Reading V Watford Sky Bet Championship Match 17 -August 2013. Reading boss Nigel Adkins has no new injury concerns following this week's international fixtures.
Winger Jimmy Kebe has returned to training following his groin injury but is still unavailable along with long-term absentee Jason Roberts (hip).Watch Reading V Watford Live, Watch Reading V Watford Live Stream, Watch Reading V Watford Free Live Stream, Watch Reading V Watford Online, Watch Reading V Watford Online Free, Reading V Watford Live, Reading V Watford live stream Online.
Watford have no new injury concerns, new signing Essaid Belkalem from Granada is unlikely to feature.
Long-term absentees Nyron Nosworthy (Achilles) and Tommie Hoban (ankle) remain unavailable.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• This is the 97th league meeting, with Reading leading by 38 wins to 37.
• When these clubs last competed against each other in the Championship in the season before last, both matches were won by the club playing away from home.
• The 2-0 win when this fixture was last staged in September 2011, was the Hornets' second victory in 11 league trips to Reading.
Reading
• Reading are unbeaten under Nigel Adkins this term (they won 2-1 at home to Ipswich and drew 1-1 away to Bolton), recovering all four points from losing positions.
• Defeat to Watford would take the Royals' total of home league losses to 400.
• Should Reading find the net three times, they will then have scored 700 goals in the second level of league football on home territory.
Watford
• Gianfranco Zola has guided Watford straight to the top of the table with a rip-roaring 100% start; winning 1-0 at Birmingham, 3-1 at Bristol Rovers in the Capital One Cup and 6-1 at home to Bournemouth.
• Last season's most prolific Championship club with 85 goals are already the top scorers this term (going into the weekend), with Troy Deeney netting four of their seven.
• The last time the Hornets won the first three matches of a Championship season, in 1998, they went on to gain promotion to the Premier League.