Match thread - Bolton (a) sponsored by Archie's penalty

[Pepe the Horseman]

Blackman starting up front then. Disappointed Struggle Pig isn't starting. Think this will be Drenthe's day

[Pepe the Horseman]

Reading team: McCarthy; Gunter, Bridge, Morrison, Pearce; Guthrie, Karacan, McCleary, McAnuff (c), Drenthe, Blackman

[Ian Royal]

Bit baffled by that line up. ALF scores and is dropped to be replaced by Mr Mediocre (go on get a hat-trick to make me look silly). McAnuff dropped for one game and insta-recalled. Still no Maps or Williams.

[Avon Royal]

Now or never for Blackman.

McAnuff being recalled says more about HRK's "performance" against Ipswich.

[genome]

Bolton line-up: Bogdan, Baptiste, Tierney, Knight (c), Wheater, Kamara, Spearing, Lee, Pratley, Beckford, Ngog.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Would've had Williams in for HRK, but not that surprised by Jobi's inclusion. Shocked by Blackman in for Alfie though.

[peterroyal76]

Now or never for Blackman.

McAnuff being recalled says more about HRK's "performance" against Ipswich.

Now or never for Blackman? Really!?

[Avon Royal]

Bolton's line up looks pretty decent - arguably better than ours on paper.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Bolton are looking tempting at 11/8

[Avon Royal]

Bolton are looking tempting at 11/8

That is a crazy price!

[windermere_royal]

subs?

[Pepe the Horseman]

Subs: Federici, Kelly, Gorkss, Williams, Robson-Kanu, Le Fondre, Pogrebnyak

[Ian Royal]

subs?

Subs: Federici, Kelly, Gorkss, Williams, Robson-Kanu, Le Fondre, Pogrebnyak

[bobby1413]

subs?

Subs: Federici, Kelly, Gorkss, Williams, Robson-Kanu, Le Fondre, Pogrebnyak

Strong bench...

Hope HRK and ALF come without enough time to make a good impact, particularly if it's Blackman's first game back.

[TBM]

Bit baffled by that line up. ALF scores and is dropped to be replaced by Mr Mediocre

It was an OG and apart from that he did nothing else

[Samrfc01]

Bit baffled by that line up. ALF scores and is dropped to be replaced by Mr Mediocre

It was an OG and apart from that he did nothing else

Read a stat earlier that said he touched the ball just 14 times last week.

[moo]

Bit baffled by that line up. ALF scores and is dropped to be replaced by Mr Mediocre

It was an OG and apart from that he did nothing else

How was it an own goal? He headed it into the net... Press Association seem to agree as well.

[moo]

Bit baffled by that line up. ALF scores and is dropped to be replaced by Mr Mediocre

It was an OG and apart from that he did nothing else

Read a stat earlier that said he touched the ball just 14 times last week.

Mario Gomez has only touched the ball 27 times for Germany, and has scored 25 goals.

[Twix]

McAnuff being recalled says more about HRK's "performance" against Ipswich.

Yeah I'd say that was an understandable change even if it was purely based on HRK's performance last week, that's before you add Jobi offering more defensively which is arguably what you need away to Bolton.

[TBM]

Bit baffled by that line up. ALF scores and is dropped to be replaced by Mr Mediocre

It was an OG and apart from that he did nothing else

How was it an own goal? He headed it into the net... Press Association seem to agree as well.

You're not disputing the "he did nothing else" part then