Reading v Swansea

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After two consecutive home defeats and a dreadful run of form it’s hard to be positive but we’ll try - our last two away matches were wins against Millwall and Sheff Wed.
There are only three matches left to the end of the season and we need one point to confirm a play-off place.
Our next match is away to Reading on Sunday at midday and we are live on Sky Sports again.
The Royals (previously known as The Biscuitmen because of the town’s association with Huntley and Palmers) are in 7th spot in the table and six points behind 6th place Barnsley and they will be desperate to win to try and get into a play-off position.
Their last home match was a 1-1 draw with Cardiff, a goal each in the last few minutes tying the match.
In the reverse fixture at the Liberty we played out a 0-0 draw, with the Swans 6 shots on target failing to beat goalkeeper Barbosa.
Good luck to the Swans.

[Estoban]

Crunch time guys and time for the players to stand up and be counted.
We know this team can play good football. We know on our day we can beat any team in this division. We’ve already beaten Norwich and Watford, drawn home and away with Brentford, and done the double over Barnsley. Let’s get back to winning ways on Sunday and be positive going into the play-offs.

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The teams today -

Reading: Rafael Cabral, Omar Richards, Liam Moore (captain), Andy Rinohmota, John Swift, Yakou Meite, Ovie Ejaria, Andy Yiadom, Lucas Joao, Josh Laurent, Tom Holmes.

Substitutes: Luke Southwood, Tomas Esteves, Michael Olise, Sam Baldock, Lewis Gibson, Sone Aluko, Alfa Semedo, Dejan Tetek, George Puscas.


Swansea City: Freddie Woodman; Kyle Naughton, Ben Cabango, Marc Guehi, Jake Bidwell; Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Conor Hourihane; Wayne Routledge, Liam Cullen, Jamal Lowe.

Substitutes: Ben Hamer, Ryan Bennett, Korey Smith, Andre Ayew, Morgan Whittaker, Yan Dhanda, Joel Latibeaudiere, Connor Roberts, Ollie Cooper.

[jackaway]

HT 1-0 Meite 30’ header, feeble challenge from Bidwell

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FT 2-2
66’ Lowe
82’ Ayew
93’ Esteves
94’ FT
Draw enough, Swans get last play-off place

[Iolo]

We are playing better away from home at the moment for some strange reason. There are no crowds so it’s only the travelling.
Yesterday we played much better and were more of an attacking threat.
Poor marking for both their goals though, Bidwell and Guehi at fault respectively.
Ayew turned the match when he came on and was back to his old self. His back flick set Fulton free to race into the area and his shot on goal was only parried to Lowe who fired home the equaliser.
Bidwell made amends for his earlier error by setting up the Swans second goal for Ayew to slot home.
Annoyingly we let the lead slip in the last minute of injury time, Esteves firing through a crowd of players from the edge of the box, Guehi turning his body instead of blocking the ball.

[Iolo]

That’s four matches recently where we’ve conceded in the final minutes of the game,
Swans 0 Preston 1 - one point dropped 89’
Swans 0 QPR 1 - one point dropped 91’
Reading 2 Swans 2 - two points dropped 93’
Birmingham 1 Swans 0 - one point dropped 91’

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Highlights -

https://www.swanseacity.com/news/highlights-reading-v-swansea-city-0

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Match report -

https://www.swanseacity.com/news/report-watford-2-swansea-city-0

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Barnsley in the play-off semi-finals for us then, Bournemouth lost 0-2 at home to Stoke, Barnsley drew 1-1 at home to Norwich.

[Estoban]

Jackaway, you put these posts in the wrong thread!

[jackaway]

Yes, realised afterwards but you cannot change anything on here once it’s posted.

[Acido]

Barnsley in the play-off semi-finals for us then, Bournemouth lost 0-2 at home to Stoke, Barnsley drew 1-1 at home to Norwich.

No Jack it weren't 1-1, we had a 'Desmond' with Naarich (a 2-2). :D