Tonight’s matchup in the 2011 nPower Championship playoffs looks like a good one, as both Cardiff City and Reading look set to go with attacking 4-4-2 formations. Cardiff will not be sitting back and hoping to minimize damage on the road, while Reading will look towards striker Shane Long to help them gain an advantage before travelling to Wales for the road leg. Here are the complete lineups.
Reading Vs. Cardiff City, 2011 nPower Championship Playoffs: Lineups
Reading lineup (4-4-2): Federici; Khizanishvili, Harte, Griffin, Mills; McAnuff, Leigertwood, Robson-Kanu, Karacan; Long, Hunt
Substitutes: McCarthy, Pearce, Gunnarson, Tabb, Howard, Church, Manset
Cardiff City lineup (4-4-2): Bywater; McNaughton, Quinn, Keinan, Blake; Burke, Olafinjana, Wittingham, Emmanuel-Thomas; Bellamy, Bothroyd
Substitutes: Heaton, Naylor, Hudson, Koumas, Rae, Parkin, Chopra
The game kicks off at 2:45 pm ET, 7:45 local time from the Madejski Stadium in Reading. Reading and Cardiff were two of the highest scoring teams in the Championship, scoring 77 and 76 goals respectably, so it would be shocking to see a 0-0 result like yesterday’s game.
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