The visit of Millwall to the Madejski Stadium brings a rare all-ticket tie and the possibility of a big home crowd which could be the biggest of the season so far. No tickets will be available on the day of the match, and all stands are reserved seating only - so make sure you purchase your tickets in advance directly from the ticket office.
Pay in advance only, normal home match prices apply.
Upper West Stand: Adults: £18 in advance, £20 on the day. Concessions: £12 in advance, £14 on the day.
Lower West, East and North Stands: Adults: £12 in advance, £14 on the day. Concessions: £7 in advance, £8 on the day.
(These prices also apply for visitors in the South stand)
North and East Stands are reserved seating.
Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling the ticket office on 0118 968 1000.

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Reading will be without Adi Viveash in the centre of defence after he picked up a booking as the Royals went down 1-3 to York City in the FA Cup Second Round replay - after a challenge on York's Hulme who was sent off in the first tie for a foul on Viveash. Adi may have had his revenge over Hulme, but the suspension rules him out of this game meaning we'll probably see a central defence pairing of Hunter and Mackie.

Reading - from: Whitehead, Newman, Mackie, Hunter, Robinson, Caskey, Smith, Parkinson, Cureton, Rougier, Butler, Hodges, Igoe, Howie, Gurney, Jones.

Millwall - from: Warner, Lawrence, Ryan, Dyche, Dolan, Cahill, Ifill, Reid, Livermore, Kinet, Moody, Sadlier, Harris, Gueret, Neill, Nethercott.

Unsuprisingly, with Millwall top of the table on goals scored, Millwall have one of the best away records in the second Division. Away from home the Lions have lost just three games, drawn two, and won an impressive seven - scoring a decent number of goals, 22, in the process. The reason the side are top is because their home form is just as good with eight wins, a draw, and three defeats. One of the rare home defeats came last week when Millwall went down 2-3 at home to a 90th minute goal from Notts County. Before that Millwall pulled off an impressive 6-1 victory over Colchester on Boxing Day. Millwall's last two games away in the league have seen a defeat and a win, losing at Rotherham but beating Bournemouth - inbetween that Wycombe knocked Millwall out of the FA Cup.

Mark McGhee became manager of Millwall on the 25th of September 2000 - his first managerial post for nearly two years after being sacked for turning Wolves into an average Division One side from promotion candidates. Since then he's managed six defeats and six draws out of his 25 games in charge of Millwall. The London side are currently top of the second Division but were put out of the FA Cup by Wycombe Wanderers in round two.

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Millwall have just about had the advantage over the Royals going back through history with four more wins in competitive fixtures:
Reading wins: 29
Draws: 19
Millwall wins: 33

Reading will be out for revenge against league leaders Millwall after a defeat at the New Den on the opening day of the season:
12 August 2000: Millwall 2 Reading 0

Last season we managed to beat Millwall by the same scoreline at home, but were soundly stuffed 0-5 away from home:
12 February 2000: Reading 2 Millwall 0
16 November 1999: Millwall 5 Reading 0

Also in the Second Division, during the 1998-1999 season, Reading won four points off the Lions with a home win and a decent point taken away. The home victory was another 2-0 win - it would be good to repeat that this time round to make it three straight 2-0 home wins over Millwall:
1 May 1999: Reading 2 Millwall 0
12 December 1998: Millwall 1 Reading 1
Click on the result for match reports.

Reading are favourites for victory - but only just. Reading's home form has been impressive despite the odd poor result on the way. With the number of goals we continue to bang it at home and with this being such a big game it's very tempting to stick some money on a Reading win.
Odds available at William Hill, where you can get £25 back on your first bet:
Reading win: 5/4
Draw: 9/4
Millwall win: 7/4