Two clubs in the top half of the English League Championship table will do battle today in a match between Reading and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The second-division clash scheduled for 8:15 a.m. ET will be held at Madejski Stadium in Reading and can be live streamed here free.
Wolves manager Kenny Jackett had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the Express and Star): "They're two ex-Reading players who I'm sure will be looking forward to going back to their old club and playing. I think Scott [Golbourne] has been quoted as saying that Nicky Shorey was there at the time and he was in the England squad. They were both younger lads at that time, who maybe didn't get their opportunities and needed to go down the football pyramid to build up their experience."
"Now, coming into their mid-20s and into their prime, they're looking for it to be their time and the best parts of their career going forward."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Reading's Michael Hector has one assist in seven appearances this season and is averaging four tackles per match.
Reading's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Federici; Obita, Pearce, Hector, Gunter; Taylor, Norwood, Edwards, Mackie; Murray, Cox
Wolverhampton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ikeme; Batth, Stearman, Doherty, Golborne; McDonald, Edwards; Sako, Evans, Henry; Dicko
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 19 | |
| 3 | Watford | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 15 | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 14 | |
| 11 | Brentford | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 14 | |
| 12 | Reading | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 | |
| 13 | Leeds United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 13 | |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 12 | |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| 16 | Millwall | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 11 | |
| 17 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 | |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 | |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 8 | |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 | |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 | |
| 23 | Fulham | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 4 | |
| 24 | Blackpool | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 2 | |
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