1 DAY AGO - The Royals will be hoping to build on their League Cup victory over Birmingham during the week and follow it up with a first League win as Bolton Wanderers visit the Madejski Stadium this weekend. Last season Reading and Bolton were battling it out at the bottom of the table to avoid relegation. Reading have carried on where they left off and two defeats see them officially in bottom place in the Championship, meanwhile Bolton have got off to a good start with four points already on the board. Bolton were beaten at Leeds in the League Cup, 1-2, but fielded a dramatically different team in that game. They will see this as an opportunity to continue their good start. Reading did make changes against Birmingham on Tuesday but still put out a strong side that wasn't far away from first choice. The victory, with goals from Meite and Swift, was a big confidence boost but may have come at a price with a number of players taking minor knocks. Barrow left the pitch in the first half Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Newcastle will travel to four-time winners Nottingham Forest in the second round of the Carabao Cup while Brighton face south coast rivals Southampton in the only all-Premier League tie. Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Micro cameras. With the dust just settling on the thrilling World Cup in Russia, screens and cameras have been somewhat more in the footballing news than usual. VAR proved controversial, and many pundits had a lot to say about this new innovation. Overall the general consensus was that although it led to some delay and one or two overzealous decisions, more times than most it helped. It was especially good at highlighting sneaky aggressive behaviours from some of the more 'expressive' teams. There will, no doubt, have to be some refining of on-pitch practices to make sure VAR runs a little more smoothly and less intrusively in time. But talking of intrusive cameras, one of the most interesting future technological developments is micro cameras, which will offer viewers unparalleled quality and choice of viewing angles. Many companies are working on invisible weightless cameras that will be worn on the shirts of players. It may be a year or two after future Messis Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - Nottingham Forest's Adlene Guedioura has topped the first-ever Championship Power Rankings - but who else made the top 50? Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - It was business as usual for the Royals this weekend as they enjoyed some good spells of football against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground before leaving with a 0-1 defeat. Reading have lost their opening two games of the Championship season and sit bottom of the table, as they continue the form that finished last season's disappointing campaign. There are some signs for optimism, but the truth is that despite the signings of Baldock and McNulty the Royals are dramatically lacking up front. There seems little doubt that Reading face a tough season ahead of them. Most Reading fans remain confident that Reading will avoid the drop but there are no signs that we should expect anything more with the current squad. Playing away from home against a team expected to challenge for promotion this season, Reading did a good job in limiting Forest's chances. Despite Liam Moore staying at Reading he was again missing from the match day squad, allowing Ilori and McShane to continue in Collapse

10/08/2018 - Transfer deadline day passed quietly for the Royals as they hung on to central defender Liam Moore, who had been expected to move away from the club during the summer. Last season's player of the season was widely expected to join Brighton but failed to move after Reading considered and rejected offers that didn't match their value of the player. With no signings coming in on deadline day either it appears that Reading wrapped up their transfers early on, although there is still the possibility of loan moves until the end of August. Prior to the transfer window closing, Reading wrapped up the signings of striker Sam Baldock from Brighton and goalkeeper Sam Walker from Colchester last week. Both players were eligible to play as the Royals kicked off their season with a disappointing 1-2 home defeat against Derby County last Friday. Walker was on the bench with Mannone continuing in goal while Baldock got to player the last 20 minutes or so after coming off the bench to replace Collapse

09/08/2018 - Reading defender Liam Moore has confirmed he will stay at the club despite his transfer request and a failed move to Brighton. Collapse

03/08/2018 - Tom Lawrence's stoppage-time header gave Derby boss Frank Lampard a first managerial win in a 2-1 victory over Reading in the Championship curtain-raiser. Collapse