Reading v Millwall

Last updated : 21 February 2011 By BBC Sport

Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici faces a late fitness test after being forced off with a knee injury against Watford, so Alex McCarthy is standing by.Mathieu Manset is a doubt with a calf injury and Alex Pearce is unlikely to return from his thigh problem, while Jem Karacan is still suspended.

Millwall midfielder Tamika Mkandawire could return to the squad following a muscle strain.

Hameur Bouazza is pushing to make his full debut for the Lions.

MATCH PREVIEW

Reading have done well against Millwall in the most recent matches between these clubs, winning three and drawing one of the last four games against the Lions, who have lost on their last four visits to face the Berkshire side.

But while history is on Reading's side, the form book is not. The Royals are looking for their first win in seven league games and have lost ground in the race for a play-off place.

Millwall are ninth - three places above Reading - and suffered a setback to their own promotion bid when they were beaten at home by struggling Middlesbrough on Saturday.

The Lions are yet to win away this season against a team outside the bottom six. They are also the only team to have lost every Championship game in which they have conceded more than one goal.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Reading and Millwall have each won 36 of the 93 previous matches between these clubs.

• Millwall's last away win against Reading was a 4-3 victory in January 2001.

Reading

• Reading have drawn 14 Championship games this season - more than any other side.

• Of their 32 matches, 25 have either been drawn or decided by a single goal.

• They have also scored more goals in the final five minutes of matches than any other team (11).

Millwall

• Millwall have picked up only five away points from the last available 21.

• They are averaging a point per away game (16 from 16).

• The Lions have the best first-half record in the division. They have been ahead at the break in 13 of their matches, level in 15, and behind in only four.

Source: BBC Sport

Source: BBC Sport