The Royals are back in action on Saturday afternoon, this time heading to Villa Park...
Aston Villa vs Reading
Saturday 25th August
3pm kick-off
Sky Bet Championship
Villa Park
After being pegged back to a 2-2 draw against Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday night, the Royals will be hoping to go one better against an Aston Villa side that are unbeaten at the start of the season.
With the Royals' being defeated in the Play-Off Final two seasons ago, Villa suffered the same fate at Wembley back in May - losing out in a 1-0 loss against Fulham to prevent their return to the Premier League at the second attempt.
Off-the-field issues dogged the early part of Villa's summer, but they appear to be back on track for the season ahead, with two wins and two draws in their opening matches in the Championship this time around.
Villa have also managed to keep hold of star man, Jack Grealish, as well as bolstering their options with the addition of Netherlands international winger Anwar El Ghazi on loan, and a move for John McGinn from Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League.
They bounced back in midweek with a 95th minute header from Jonathan Kodjia that earned a point against Brentford, and they'll hope to turn one point into three against Paul Clement's side this weekend.
Reading were buoyed in midweek by the return of Mo Barrow off the bench, after recovering from a knock, coupled with Sone Aluko's return from the start at Ewood Park.
Tiago Ilori will be hoping to recover from a slight thigh injury in time to be in contention against Villa, while Josh Sims will be pushing for a first Reading start after coming off the bench for his debut at Blackburn.
Tickets
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Travel
STAR Travel offer official supporters' coach travel to every Reading away game.
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Odds
Championship title sponsors, Sky Bet, make the hosts odds-on favourites at 8/13 for victory in the West Midlands, with the Royals priced at 19/4 to bring three points back to RG2. The draw is available at 14/5.
Following his midweek brace at Ewood Park, Jón Daði Böðvarsson is priced at 10/1 to be the game's first goalscorer.
Follow it Live!
If you can't make it to Villa on Saturday, we've got you covered!
- Keep up with the action through our live Match Centre, available on the club website prior to kick-off.
- We'll have you covered on our Reading FC social media channels - on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!
- iFollow will be available for UK-based supporters to hear live audio commentary of the game, while international Royals can purchase a Match Pass to watch the game live for the equivalent of £5 in your local currency!
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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