Mark Hughes’ side would be keen to register their first win of the 2012/13 season when they take on Brian McDermott’s men, who have also thus far failed to bag all three points this term.
On matchday 10 of the English top tier football, Queens Park Rangers will lock horns against Reading at Loftus Road Stadium on Sunday, November 4.
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QPR are heading into the game on the back of a demoralising 1-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on October 27. The Gunners dominated the game throughout the 90 minutes, and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mikel-Arteta-c25715’s strike six minutes before the full time whistle sealed a deserving win for the hosts.
The White City-based outfit have been struggling to perform, and their poor showings have dropped them to the bottom of the league table. They have an overall record of 9 played, 3 drawn and 6 lost.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Esteban-Granero-c12919, the 25-year-old midfielder, has expressed confidence that his side will manage to turn the tides around, and will start grinding out decent results.
“It has to change because the reality is we only have three points and are bottom of the table. We have a good team, a good squad, a good manager, we do not deserve to be there - but that does not matter because you have to win games”, Granero was quoted as saying to the club’s official website.
Reading
The Royals would be kicking themselves after losing 5-7 at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 in the Capital One Cup on October 31. After taking a 4-1 lead in the opening half, the newly promoted English Premier League side failed to put in a decent show after the half-time break.
Meanwhile, the Gunners netted three goals in the second-half to take the game into extra-time, where they managed to pull off an amazing 5-7 victory at the end.
Reading have thus far failed perform in the highest echelons of English football. Occupying the 18th spot on the league table, they have an overall record of 8 played, 4 drawn and 4 lost.
The Royals vice-captain, Kaspars Gorkss, has urged his teammates to put behind their disappointing performances, and start looking to secure results in their favour.
“We need to pick ourselves up as soon as possible for a massive game on Sunday, which is more important. A cup game is a cup game, and a league game is a league game. It's a new game on Sunday and hopefully we can get the same result we got there earlier this season”, the 30-year-old defender said while talking to reporters.
Head-to-Head statistics
In their last five head-to-head meetings, QPR managed to secure three wins while Reading emerged victorious on two occasions.
Players to watch
Bobby http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zamora-c40983 – Queens Park Rangers
The 31-year-old attacker has been in decent form, and would be gunning to add more to his three goals tally in the upcoming clash against the Royals.
Jobi McAnuff - Reading
The Jamaican midfield ace has remained one of the consistent performers for the Royals since his arrival at Madejski Stadium in the summer of 2009. With four assists already to his name this term, he would be keen to set up more in his side’s upcoming fixture.
Prediction
It will be an intriguing encounter between the two struggling English Premier League sides, who have yet to register their first win of the season. Reading have performed impressively in their recent games, and it seems like that they will manage to bag all three points against Mark Hughes’ men.
Predicted score-line: QPR 2-3 Reading.
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