It my first trip to Berkshire tonight for what promises to be an exciting tussle between two of the Championship's in-form teams ... so 0-0 it will be then!
Reading are growing in confidence after a shaky start to the campaign, but go into this fixture unbeaten in five games after what was a shaky start to the season and so it's nice to see that Brian McDermott is managing to turn things around.
Winger Jimmy Kebe is touted for a return to the Royals' squad, but Jay Tabb who suffered concussion in last Saturday's fixture is definitely out while the club monitor his progress - although all seems to be going well.
Derby have lost in their last five trips to the Madejski Stadium and boss Nigel Clough - who has just signed a deal keeping him at Pride Park until 2015 - will be hoping that tonight's game puts and end to that dismal run.
But if County are to win they will have to do it without defender John Brayford who is injured.
And with leading marksman Steve Davies - five so far this season - out injured, Academy product Callum Ball, 19, may get only his second start with the club - the first this season. The youngster appeared off the bench on four other occasions last term, but has yet to find the net despite netting 31 times for the reserves and the youth team.
I've set up this blog (Monday-Friday) to give extra coverage to teams I cover for the national press. Any views and opinions are all my own. Best wishes, Jeff. Follow me on Twitter and I'll update you each time I blog. http://twitter.com/JeffTaplin P.S. During the summer break I reserve the right to ramble on about anything and everything!
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