MK Dons vs Reading - prediction, team news, lineups

MK Dons volition beryllium looking to prime up their archetypal league triumph erstwhile they invited Reading to Stadium MK connected Saturday.

The hosts presently beryllium 22nd successful the League One table, portion the visitors are seventh and conscionable 1 constituent extracurricular the playoffs.

Match preview

MK Dons person struggled successful their instrumentality to League One, with six draws and 1 decision from their opening 7 matches.

Paul Warne's broadside are the lone squad that person failed to prime up a triumph truthful far, with conscionable Peterborough United and Wigan Athletic picking up less points.

The Dons drew 0-0 distant to Wimbledon successful their astir caller league crippled connected September 17, but they person enjoyed immoderate occurrence successful the EFL Trophy.

With their past 2 league games postponed owed to the planetary break, MK Dons person beaten Crawley Town 4-1 and thumped Brentford's Under-21s 7-1 successful the cup.

Aaron Collins bagged a hat-trick successful that rout and MK Dons volition beryllium looking to transportation that bully signifier into Saturday's clash with the Royals.

Reading, meanwhile, are targeting promotion this play and are unbeaten successful their past 3 league games.

The Royals picked up a constituent against second-place Bradford City past weekend, with Udoka Godwin-Malife scoring a 2nd fractional equaliser aft Jake Beesley gave the visitors an aboriginal lead.

However, Reading person suffered immoderate large wounded blows successful caller weeks, with League One apical scorer Jack Marriott acceptable to miss "a fig of weeks" with an ankle occupation and playmaker George Earthy absent with a ft issue.

Head manager Leam Richardson volition beryllium relying connected his different attackers to measurement up portion Marriott and Earthy are sidelined, but Reading bash person a beardown attacking grounds having scored successful their past 8 games crossed each competitions. 

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Team News

Collins is expected to pb the enactment for MK Dons aft bagging a hat-trick successful midweek, with Sam Nobe expected to spouse him.

Ryan Wintle is apt to beryllium joined successful midfield by Alex Gilbey and Dan Crowley.

Jacob Brown is acceptable to proceed deputising up beforehand for Reading, having assisted Godwin-Malife's equaliser against Bradford.

Captain Lewis Wing is acceptable to proceed his midfield concern with Andy Rinomhota, portion Kyreece Lisbie and Paddy Lane volition diagnostic retired wide.

MK Dons imaginable starting lineup:

Dennis; Goode, Campbell, Nelson; Paterson, Gilbey, Wintle, Crowley, Bramall; Collins, Nombe

Reading imaginable starting lineup:

Pereira; Godwin-Malife, O'Connor, Ward, Roberts; Rinomhota, Wing; Lisbie, Stokes, Lane; Brown

We say: MK Dons 1-2 Reading

Although Reading are missing immoderate cardinal players, the Royals should person capable prime to bushed an MK Dons broadside that person failed to triumph a azygous league match. 

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