Barclays Premiership - Match 10
 

Season 2007-2008

READING

 v

NEWCASTLE UNITED

  Date: Sunday 28th October 2007
  Venue: Madejski Stadium
  Kick Off: 12:00am (AEST)
  Referee: Chris Foy (St Helens, Merseyside)
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  Squad:
  Given, Harper, Beye, Faye, Cacapa, Enrique, Rozehnal, Taylor, Geremi, Butt, Emre, Barton, N'Zogbia, Martins, Owen, Smith, Milner, Ameobi
   
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- Peter Ramage (knee) is out for the season after getting inured at Middlesbrough.
- Damien Duff (ankle) is expected to be out until November after having surgery on his injured ankle.
- Stephen Carr (hamstring) is still out after getting inured at Middlesbrough.
- Celestine Babayaro (groin) started his come back in the reserves on Thursday but this game will come too soon.
- Mark Viduka (calf) has been ruled out despite returning to training.
   
  Sam Allardyce pre-game comments:
  "We have to turn things around away from home and that has to start against Reading, I did not think we would slip into this after what we saw at Bolton and Middlesbrough. We have deteriorated rapidly, the players know how unhappy I am and I hope they have taken heed of the warning. I want to come away without conceding, to be honest, I'd be satisfied with a 0-0 because we can show the players how they got the clean sheet. Unless we make ourselves difficult to score against then we are going to slip up. We have to get between 10 and 15 clean sheets this season. We have got two in nine so far and that's not good enough. That's what I'm hammering home to the lads, when we are not in possession we all have to make it difficult for the opposition and not keep gifting them goals like we have done. Away from home the lads in front of the defence have to take more responsibility and that starts Saturday.

We will not risk Mark Viduka even though he is close to being fit, I want him now to get fit and then have at least a full week of training with the players before we consider him for selection again. But, even though Mark is missing, Alan Smith is returning from suspension and gives us options. On top of that we've got Shola Ameobi getting a run-out for the reserves on Thursday night and it's important to get him up to speed. Charles was feeling under the weather on Monday night and had to come off at half-time. Luckily he is fine and will be in the squad for the game against Reading and that's a boost because he has been terrific this season."
   
  Match Stats:
 
 @ Madejski stadium
 All Time: Reading 1 wins Newcastle 0 wins Draws 0
 Premier League Only: Reading 1 wins Newcastle 0 wins Draws 0
   
   Last Season's Result
 
 Reading 1 - 0 Newcastle United
 Kitson 51  
 Match Report
   
 
HOWAY THE LADS!!!
 
  Did you know?
- Actress Kate Winslet is a big Reading fan. She revealed her passion in a letter to Reading FC Fanzine "The Whiff".