Blackburn vs Reading

Blackburn v Reading The Championship action this midweek is split half and half between Tuesday and Wednesday, with the more attractive action coming on.

The problem with Bristol City, as is often the case with teams roughly situated in the 11th to 18th region of the standings is a lack of consistency. They don’t have the budget of practically every other team around them in the table, but they did reach the play-offs last season, so it is maybe not as much of a shock in one sense. Bristol City ran Burnley close away, only losing 2-1, whilst they claimed points at Middlesbrough, Blackburn and Millwall, so they can prove tough to beat on any given day. For it be more than that, you suspect they need to go on a bit of a winning run. Arguably one of the surprise packages of the season, Luton, entertain Bristol City in midweek action as the hosts look to continue their outside pursuit of second position. You can’t really bet against them at the moment, such is the momentum they’ve built. A series of toothless away performances across the season has led many to suggest they’re a soft touch on their travels, and the facts tends to back that up. There is big pressure on Tom Ince to deliver the goods, and you suspect Rovers boss Jon Dahl Tomasson will look to his midfield duo of Lewis Travis and John Buckley to keep him quiet, something they do so, so well. Another angle here is that Reading tends to find life tough against the better teams in the league, the complete opposite to Blackburn it would appear. Blackburn are second only to West Brom for home clean sheets achieved, and overall they’re more than solid at keeping out the lesser sides at this level. The Championship action this midweek is split half and half between Tuesday and Wednesday, with the more attractive action coming on Wednesday. They now have a little cushion inside the play-offs to fall back on, but they’ll expect to continue their recent momentum over mid-table opposition.