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Mick Gooding
Ex-Reading player/manager on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 live sports extra

"That was a decent chance. It wasn't a great clearance by Tyler Blackett, but Pedraza snatched at it."

Leeds are the team who've had the clearest sights of goal though, make no mistake about that. 

Alfonso Pedraza is the latest to fire a shot in on goal, striking left footed from the edge of the area but cutting across it just a touch and sending it wide of the near post.

Having let the visitors have a decent chunk of the ball in the opening exchanges, Reading are now absolutely bossing possession - they've had 70% of it in the opening 14 minutes, in fact.

The Royals are well known for their possession-based style of play and, along with Fulham I'd guess, probably spend more time with the ball than any other team in the league.

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And now Leeds could well be 1-0 up.

Pablo Hernandez's set-piece delivery from the left is drilled over the flapping Ali Al-Habsi, but Kyle Bartley arriving at the far post can't get his headed effort on target.

The angle was against him, but if it was on target it may well have been an opening goal.

That's uncharacteristically shaky from the Reading back line, as two defenders and goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi all leave the ball for one another - but Pablo Hernandez can't hook an effort in on goal.

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At the other end, John Swift wriggles clear on the left-hand side of the penalty area but skews his shot high and wide.

The game is just starting to open up a little.

It's the away side, in a very bright yellow-white-yellow combo tonight, who've enjoyed the better of the opening two and a half minutes, knocking the ball around albeit going nowhere in a hurry.

Both of these teams recorded eye-catching victories prior to the international break, Leeds against Brighton and Reading against Sheffield Wednesday.

Right then, shall we get this show on the road?

Fifth-placed Reading, in their familiar blue and white hoops, get us under way at the Madejski Stadium.

A quick heads up, as the two teams to emerge from the tunnel to a Madejski roar, that you can also listen to live radio commentary of tonight's match on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 live sports extra.

Just pop up to the audio icon at the top of the page and world is your oyster.

Speaking of important forward players, Reading striker Yann Kermorgant is a man who knows a thing or two about being involved in Championship promotion run-ins.

The Frenchman helped Bournemouth to the title in 2015 and had a moment he'd rather forget in a penalty shoot-out for Leicester City.

Now the 35-year-old, who has scored 10 goals so far this season, is hoping for a memorable ending to Reading's campaign come May...

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Chris Wood's having a decent season, isn't he?

Of Leeds United's 52 league goals Wood has scored 24 and, having never gone more than three games without scoring, that haul has been delivered with a staggering consistency too.

Arguably most impressively of all, though, is that the New Zealand striker has now scored against 18 different Championship sides this season - with fixtures still to come against four of the five he has yet to find the target against already.

So can you name the one and only team to have shut the 25-year-old out twice? Send your answers to #bbcefl , please!

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League One headlines

• Struggling Swindon win at third-placed Fleetwood thanks to a late Nicky Ajose goal
• Wins for fourth-placed Bradford and sixth-placed Southend but Scunthorpe lose at seventh-placed Millwall.
• Second-placed Bolton have to settle for a 0-0 draw against 23rd Chesterfield

League Two headlines

• Doncaster must wait to confirm promotion after Luton beat Blackpool and Stevenage beat Barnet.
• Bottom-of-the table Leyton Orient lose 2-0 to Wycombe in their first game under Omer Riza.
• Second-placed Plymouth lose to inform Accrington while third-placed Portsmouth beat Hartlepool.

Reading: Al-Habsi, Gunter, Obita, Moore, Blackett, Kelly, Swift, Williams, Beerens, McCleary, Kermorgant.

Subs: Legg, Meite, Popa, Watson, Oxford, Grabban, Mutch.

Leeds United: Green, Berardi, Bartley, Cooper, Taylor, Bridcutt, Vieira, Sacko, Hernandez, Pedraza, Wood.

Subs: Silvestri, Phillips, O'Kane, Barrow, Roofe, Dallas, Doukara

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... A dress rehearsal for the Championship play-offs?

With a whole bunch of football still to be played it's a bit too early to be saying that with any degree of certainty, of course.

But, if the season was to finish right here, right now, these two would be going head-to-head in an end-of-season showdown. And so, in addition to the valuable points on offer, a psychological blow may well be struck at the Madejski Stadium tonight.

The question is - who'll strike it? Fifth-placed Reading host fourth-placed Leeds United from 17:30 BST.

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And here's how the other half live.

Newcastle and Brighton are cruising at the top of the table, Huddersfield have fallen away and Fulham are into the play-off spots.

So what about those other two teams in the top six? It's funny you should ask...

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That Burton win is bad news for several other sides down at the bottom end of the table.

Burton move above both Nottingham Forest and Bristol City, who lost at Brentford.

Two points above the Brewers, Ipswich and Birmingham remain level on points with one another, six points above the relegation zone, after a 1-1 draw at Portman Road.

We'll have the Championship's top six for you shortly...

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• Sone Aluko's goal gives Fulham victory over Rotherham and relegates the Millers to League One.
• Matt Ritchie scores the winner as Newcastle survive a second-half scare to beat Wigan and remain top of the Championship.
• Glenn Murray gives second-placed Brighton victory over Blackburn, allowing the Seagulls to open a nine-point gap over Huddersfield in third, who are dramatically beaten at home by lowly Burton.
• Jonathan Kodjia scores twice as Aston Villa beat Norwich, Danny Batth hits a double to help Wolves to a 3-1 win over Cardiff and Brentford comfortably beat struggling Bristol City.

And that's it! Burton have snatched three massive, massive points.

They move four points clear of the relegation zone.

Wolves continue their fine form with another win - they look to be safe now.

Meanwhile, Villa have beaten managerless Norwich to seriously dent the Canaries' play-off hopes.