With the Royals on a temporary decline, this afternoon’s opponents are heading in the opposite direction after securing three consecutive wins and look a force under Lee Bowyer this term after several seasons of mediocrity. Suffering four league defeats in a row, the Berkshire outfit are majorly struggling with their current injury crisis and look like a team that need this upcoming international interval, but will be desperate to end this period on a high after a torrid run of games.
Reading travel to the West Midlands this weekend as they take on Birmingham City, the final game for the former to stop the rot before the next international break.
