When | Saturday 20 April 2002, 3.00pm kick-off |
Who and Where | BRENTFORD (Away, Griffin Park, League Division Two) |
Ticket Info |
ALL TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT FOR THIS FIXTURE. Reading were allocated approximately 2,500 tickets which went on sale to season ticket holders who made postal applications only. All tickets were sold out before being released for general sale. The big screen at
the Madejski Stadium has also sold out. A total of 5,000 tickets were
issued. |
Travel, Food and Beer. |
Griffin Park, Braemar Road, Brentford. Reading fans are being advised that all the pubs around Griffin Park
will close at 2pm tomorrow on police advice. The early closures suggest
it might be worth getting to Brentford a bit earlier, and then getting
into the ground just after 2pm to soak up a bit of atmosphere. The New
Inn and Princess Royal pubs have been designated as away fan pubs for
the day and are sure to be filled with Reading fans getting ready for
the final push towards automatic promotion. By Train: |
Team news |
Well this is it... the whole season rests on this one fixture. The team that wins gets automatic promotion, while a draw will be good enough for the Royals. The introduction of Igoe and Butler at half time on Saturday turned the game around. Expect Rougier to be relegated to the bench and one of Igoe or Butler to get a start. Meanwhile, Mackie will be out of action after picking up a serious ankle injury. Williams should step into the side. A pairing of either Forster and Butler or Forster and Cureton seems likely with the player missing out ready on the bench. Reading - from: Whitehead, Murty, Williams, Viveash, Shorey, Watson, Parkinson, Hughes, Harper, Salako, Henderson, Forster, Butler, Cureton, Rougier, Talia, Savage. Brentford - from:
Smith, Anderson, Dobson, Ingimarsson, Powell, Theobald, Hunt, Sidwell,
Evans, Rowlands, Boxall, Burgess, Owusu, McCammon, Gottskalksson, O'Connor. |
Form Guide | |
Previous Meetings |
Reading have had way more wins than Brenford through history - so lets
hope the pattern continues... 2000/2001 Season: |
Match Odds | Available at
William Hill
Brentford are favourites for home victory. The odds suggest the most unlikely result will be a Reading win. Reading win: 9/4 Draw: 2/1 Brentford win: 11/10 Place your bet on a Reading win! |
Predictions | Who could predict this one?? We've just got to get the draw that takes us up. The only way to do that is to really go for it and play for the win - which we might just get with the right approach. So, a Reading win and automatic promotion. Come on you Royals!! What do you think? Enter your Prediction now! |
Opposition Site | The Griffin Park Grapevine - Discussion Forums: http://www.gpgrapevine.co.uk/ |
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