Reading 1-1 Ipswich Townpublished at 11 mins
Sears equalises for Ipswich
Mick Mills
Former Ipswich captain, BBC Radio Suffolk
Quote MessageIt's a wonderful response because Reading were beginning to look very, very good and in charge of the game.
Summary
Orlando Sa scored hat-trick for Reading
Nick Blackman lashed in Reading's third
Oliver Norwood hit fifth from 30 yards
Sears had levelled from close range
Win took Reading fifth
Reading 1-1 Ipswich Townpublished at 11 mins
GOAL (Sears)published at 11 mins
Reading 1-1 Ipswich Town
Well, we could be in for quite some game tonight! Ipswich level immediately through Freddie Sears.
Ryan Fraser made the goal, showing really quick feet to beat two defenders and make space for a shot.
It was saved by Jonathan Bond, but he palmed the ball straight into the path of Sears, who couldn't miss and duly knocked the ball into an empty net for his fourth goal of the season.
GOAL (Sa)published at 7 mins
Reading 1-0 Ipswich Town
Image source, EmpicsWhat a start for Reading! Orlando Sa finds the net with a powerful, downward header into the bottom corner.
Matej Vydra gathered a poor Ipswich clearance and found Nick Blackman, whose left-footed cross picked out Sa, and the striker nets Reading's first home league goal since April.
Reading 0-0 Ipswich Townpublished at 6 mins
Reading's Jordan Obita looks to be in pain. He slid in with a strong, clean tackle on Freddie Sears, but looks to have come off worse.
Reading 0-0 Ipswich Townpublished at 3 mins
The delivery goes over everyone's heads and comes to nothing. That bright start has got the Royals fans going though.
Reading 0-0 Ipswich Townpublished at 2 mins
Ipswich are playing in their bright orange shirts, shorts and socks, while Reading are in their traditional blue and white.
The hosts win the first corner of the game...
KICK-OFFpublished at 0 mins
Reading 0-0 Ipswich Town
Reading get things started at the Madejski Stadium.
Reading 0-0 Ipswich Townpublished at 19:59
Mick Mills
Former Ipswich captain, BBC Radio SuffolkQuote MessageChristophe Berra has proven to be a solid defender. He's very tenacious and adds a lot of strength to the back line. Now that he's available, this is very much the manager's first-choice back four.
Scotland international Christophe Berra is fit again after injury and starts in the centre of the Ipswich defence alongside Tommy Smith this evening.
The teams are outpublished at 19:57
Reading v Ipswich Town (20:00 BST)
Remember those fine August evenings when it was still light at the start of a match?
Well tonight the players head out into the Madejski under a dark, night sky. Autumn is officially here, I say.
get involved Get involved using #bbcfootballpublished at 19:55
Reading v Ipswich Town (20:00 BST)
One other thing that happened during the international break was that the loan window for Football League clubs opened on Wednesday.
So tonight we want you to tell us: which out-of-favour Premier League player would you most like your club to bring in on loan?
Does your club need more experienced, defensive cover? Or a young, hungry forward with plenty to prove?
You can get in touch about that, as well as with your views on tonight's game, by using #bbcfootball on Twitter.
Listen on BBC local radiopublished at 19:51
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You can listen to tonight's game on BBC Radio Berkshire or BBC Radio Suffolk if you live in either of those areas.
Unfortunately, a right issue prevents us from broadcasting Football League commentaries on the BBC Sport website.
You can, however, listen to the pre-match build-up on both stations by clicking on the Live Coverage tab.
Ipswich Town line-uppublished at 19:49
Reading v Ipswich Town (20:00 BST)
Image source, .Subs: Bialkowski, Malarczyk, Parr, Coke, Maitland-Niles, Toure, Murphy.
Reading line-uppublished at 19:47
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Image source, .Subs: Al-Habsi, Hector, Robson-Kanu, McCleary, Piazon, Williams, John.
Team newspublished at 19:44
BreakingReading v Ipswich Town (20:00 BST)
Adam Williams
BBC Sport at Madejski Stadium"Two changes to the starting line-ups of both sides this evening.
"For Reading, it's a debut for deadline day loan signing Matej Vydra in place of Wales international Hal Robson-Kanu, while Aaron Tshibola gets the nod in midfield ahead of Danny Williams.
"Ipswich welcome Christophe Berra back from injury in the centre of defence and David McGoldrick also returns up front alongside Brett Pitman and Freddie Sears.
"Josh Emmanuel and Ashley Maitland-Niles are the ones to miss out."
The story resumespublished at 19:42
Reading v Ipswich Town (20:00 BST)
Yes, after the fun and games of the international break, the Championship is back tonight as Reading host third-placed Ipswich Town.
The Royals are unbeaten in their last six games in all competitions, while Ipswich have won five of their last six.
A win would see Mick McCarthy's side go top, until at least tomorrow afternoon.
It's like we've never been away...published at 19:40
Reading v Ipswich Town (20:00 BST)
Good evening, Championship football fans! Now, where were we?
Let's cast our minds back to a time when England's record goalscorer was a fella called Sir Bobby Charlton, and San Marino hadn't scored away from home for 14 years...
Image source, AFPIt is only 13 days since Brighton won 3-2 at Ipswich to go top of the league.
Can the Tractor Boys return to the Championship summit tonight? Or will Reading leap into the top six?