Reading 3 West Ham Utd 0 (10/12/11)

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Reading 3 West Ham Utd 0 (10/12/11)

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Let a new winning streak begin 8-)

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Saturday 10th December, 3pm KO

Form Guide:
Reading: LWLWWL

West Ham: DWWWWL

Reading sit 11th in the table, 5 points off the playoffs on 27 points, 3 wins in their 10 home games, with 4 draws and 3 defeats.

West Ham are second, 2 points behind Southampton, and go into this game on the back of 4 consecutive away wins, with the best away form in the league. We all know where this is going...

Danger Men
Reading:
Adam Le Fondre: Joined from league 2 Rotheram after Shane Long left for West Brom. Has scored 5 goals in 11 starts for Reading, having netted 4 in 4 for Rotheram before leaving.

Jobi McAnuff: A former Hammer and a but everyone hates him down at The Madjeski , he is also club captain.

West Ham:
Carlton Cole: Has seven goals this season and is in good form, he may not start the game, but has shown he can make a good impact off the bench as well.

Mark Noble: Has found his feet under Alladyce and has made our attack tick recently, he'll look to open up Reading with his passing.

Kevin Nolan: Say what you will about the captain, but he is second top scorer with 6 goals this season, and will look to push us to recover from our result against Burnley.

Prediction:

We'll lose two in a row for the first time under Big Sam, Southampton will pull further away, and I'll be forever banned from making match threads. For those who are going, enjoy the game!
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New Game, New Hero.
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Well I do like a good novel
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...But West Ham edges it
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Er, apparently you had a superfluous s in the Subject.
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Got my ticket for this one, looking forward to it, let's hope we can bounce straight back from our defeat today.
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Managed to get tickets for this game, am slightly over-excited as I haven't been to a game in three or four seasons. :D
3-1 to us is my prediction, although it could be tough.
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First league game of the season for me so lets hope for a win :thup:
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1-1. Could sneak a lucky 1-0
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Nice and easy one for me, 20 minutes on the train. Any locals with a taste for ale got recommendations? Thinking the Hobgoblin looks alright
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RyanWHUFC wrote:Got my ticket for this one, looking forward to it, let's .

me to. being disabled I can't get up to Upton Park, so I regularly go and watch games at Reading, and this is the only time I ever get to see West Ham, play - Reading's performances this season at home have been far from impressive and with our away form we really should win this.
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Reading's performances this season at home have been far from impressive and with our away form we really should win this
Let's hope so mate :thup:
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Anyone going with a group of 4 on the train...book tickets in advance on Great Western under "group save 4".

32 sovs for the 4 of you :thup:
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Reading's performances this season at home have been far from impressive and with our away form we really should win this
RyanWHUFC wrote:Let's hope so mate
3 wins in 10 :thup:
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After yesterdays slip-up I fully expect a West Ham backlash and give Reading a 4-0 drubbing. :)
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the wren wrote:After yesterdays slip-up I fully expect a West Ham backlash and give Reading a 4-0 drubbing. :)
Of the players we have available at present, to score 4, somedoby will probably have to score 2 of them. Who do you think we have who can do that ?
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The might Carlton Cole, or King Kev!
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Of the players we have available at present, to score 4, somedoby will probably have to score 2 of them. Who do you think we have who can do that ?[/quote]


Cole, Piq, Collison, Noble, Nolan, Carew can all score against this lot. We have scored 36 goals in 20 games, it's all possible. 8-)
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When was the last time any of them last scored 2 in a match ?
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You might have to go back to boxing day for Carlton, I think, Piq might be as far back as the FA Cup semi for Portsmouth, Collison may never have, Noble against Manure last season, Nolan scored a hat-trick last season against Sunderland, and Carew hasn't since his Villa days. I now see your point Puff.
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