By Aston
April 2 2010

Town take on in-form Reading at Portman Road tomorrow afternoon, looking to continue the move away from the relegation zone. Town can include Connor Wickham in the squad after he returned from duty with the England U-17 squad yesterday, Liam Rosenior can also play despite being on-loan from Reading.

Town manager Roy Keane: "Reading are probably top of the form table at the moment and Brian McDermott has done a great job in helping to turn their fortunes around," says Roy.

"They had some terrific results in the FA Cup and have carried that momentum into the league. They will certainly be full of confidence and that will make it a big test for us.

"It will be the same at Derby on Monday. They have one of the best home records in the Championship so we face two difficult games over the Easter period.

"But I was pleased with the way the players responded at Swansea last week to the disappointing result and performance against Plymouth.

"The players have done that this season. They get knocked down and they get back up on their feet again. I can't fault the effort and the work ethic that has been shown. We are the fittest team in the Championship but as I have said many times before, we have drawn too many games and not scored enough goals.

"We have dropped so many silly points this season. If we'd picked up half of those points, we would be knocking on the door of the Play-Offs. But we are where we are and we have to deal with it."

Reading could be missing Jay Tabb and Kalifa Cisse who are both carrying knocks. Marek Matejovsky is out with a abdominal injury.

Reading boss Brian McDermott: "Ipswich away is a really good game.

"I was there earlier this season for a game and they have great fans, who will no doubt create a fantastic atmosphere.

"I'm not sure what's going on there, but it's got nothing to do with us. It won't affect us in any way. It's not really something we're concerned about.

"Roy Keane knows the Premier League inside out as a player and has done well in the Championship before with Sunderland, getting them promoted.

"We'll be going about the game in exactly the same way we have done before.

"My priority is making sure that we are well prepared to face Ipswich Town and then after that we will move onto Coventry City at Madejski Stadium on Easter Monday.

"We were disappointed at drawing with West Brom and so were the fans, but that happens and we've nicked late points off enough other teams this season ourselves."

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Preview: Town – Reading

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