Reading 2-1 Town Sat 03rd Aug 2013 16:53 Reading came from behind to condemn the Blues to a 2-1 opening day defeat at the Madejski Stadium. Town midfielder Jay Tabb’s first goal at his old home ground saw the Blues take the lead in the 16th minute but the Royals drew level just before the break via what appeared to be a Tyrone Mings own goal, then Danny Guthrie’s deflected 30-yard strike won it with 15 minutes to go. |
Reading 1-1 Town - Half-Time Sat 03rd Aug 2013 16:05 Town midfielder Jay Tabb’s first goal at his old home ground the Madejski Stadium and what looks to be an own goal by Tyrone Mings sees the Blues and Reading drawing 1-1 at the break. |
“We Need to Get the Basics Right and It Will All Fall into Place“ - Notes for the Reading Game Fri 02nd Aug 2013 12:00 HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Saturday's game by delving into their forums. |
Hyam and Barnett Set to Start Against Forest Tue 27th Nov 2012 10:58 Luke Hyam and new loanee Tyrone Barnett are set to come into the Town side which faces Nottingham Forest at Portman Road this evening. Midfielder Hyam will take over from Nigel Reo-Coker, who is out with a hamstring problem, while Michael Chopra will probably drop to the bench to allow Barnett to make his Blues debut. |
Drury and Smith in Team of the Week Mon 05th Mar 2012 18:19 Town duo Andy Drury and Tommy Smith have been named in this week’s Championship Team of the Week. The pair were amongst the Blues’ scorers in Saturday’s 3-0 home victory over Bristol City. |
Town 1-3 Nottingham Forest Mon 02nd Jan 2012 17:03 Town’s 2012 got off to the worst possible start with goal-phobic Nottingham Forest leaving Portman Road with a 3-1 victory. Marcus Tudgay and Garath McCleary put the visitors - who hadn’t scored in their seven previous games - two goals in front at the break, then after the Blues had missed a number of chances, skipper Grant Leadbitter pulled one back from the penalty spot before Tudgay sealed Forest’s victory with his second of the afternoon. |
Jewell Weighing Up Formation Change at Forest Fri 18th Nov 2011 13:06 Boss Paul Jewell will be weighing up whether to stick with his diamond formation or make a change to his system when the Blues take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. Town are again without central defenders Ibrahma Sonko and Damien Delaney and striker Daryl Murphy, but midfielder Lee Bowyer and frontman Nathan Ellington are both fit again and Tamás Priskin has made it back from Hungary. |
Keane Looking to Youngsters But Not At Expense of Results Fri 09th Apr 2010 11:58 Boss Roy Keane says he will give one or two youngsters a run out during the season’s final games, but will still be focusing on gaining a win when the Blues visit his old club Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Central defender Tom Eastman is most likely to make his senior bow having been on the bench at Derby on Monday. |
Keane to Make One or Two Changes for Forest Clash Tue 15th Sep 2009 07:57 Town boss Roy Keane says he’s likely to make one or two changes for Tuesday’s home game against Nottingham Forest, the club where he started his professional playing career. The Blues have no new injuries as they continue to look for their first Championship victory of the season. |
Town 2-1 Nottingham Forest Wed 18th Feb 2009 23:45 Town's run of five home league games without a win came to an end as a James Perch own goal and a rare strike from David Wright helped them to a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest. Nathan Tyson pulled a goal back for the visitors late on. |