The Royals have been virtually the polar opposite of Pompey, as they are excellent at home and poor on the road. They also managed to score 4 on the road in their last game but lost 6-4, so I wonder what the odds are on another 7-4 scoreline tomorrow!?
I'm personally glad that we're back on the road and I think Harry will go back to his tried-and-tested 4-3-3 formation that has worked wonders away from home. Steve Coppell is likely to stick with the same side that lost to Tottenham, despite shipping six goals.
After our dreadful defeat to Middlesbrough, we really need to win this game but it won't be easy against a Reading side who always score goals, especially at the Madejski. Having said that, Pompey's only two visits to Reading's new ground have both ended goalless.
David Nugent has been linked to Reading in a swap deal for Leroy Lita so it will be interesting to see if these two players play a part in the events tomorrow, although the most important thing is the three points and a performance that suggests we can get out of this recent slump of form.
Predicted Starting Line-Ups
Reading
GK: Marcus HAHNEMANN
RB: Greame MURTY
CB: Ibrahima SONKO
CB: Ivar INGIMARSSON
LB: Nicky SHOREY
RM: Stephen HUNT
CM: Kalifa CISSE
CM: James HARPER
LM: Bobby CONVEY
CF: Dave KITSON
CF: Kevin DOYLE
Bench: Adam FEDERICI, Andre BIKEY, Ulises DE LA CRUZ, Leroy LITA, Shane LONG
Pompey
GK: David JAMES
RB: LAUREN
CB: Sol CAMPBELL
CB: Sylvain DISTIN
LB: Hermann HREIDARSSON
CM: Richard HUGHES
CM: Papa BOUBA DIOP
CM: Sulley MUNTARI
RWF: John UTAKA
LWF: Niko KRANJCAR
CF: BENJANI
Bench: Asmir BEGOVIC, Djimi TRAORE, Matthew TAYLOR, David NUGENT, KANU
Last Time: Reading 0 Pompey 0
Richard Hughes hit the crossbar with a long range volley in this otherwise uneventful match.
Pundit Watch
Lawro: Away Win (1-2)
Sky Sports: Draw (1-1)
Soccernet: Away Win
Footy-Mad: Draw
My Prediction: Draw (0-0)