All you need to know as we haul up to Humberside this weekend...
Hull City vs Reading
Saturday 13th January 2018
Sky Bet Championship
KCOM Stadium
3pm kick-off
East Yorkshire is the venue for the Royals this weekend as Jaap Stam's men take on Hull City at the KCOM Stadium.
Former Royals boss Nigel Adkins has recently taken the reins on Humberside, with his new club sat four points and three places behind Reading in the standings prior to the weekend's fixture.
The Royals have been buoyed by the return to training of Liam Moore and Jón Daði Böðvarsson, after both were ruled out of last week's FA Cup tie at Stevenage through injury and illness respectively.
The sides drew the reverse fixture 1-1 at Madejski Stadium in September, after Böðvarsson scored his first home goal to equalise late on that afternoon.
Both teams are in need of three points in the Championship, and will be going all out to earn them at the KCOM on Saturday. Come on URZ!
Tickets
Supporters will be able to buy tickets on the day of the game from the away supporters bars located at the north side of the stadium for the same price.
We have an allocation of 817.
Hull City have a ticketing policy of no different age bands and price tickets based on the block location.
Our initial allocation is situated in Block N6 and N7 of the North Stand and will be priced at £18 per ticket.
Pre-match chat
"We're working hard every day. We've got a period of games where we're playing one a week so we've got time to work with the gaffer and as a team, as a unit." - More from @VitoMannone88 here: https://t.co/ce5gLcCAGU pic.twitter.com/4vr2DHDEkS
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) January 11, 2018
"Hull is a big club, they're in the same position as we are so they need to fight really hard for the points as well, so we can expect a very motivated side" - More from Jaap here: https://t.co/5D6RqFYCPd pic.twitter.com/pdSeUuww3i
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) January 11, 2018
Odds
EFL title sponsors Sky Bet have made the Royals 13/5 for victory on Saturday afternoon, with the hosts priced as 21/20 favourites. The draw is available at 12/5.
Having taken home December's Goal of the Month award, Yann Kermorgant is available at 13/2 to open the scoring at the KCOM.
He has been back in training after a minor knock that ruled him out last week, and Liam Moore is a 9/1 shot to score any time on Saturday afternoon.
Officials
For the first time this season, Darren England will be the man in the middle as the Royals take on Hull City this weekend.
He has already officiated the Tigers this campaign, in their 1-1 draw at home to Sunderland. He has averaged four yellow cards per match this season, and has brandished the red card twice.
England will be assisted on the day by Mark Dwyer and Paul Hodskinson, with Sebastian Stockbridge as fourth official.
Travel
Supporters' Trust at Reading (STAR) offer travel to all away games, details of which can be found by following the link by clicking here.
Follow it live!
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And supporters based overseas will be able to watch live video of a majority of our games – including this one – by using iFollow. Match passes are just £5 (prices equated to your local currency).
As ever, we’ll also provide live updates on our Twitter and Facebook pages, and look out for our match photos on Instagram. And head to Snapchat and find 'officialrfc' to follow our matchday story as it unfolds!
Reminder
We wish to politely remind supporters that the football club is responsible for their conduct at all matches (home or away) and any person committing a football-related offence or involved in serious misconduct at any match will result in a club ban. Examples of serious misconduct include discriminatory, offensive or abusive chanting, entering the pitch, persistent standing and throwing a missile. Supporters witnessing any incidents of serious misconduct are encouraged to report this to the football club by texting 80800, beginning your message with the word SAFE.
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