15:24Jonathan LowHalf chanceFornah clips a ball into the box for Meite but the forward can't get a clean connection on his header. A promising move by Reading but you have to worry about the other end at the moment - the defence is looking very shaky. 15:15Jonathan LowReading free-kickTom Ince goes for goal from a free-kick, 20 yards out, in a central position, but shoots tamely into the wall. Awful. 15:15Jonathan LowCampbell assistGayle robbed Yiadom of the ball, fed it in to Campbell who then teed up Smallbone who couldn't miss from the edge of the area.
Disastrous start for Reading. 15:13KEY EVENTGOAL StokeYiadom dispossessed far too easily, leaving Stoke bearing down on goal and the ball is played across to Smallbone who drills in a low shot. 1-0 to Stoke. 15:02KEY EVENTKick-offWe're off! Stoke literally get the ball rolling. 14:49Jonathan LowApproaching kick-offNot too far away from kick-off now - it's a chilly but sunny one here in Staffordshire. Reading will be in their black away strip by the looks of it. The crowd are slowly coming through the turnstiles - it won't be a sell-out by any means so let's hope those who have made the trip up from Reading get a game to remember! 14:36Jonathan LowAlex NeilHere are the thoughts of Stoke boss Alex Neil ahead of this afternoon's match.
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