MATCH THREAD: " READING v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

Inside the stadium now and Bluebird atmosphere building nicely on a sunny day...

Players out warming up and looking focussed but taking time acknowledge the full away end...

Could be a harder game than norwich!

Great work by Romeo. Has a one-two with Ojo on the right and bursts upfield. He plays in Watters, who sends a cross in towards O'Dowda, but it's cut out.

Nelso hoofing the ball forward

O'Dowda does excellently there, winning a free-kick from Guinness-Walker deep in Reading's half.

CITY GOAL!!!!

1 - 0 Bluebirds

LATEST SCORE: READING 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Callum O'Dowda (4 mins)

Nelso hoofing the ball forward

Not my fav player.

GOAL! Reading 0-1 Cardiff City (O'Dowda 4)
Goal!

Reading just look to take the sting out of the game after a flying start from Cardiff. There's a composure about the visitors so far, though.

Lumley hoofs a ball forward and a combination of Kipre and Collins manage to head clear as Ince and Long look to capitalise.

Would be amazing to get a couple past them this match!

Game was preceded with the old knee take but noticably 2 x Reading players did not partake

The game kicked off with the Bkuebirds pressing hard and it paid dividends with Callum O'Dowda's first and opening goal from a grwat move

It's been alk Bluebird since and we are looking both positive in approach and able to carry out the manager's plan(s)

LATEST SCORE: READING 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Callum O'Dowda (4 mins)

A greatchance falls to the tricky O'Dowda but the keeper gets down and saves

LATEST SCORE: READING 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Callum O'Dowda (4 mins)

What a break from Cardiff!

Ojo picks it up inside his own half and runs 50 yards up the pitch. Watters drags a defender with a diagonal run and Ojo slides in O'Dowda. The goalscorer gets it out of his feet and smacks one low and across goal, but Lumley gets down smartly to save.

Shot by doward keeper saves

Reading free-kick. Dangerous area after Romeo handball.

Hoilett clips it in... too long. Goal kick.

We are top of the league!

A handball gives Reading a free kick from the left of tge penalty area (6 yard box) but it's sent in long and curling and over the by-line for a Bluebird goal kick

LATEST SCORE: READING 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Callum O'Dowda (4 mins)

Wintle pings a lovely ball out to Romeo before the full-back hits a low cross in search of his strikers. Reading have to put it out for a corner.

Hoilett booked. Nasty tackle on Jamilu Collins.

Kipre clatters into Tom Ince. It's a free-kick to Reading 35 yards from goal.

It comes to nothing. A Reading man commits a foul in City's penalty area and it's a free-kick the other way.

PENALTY READING!

Nelson pulls down Ince, who was clean through. Calls for a red, but it's just a yellow.

PENALTY READING....

Against the run of play but clearly a pull back from Curtis Nelson

Scored...

LATEST SCORE: READING 1 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Callum O'Dowda (4 mins)

GOAL! Reading 1-1 Cardiff City (Long 27)

1 1

Cardiff corner. Nice interplay between Watters and O'Dowda down the left. The latter wins the corner.

No need to pull him he was wide of goal! Should possibly been red card but think to wide... but got to listen to reading commentary biased as fck

Wintle plays it in and Lumley comes out and punches clean air. Fortunately for the keeper, it falls safe.

This is why we are after another centre half.