Swansea City v Reading: Will the Swans get back to winning ways?
Swansea City started the season on fire but have failed to score in their past three league outings. Reading on the other hand are still waiting to record their first win of the season, so who will come out on top in this one?
This will be the first top flight meeting between the two sides and both will be confident of picking up all three points. Swansea are at home and not too many teams have left the Liberty Stadium with a point since they entered the top flight. Reading also haven't beaten Swansea in Wales since 2001.
Meanwhile Brain McDermott will be hoping Reading can finally record their first win of the campaign by beating the team who ended their Premier League dreams in the play-off final in 2011. The Royals are an honest team and should have taken all three points last weekend but for Demba Ba's controversial second goal. They have won more league meetings than Swansea (27 to 25) but this is a Swansea side blessed with pace, movement and ability.
There is only one winner in our pundits' eyes.
Swansea City v Reading; Kick Off 3pm October 6 2012
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Josh Ben Moshe |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Aston Villa |
Frank Pattison |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Fulham |
Neil Springate |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Liverpool |
Dave Disciascio |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Man United |
Alex Richert |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Newcastle |
Greg Hall |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Norwich |
Sue Read |
2 |
V |
0 |
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QPR |
John Jaycock |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Reading |
Jon Keen |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Southampton |
Andy Saunders |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Stoke City |
Jack Heaney |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Swansea |
Jim Barry |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Spurs |
Mike Richards |
3 |
V |
1 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
3 |
V |
0 |
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West Ham |
Matt Beeby |
4 |
V |
0 |
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Wigan |
Jimmy Shine |
3 |
V |
0 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
3 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Steve Coulter |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Mitch Waddon |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Writer |
Chris Pettitt |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Sarshar Hosseinnia |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Blackburn fan |
Terry Kennedy |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Bolton fan |
David Blackburn |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
2 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham fan |
Nigel Telfer |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Wolves fan |
Chris Cox |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
2 |
V |
1 |
Panel Verdict
Swansea should get back to winning ways.
Home: 22; Draw: 8; Away: 1. TBA 3
* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d love to hear from you.
