After Reading suffered heavy defeats to Sheffield United and Sunderland, the assumption with some was that their excellent start to the campaign was beginning to fizzle out.
However, despite being faced with a trip to a Wigan Athletic side that had lost just once in eight games, the Royals came away with a 1-0 win courtesy of Thomaston Ince’s 63rd-minute goal.
Reading have only scored 10 times in as many games and have conceded four more goals than they have netted, but results such as the one in the North-West are keeping Paul Ince’s side punching above their weight.
Although a prolonged promotion push may eventually prove to be too much, Reading deserve to be judged on their merits, and they currently appear capable of collecting maximum points on a regular basis.
Nevertheless, with Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers to follow this fixture, Ince will be aware of the importance of getting a seventh win on the board this weekend.
As for Huddersfield, it is all change at the John Smith’s Stadium with Fotheringham having been appointed as the replacement for Danny Schofield.
The Scot is taking on his first senior job in the dugout, but the Terriers hierarchy are optimistic that he can deliver an instant upturn in results.
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Huddersfield got back to winning ways last time out under caretaker charge, an early Jordan Rhodes goal securing a 1-0 triumph over Cardiff City.
However, the Yorkshire side have lost each of their three away fixtures this campaign, scoring just two times in the process.
Given the size of the club’s injury list, Ince may see no reason to make any unenforced changes to his Reading starting lineup.
Although there is scope for Tyrese Fornahto drop back into a deeper midfield position to allow for a more attack-minded side to be named, Ince could show preference to the side which prevailed at Wigan.
