For the third time in a month or so Reading will be facing a team with a new manager. Rotherham having relieved Alan Stubbs of his duties on Wednesday (he only lasted 14 games) and quickly naming his successor as former Millwall and Wolves boss Kenny Jackett. So god knows what there will be to expect in this game other than a team up for impressing their new manager. Let's hope Reading can meet this challenge successfully.
On the playing side Rotherham have doubts over Dael Fry, Kelvin Wilson (calf) and Tom Adeyemi.
Reading are expected to still be missing Paul McShane, Stephen Quinn and Joseph Mendes while Jake Cooper and Yakou Meite could conceivably be on the bench but unlikely.
Rotherham has been a bit of a miserable place for Reading in the last 5 visits with only 2 draws to show for any sort of return. The last win for Reading there was way back in 2000 when Royals won 3-1 at the old ground - Millmoor - thanks to Butler, Cureton and McIntyre.
Full record at their place is P20, W4, D7, L9, F23, A34.
Rotherham are on a run of 6 straight defeats so I think we can all guess the likely outcome of the game from that one fact alone.
Danny Ward has bagged 9 goals though so far so they can't be too bad going forward. Wonder when was the last time a Reading player got near 9 goals in the league?
Tomorrow's match official will be Newcastle's Scott Duncan (who has already officiated at Rotherham this season in the 2-2 opening day draw with Wolves - and Wolves had a player sent off).
Previous games with Mr Duncan
12 Apr 2016 > Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading
4 Apr 2015 > Reading 1-1 Cardiff City
