READING FC are back in Championship action this weekend when they host Huddersfield Town at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
The Royals have won four out of five league fixtures at the SCL this season which has helped them climb up to third in the Championship table.
Paul Ince’s team recovered from their only home loss of the campaign so far against Sunderland by beating Wigan Athletic away from home thanks to Tom Ince’s free-kick.
Huddersfield have endured a tricky start to the season and are currently in 23rd place on seven points from nine matches.
The Terriers’ slow start to the season cost Danny Schofield his job as manager after just two months in charge.
Huddersfield appointed Mark Fotheringham as their new manager on Wednesday morning which means his first game in charge will be against Reading
The game after Schofield’s departure, Huddersfield earned just their second win of the 2022/23 season when Jordan Rhodes scored the only goal of the game to defeat Cardiff City.
Prior to that win, Huddersfield had been on a run of three successive defeats that came against Bristol City, Blackpool and Wigan.
Huddersfield have yet to pick up a point away from home this season having lost all three of their matches on the road.
They have lost out to Birmingham City, Norwich City and Bristol which leaves them in the relegation zone.
The disappointing start to the campaign has come in contrast to what was an excellent 2021/22 season for the Terriers.
They finished in third position in the table on 82 points and were unfortunate to lost out in the play-off final to Nottingham Forest.
Huddersfield’s last trip to the SCL was a seven goal thriller that was taken 4-3 by the Terriers.
Danny Ward netted a hat-trick to ensure that Huddersifled went back up north with all three points at the beginning of 2022.
