Reading vs Cardiff City

What it means

• Cardiff has dropped 4 of the last 5.
• Reading has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Aug 17

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ESPN · Aug 17

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ESPN · Mar 30

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Recap · Dec 16

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ESPN · Dec 7

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Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship

Lineup (4-3-3)

1. 1Alex SmithiesG
2. 2Aden FlintCD-L
3. 3Sol BambaCD-R
4. 4Joe BennettLB
5. 5Leandro BacunaRB
6. 6Will VaulksCM
7. 7Josh MurphyLM
8. 8Joe RallsRM
9. 9Robert GlatzelF
10. 10Callum PatersonLF
11. 11Gavin WhyteRF

Reading6th in English League One

Lineup (4-4-1-1)

1. 1Sam WalkerG
2. 2Tom McintyreCD-L
3. 3Matt MiazgaCD-R
4. 4Omar RichardsLB
5. 5Teddy HoweRB
6. 6Charlie AdamCM-L
7. 7Andy RinomhotaCM-R
8. 8Yakou MeiteLM
9. 9Garath McClearyRM
10. 10Danny NamasoF
11. 11Sone AlukoRCF

Head to head

Last 5

CAR

• T@ BIR1-1
• W@ CAR4-3
• Tvs SWA0-0
• Tvs CAR2-2
• L@ QPR1-6

REA

• T@ NFO1-1
• L@ MIL0-2
• W@ BLP2-0
• Tvs NFO1-1
• Tvs BLP2-2

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England · Attendance 12,798