On Monday Jan 3rd, Derby County will travel to Reading to battle Reading in a clash of these two closely matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Reading recorded a 0-1 loss against West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson struck first for West Bromwich Albion in the 62nd minute on a feed from Karlan Grant, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Reading was frustrated by West Bromwich Albion’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. West Bromwich Albion ended the match with the shutout victory. Reading looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while derby County sits at 24th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Stoke City. Luke Plange struck first for Derby County in the 16th minute, then Thomas Ince tied it up for Stoke City in the 78th minute. Derby County is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 29th, Derby County hosted Reading in their last match together. Derby County won by a score of 1 to 0. Craig Forsyth scored the first goal for Derby County in the 33rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Reading was frustrated by Derby County’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Derby County ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Colin Kazim-Richards and Plange have been the hottest scorers for Derby County in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Andy Carroll has been the most prolific scorer on Reading in the last 5 matches with two goals.