When : Saturday February 15 2025, 3pm
Where : Madejski Stadium, Reading, RG2 0FL
Capacity : 24,161
Almost exactly 2 years to the day, perennial yo-yo club Rotherham United return to Reading looking to collect 3 points.
Only it seems that this season someone has cut the yo-yo’s string as the Millers are currently languishing 8 points below Reading in 14th place in the table (presumably now looking for a new string in time for next season?).
Form for the South Yorkshire outfit is currently pretty dreadful with just 1 win (home v Cambridge) to show from their last 5 league games, and even though they came away with a creditable 0-0 from their visit to Blackpool last time out, this game should be seen as a game that Reading should win - particularly as Noel’s boys should have a point to prove after the “whatever the hell that was” that we all got served up with v Shrewsbury.
Steve Evans has tried to pick things up for the South Yorkshire side by bringing in two loanees in the January window (Danny Gore from ManU and Louie Sibley from Oxford) to aid the flourishing Millers frontline of Malik Wilks, Sam Nombe and Johnson Clarke-Harris all of whom have recorded 6 league goals each so far. Also in the mix for this one will be one time Royal Zac Jules so expect the usual embarrassing moment if he plays
No Dean, no Elliott and no Dorsett still. Also don’t expect Yiadom to get a place on the bench either. After the aforementioned “ whatever the hell that was” you’d expect some sort of shake up to the team, even if it is just a first start for Bodin but whether Noel agrees remains to be seen.
Referee
“The” Thomas “Alan” Parsons “Project” - let’s hope there’s no Reading player waiting on the turn of a card.
Previously
29 Oct 24 > Stockport County 4-1 Reading
29 Mar 24 > Reading 1-0 Northampton Town
Historically
Reading have a good home record against Rotherham. In the 24 previous league games Rotherham have only won once (3-0 in May 1977) which leaves 16 victories for Reading and 7 draws.
Rotherham have managed just 3 goals in their last 11 visits but those goals were scored in 3 of their last 4 visits.
Reading have also won 6 of the last 7 played at home and, overall, have scored 39 times to Rotherham’s 16.
How to follow the game
- Get tickets
- Listen to Radio 5 Live and/or a myriad of other radio stations for score flashes
- Ring/text a mate for updates
- Use an RoyalTV subscription
- BBC Radio Berkshire (FM : 104.4, 104.1 or 95.4 depending where you are in the area)
