!)who has now kept 4 clean sheets since we last spoke and most recently in each of the last three league games around the loss at the Emirates which has also seen our GD go from -4 to +2.
Here are the fixtures and any small notes I had.
Reading 1-0 Huddersfield Town at home HT lost a man to a second booking in the first half (Reading was 8 games undefeated after this win)
Reading 1-4 at Brentford Brentford moves to 4th (now 12th)
Reading 1-1 Derby at home 90th minute equalizer in a scramble
Reading 1-1 at QPR Danny Williams with the equalizer (Why can’t he get a sniff at National Team level, did he sleep with Mrs. Klinsman?)
Reading 1-2 Villa at home on a late penalty (can we stop stumbling at home to these mid table sides J)
Reading 1-0 at Rotherham
Reading 0-2 at Arsenal EFL Cup 4th Round
Reading 2-0 Forest at home
Reading 3-0 at Wigan Wigan are abject
Burton Albion comes up at the Mad Stad after the international break on November 19th. There’s an interesting set of fixtures in December beginning at Fulham, then home to Wednesday, at Leeds, at Blackburn and then home to Norwich and Fulham all in the league and all between Dec 3rd and 30th. Should be a good barometer of this team.
Let’s go you RRRRRrrrrrrrssss!!