Reading v Newcastle

Reading were beaten 1-0 by West Brom and are still looking for their first win of the season , the result also saw Reading slip to the bottom of the table , they do have a game in hand though after their match against Sunderland was postponed last month . The defeat was disappointing for manager Brian McDermott.. "We need to create more chances because if we do we will score goals."We felt the game was drifting towards 0-0 and it was always going to be a case of one goal making the difference and they scored it."


Newcastle won for the first time since the opening day win over Tottenham , the 1-0 win against Norwich was thanks to Demba Ba who hit his third goal in three games ...manager Alan Pardew will be hoping his good form continues as Newcastle moved up to 10th in the table .

Papiss Cisse did well for Newcastle last night in their league cup tie at Man Utd.
On that performance alone he should start upfront at Reading along with Demba Ba.

Reading 1-2 Newcastle

Well, Ba and Cissé both look sharp - if one of them dries up when they play together, there's possibly some sort of chemistry problem, but I think we will see both of them firing on all cylinders in this match.

3-0 to the mags.

Oh, and Alan Pardew has been offered an 8-year contract extension. And if Mike Ashley offers someone an 8-year contract, he means business - he's not the type to chuch money away sacking a manager with many years left on his contract.

I am glad about this - Pardew has proved himself an amazing manager, in my opinion. Thank you, Cockneys, for Alan Pardew

Line ups

Reading:
McCarthy, Cummings, Shorey, Mariappa, Gorkss, Karacan, Leigertwood, Kebe, McAnuff, Hunt, Pogrebnyak.

Subs: Taylor, Pearce, Guthrie, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Le Fondre, Roberts

Newcastle:
Harper, Perch, Williamson, S. Taylor, Santon, Ben Arfa, Tiote, Bigirimana, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse.

Subs: Elliot, Tavernier, Ferguson, Anita, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Shola Ameobi.

Ba and Cisse both start up front for the Toon.

HT

Reading 0-0 Newcastle

FT

Saturday 29th September

Reading 2-2 Newcastle
1-0 J. Kébé 57'
1-1 D. Ba 59'
2-1 N. Hunt 62'
2-2 D. Ba 83'

A controversial hand ball from Demba Ba helped Newcastle to earn a 2-2 draw away at Reading!

Any comments on todays game?

loved the volley from Ba, showed great technique to execute that strike.

another failure to pick up a win for Heston's boys though so the task gets trickier with every passing week.

meanwhile, Newcastle plod along unspectacularly picking up oints here or there so should be another comfortable, if less dramatic, season for them this year.

good news for Reading fans ....Alan Pardew has no worries about them staying in the Premier League ...has he seen the league table yet ..

Shane Ferguson (Newcastle) had an assist in mid-week in the Carling Cup against Man U, and again against Reading on Saturday.
Is he going to be the surprise big name this season?

No.