West Bromwich Albion v Reading: Squad sheets

After Peter Odemwingie's moment of madness, the Nigerian receiving a red card for kicking out at Fulham's Sascha Riether last week, he begins a three-match ban. Chelsea loanee Romelu Lukaku, with a goal to his name already against Liverpool, will look to fill in, but the more versatile Marc-Antoine Fortuné may be preferred. Having replaced Adam Federici in goal for the visit of Tottenham, Alex McCarthy's solid display, despite the scoreline, should be enough to secure his place. The visitors go into this game winless from three attempts. Sean Cole Venue The Hawthorns, Saturday 3pm Tickets £25 (0871 271 9780) Last season n/a Referee Michael Oliver This season's matches 3 Y 5, R 1, 2.00 cards per game Odds West Brom 5-6 Reading 7-2 Draw 5-2 West Bromwich Albion Subs from Myhill, Rosenberg, Thorne, El Ghanassy, Allan, Dorrans, Jara, Gera, Lukaku, Dawson, Hurst, Jones, Tamas Doubtful Reid (hamstring) Injured Popov (groin, 30 Sep), Thomas (knee, 7 Oct) Suspended Odemwingie (first of three) Form guide LWDW Disciplinary record Y4 R1 Leading scorers Gera, Long, Lukaku, McAuley, Morrison, Odemwingie 1 Reading Subs from Federici, Taylor, Shorey, Tabb, Mariappa, Le Fondre, Hunt, Morrison, Church, Robson-Kanu, Gunnarsson Doubtful Federici (knee) Injured Kébé (hamstring, 29 Sep), Roberts (calf, 6 Oct) Suspended None Form guide LLD Disciplinary record Y4 R0 Leading scorers Guthrie, Le Fondre, Pogrebnyak, Robson-Kanu 1 Match pointers • Reading have won five and lost just one of their past 10 meetings with Albion in league and cup • Despite this record, Reading have not won a league match at Albion since February 1988 • Albion have kept seven clean sheets in their past nine home Premier League games • Shane Long scored the winning goal the last time these sides met – for Reading in a 1-0 FA Cup win at the Madejski Stadium in January 2011 • Only Sunderland (5.0) have attempted fewer shots per game on average than Reading (7.7) • Michael Oliver gave his first two red cards as a Premier League referee to Albion players against Blackpool in November 2010