When | Saturday 5 May 2001, 3.00pm kick-off |
Who and Where | Bournemouth (Home, Madejski Stadium, League Division Two) |
Ticket Info |
Pay in advance or
on the day, normal home match prices apply. Although this game
now means nothing in terms of Reading's finish in the table this season,
plenty of people bought their tickets in advance when they thought it
could be the game that determined promotion. Reading will finish third
now whatever the result of this game and will need to go through the play-offs
- but it could still be the Madejski Stadium's biggest ever crowd in the first ever sold out match. |
Travel, Food and Beer. |
Home match
- See away fans guide for travel,
food and beer guide. |
Team news |
Alan Pardew may choose
to rest a couple of key players ahead of the play-offs - or he may use
the game to give his first choice team a full game together to prepare
for the continuing promotion battle. If Reading lose then we could face
Bournemouth in the play-offs so Pardew may well experiment with his tactics
if Bournemouth take the lead. Bournemouth - from: Stewart, Broadhurst, Tindall, Howe, Elliott, Carl Fletcher, Hughes, Jorgensen, Narada, Hayter, Purches, Feeney, Defoe, Steve Fletcher, Eribenne, O'Connor. |
Form Guide |
The game may make no difference to the Royals - but Bournemouth need victory to have a chance of a play-off place. Victory for Bournemouth could set up another two games for the two sides this season - as we could end up meeting in the play-offs. There's no doubt that Reading's form has dipped while Bournemouth are the most inform side in the entire Second Division: Reading's Last Five Games Bournemouth's Last Five Games |
Previous Meetings |
Reading and Bournemouth have met 103 times for competitive fixtures with
the Royals just about having the upper hand. 1999/2000 Season: |
Match Odds |
Available at William
Hill,
where you can get £25 back on your first bet: |
Predictions | The result now means nothing. Reading finish third whatever... however with the pressure off perhaps we'll put on a decent performance in the last normal league game of the season before the play-off fixtures. A win for the Royals. What do you think? You can enter your Prediction on-line within the Hob Nob Anyone? Prediction League - and also be in with the chance of winning up to £150 worth of Reading FC vouchers. |
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