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When Saturday 12 January 2002, 3.00pm kick-off
Who and Where HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (Away, Alfred Mcalpine Stadium, League Division Two)
Ticket Info

Tickets are pay on the day for Reading fans.
The stadium is all seater.

Adults: £14 on the day
Concessions: £8 on the day

Find out more information by calling the ticket office on 0118 968 1000.

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The Alfred Mcalpine Stadium
Leeds Road
Huddersfield, HD1 6PX
Telephone:
01484 484100

Team news

With Rougier in top form he will almost certainly have earned himself another start, leaving Jamie Cureton on the subs bench once again. Hughes should feature in the centre of midfield as Reading take on Huddersfield with a similar line-up to the one that beat QPR last Saturday at the Madesjki Stadium

Reading - from: Hahnemann, Murty, Mackie, Williams, Shorey, Parkinson, Hughes, Igoe, Jones, Forster, Henderson, Rougier, Cureton, Salako, Ashdown, Gamble.

Huddersfield Town- from: Margetson, Evans, Gray, Moses, Jenkins, Schofield, Irons, Heary, Mattis, Thorrington, Hay, Wijnhard, Booth, Knight, Senior, Macari.

Form Guide

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Previous Meetings 

Reading wins: 18
Huddersfield wins: 11
Draws: 8
Figures include League, League Cup, and FA Cup fixtures only.

Before this season the last time the Royals got to play Huddersfield was back in the 1997/1998 season before Reading got relegated to Division Two from Division One. Huddersfield managed to keep their place in Division One until last season when they came down to join the Royals. During the 1997/1998, when Reading were a bit crap to say the least, Huddersfield claimed two straight victories off us. We didn't even manage to stick a goal past them over the two fixtures. Thankfully the season before that saw Reading stuff Huddersfield 4-1 at our place even if we did lose away by a single goal in September 1996.

2001/2002 Season:
18 Aug 2001: Reading 1 Huddersfield Town 0 (League Division 2)

1997/1998 Season:
21 Mar 1998: Reading 0 Huddersfield Town 2 (League Division 1)
15 Nov 1997: Huddersfield Town 1 Reading 0 (League Division 1)

1996/1997 Season:
28 Jan 1997: Reading 4 Huddersfield Town 1 (League Division 1)
28 Sep 1996: Huddersfield Town 1 Reading 0 (League Division 1)

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Predictions A draw would be a good result to keep our unbeaten run going.
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Pre-Match Opinions
Since we played Huddersfield at home there has been a lot of water under the bridge and Reading have dragged their season from the rocks to a point where everyone is starting to believe again. Looking back on my comments after the 1-0 victory at the start of the season, much progress has been made by our team and I am sure everyone is expecting our run to continue. Huddersfield come into Saturday's match not having played a league since December and whilst they have less points than Reading they have only lost six matches to our seven. Like Reading their home form has not been brilliant especially at the beginning of the season, however this has improved and Huddersfield will not feel out of the running yet. They are a sleeping giant and like Reading their fans will expect first division football again soon. Every match Reading play now could be built up into a crucial fixture as we battle for promotion, we must approach the game without complacency and ensure our performance is professional. In a sense some of these fixtures away from home will be more open contests as the home sides play for three points and don't pack eleven men behind the ball. Reading still in my opinion have yet to get into their stride, another solid performance is required on Saturday and lets hope the goals start coming, certainly Cureton looks sharp and perhaps he is due a run, whilst if Rougie continues his form then he must score soon. Keep it up Tony, you are setting an example to the whole side and your inspiration is vital. Good luck on Saturday and well done to Pardew, he has come a long way since the start of the season and weathered the storms, keep the run going and keep the critics like me quiet.
-- Paul Finch
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