Tony Mowbray is looking to put a dent in Reading's 'exceptional' start to the season as Sunderland head to the Madejski Stadium. After the weekend's enforced break, when all EFL fixtures were postponed following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Sunderland resume their campaign against Reading tomorrow night.
Reading finished fourth-bottom of the Championship last season, surviving only by virtue of the fact that Derby County were docked 21 points, and were tipped by many to struggle again this term. But they have defied those predictions, with Paul Ince's side making an excellent start to the current campaign and they sit third in the table, having won four of their last five games.
"I think they've done exceptionally well," said Mowbray. "I don't think anyone thought they would be where they are in the league table because they lost John Swift, who I think has been one of the best players in the Championship over the last few years, when he went to West Brom on a free transfer.
