Reading threat: Leroy Lita

Reading showed on Saturday just gone that they're not a team to be taken lightly.

Not many teams come back from 2-0 down, let alone a team that's never played in the top flight before.

Leroy Lita has been tipped to make the grade at the top level and he certainly showed last week that he has the potential to score goals in the Premiership.

Gary Cahill and Wilfred Bouma are still injured while Mark Delaney faces a fitness test late to determine if he has overcome the viral infection that kept him out of the draw at Arsenal.

Our defence looked good against Arsenal and they will need to be on form tonight against Lita. Luckily Kitson is out injured so that may dampen their attacking options somewhat.

I'm hoping if we keep a clean sheet we can use the pace of Moore and Agbonlahor to break through their defence. Coppell is a clever man and I think he will have set up Reading to try and leak as few a goals as possible.

Reading won't be pushovers by any means but I do expect a home win although I don't think it'll be as comfortable as some of the other fixtures we'll have this season.