Week 10 brings us a match on Sep 14th, where Reading will host Sunderland at Select Car Leasing Stadium in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 3rd placed Reading, recorded a 2-1 win against Stoke City. Lucas João struck first for Reading in the 2nd minute on a feed from Joe Lumley, then in the 40th minute, Aden Flint sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ben Wilmot. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Reading should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 8th placed Sunderland is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Middlesbrough. Riley McGree struck first for Middlesbrough in the 25th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sunderland was frustrated by Middlesbrough’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Middlesbrough ended the match with the shutout victory. Sunderland is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses 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.
Ross Stewart has been the most prolific scorer on Sunderland in the last 5 matches with three goals. Lucas João has been the most prolific scorer on Reading in his last 5 matches with three goals.