Reading vs Aston Villa: Pre-Match Thread

[SheffieldVillain]

             Kalinic
Hutton - Elphick - Hause - Mings
             Carroll
      Hourihane  McGinn
Albert                        Kodija
             Tammy

Subs: Steer, Elmo, Jedinak, Bjarnesson, El Ghazi, Green (if fit), Davis

Feet up with a cuppa: Chester
Gardening or shopping with the missus: Whelan

2-1 Villa. Tammy and Kodija, Dave Kitson netting a late one for them.

[Risso]

             Kalinic
Hutton - Elphick - Hause - Mings
             Carroll
      Hourihane  McGinn
Albert                        Kodija
             Tammy

Subs: Steer, Elmo, Jedinak, Bjarnesson, El Ghazi, Green (if fit), Davis

Feet up with a cuppa: Chester
Gardening or shopping with the missus: Whelan

2-1 Villa. Tammy and Kodija, Dave Kitson netting a late one for them.

I pray to god it isn't that team, or I can see another Wigan disaster on the cards.

[footyskillz]

Must win match for a push to get promoted and a big chance to beat lowly reading team .

I think Abraham can score again perhaps a 3-1 victory .

It's a real chance to make gains this weekend on teams Leeds v Norwich, West Brom v Middlesbrough

6th place Derby play tonight away at Preston hoping for dropping of points

So please villa win!

[footyskillz]

                         Kalinic
       Hutton  Elphick  Mings Taylor
                 
      McGinn Hourihane Bjarnasson
                         
        El Ghazi    Abraham.  Adomah

Subs: Steer, Elmo, Carroll, Whelan , Hause, Kodjia, Davis .

I think I come to Jedinak on his thread but I think he may be some one we see little of again even on bench

[andyh]

Must win if we want to mount a charge.
Are we allowed to say ‘must win’ ?

[sonyhill]

Definitely a must win game now.  Can't see us keeping a clean sheet.  So hopefully a 1-2 win!

[TonyD]

Will the game be on, if we get the snow as forecast? - if it goes ahead then 0-2 win and we are on the march to the play offs!

Started snowing down here about 8:45pm...not heavy but big flakes and looks like it’s sticking. Only about a mile or so away from the ground so will provide updates tomorrow.

Any updates?

[sickbeggar]

think we'll win this. The pressure is off to an extent and hopefully the new guys will freshen things up. 1-2

[Chico Hamilton III]

Anyone on here from Reading way? How’s the weather looking?

[sirlordbaltimore]

                        Kalinic
       Hutton  Elphick  Mings Taylor
                 
         McGinn Hourihane Carroll
                         
        El Ghazi  Abraham Kodjia

[berneboy]

My bones are speaking to me ....

Yes, it's a Villa victory. 1-3.

[Jon Crofts]

Anyone on here from Reading way? How’s the weather looking?

6-8 inches and it’s still pissing it down at 2:15.
I’m on the edge of Greenham Common 10 miles from Reading. Trains are running PAD to Reading but heavily delayed due to services cancelled coming up from west country. Good luck, wouldn't surprise me if it gets postponed for safety reasons.

Update - apparently Reading is relatively clear, some snow on the ground but main routes are clear, game will go ahead as temps not expected to fall below freezing.

[footyskillz]

Having heard Nélson Oliveira is training and may play tomorrow I can see him cause problems and score .

I always rated him very good player and striker.

I expect him to get a goal hopefully a consolation

McGinn should be scoring tomorrow if he's still shooting all the time and of course Abraham to get 2
So 3-1

[postal]

After last week's near "lets balls it up" again, goal attempts needs to turn into goals (radical...)
It wont be easy, but hopefully more comfortable than last week.

[Sexual Ealing]

Anyone on here from Reading way? How’s the weather looking?

I'm a bit further away than Jon C but whenever I've ever travelled from home in West London to meetings in Reading (29 miles) the weather has always been identical. There's no snow on the ground here. Some pathetic attempts at snowfall but it's too scared to hang around. A poor effort from the weather mob, which came with a bit of a rep but like so many others has been seen off by its own fear of our top boys, who didn't even have to leave their artisan cheese class.