Week 18 brings us a match on Oct 29th where Burnley will play host to Reading in a Championship match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Burnley recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Jay Rodriguez struck first for Burnley in the 82nd minute on a penalty kick, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Norwich City couldn’t muster any offence and Burnley ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Burnley should be reasonably happy with their performance, while reading sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Bristol City. Mamadou Ndiaye struck first for Reading in the 52nd minute on a feed from Thomas Ince, then Andy Carroll added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bristol City couldn’t manage to score, and Reading took the shutout win. Reading is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Andy Carroll has been the most effective weapon for Reading lately. The English attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Burnley’s top weapon lately has been Jay Rodriguez, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.