Squad sheets: Sunderland v Reading

Danny Guthrie hopes he can enhance his chances of an England call-up at a ground where, as a former Newcastle United player, he is guaranteed a hot reception. "Sunderland's a harsh environment," said Reading's new playmaker, who found himself eclipsed by Yohan Cabaye at Newcastle last season but reportedly caught Roy Hodgson's eye at Chelsea on Wednesday. "I'm looking forward to it." Meanwhile Adam Federici, Brian McDermott's Australian goalkeeper, aims to avoid reprising the slips that cost Reading dear in their opening two games. Federici could probably do with Sunderland's new £12m centre forward Steven Fletcher staying on the bench. Louise Taylor Venue Stadium of Light, Saturday 3pm Tickets £25-30 (0871 911 1973) Last season n/a Referee Neil Swarbrick This season's matches 0 Odds Sunderland 5-6 Reading 10-3 Draw 5-2 Sunderland Subs from Westwood, Kilgallon, Brown, Ji, Meyler, Bramble, El Mohamady, Campbell, Wickham, Fletcher, Reed Doubtful Brown (knee) Injured Vaughan (groin, 1 Sep), Bardsley (ankle, Oct) Suspended None Form guide D Disciplinary record Y0 R0 Leading scorer n/a Reading Subs from McCarthy, Taylor, Mariappa, Le Fondre, Cummings, Robson-Kanu, Hunt, Tabb, Shorey, Roberts, Morrison, Gunnarsson, Church Doubtful Karacan (ankle), Roberts (calf) Injured Kébé (hamstring, 16 Sep) Suspended None Form guide LD Disciplinary record Y4 R0 Leading scorers Guthrie, Le Fondre, Pogrebnyak 1 Match pointers • Sunderland picked up 22 points from Martin O'Neill's first 10 games as manager but have taken only 13 in their 15 subsequent top-flight matches • Adam Le Fondre has scored six goals in his past seven league games for Reading, with three of them being 90th-minute strikes • Sunderland had fewer shots on goal (three) than any other team in the Premier League during the first round of matches • West Ham were the only side to pick up more points away from home (45) than Reading (42) in the Championship last season • Sunderland have failed to score in six of their past eight top-flight matches • Pavel Pogrebnyak has scored seven goals from only nine shots on target in his Premier League career so far