Lions To Tear Royals Apart?

Although the Royals have triumphed at the New Den in each of the last two seasons, historically the Lions have always held the upper hand when at home to Reading.

Reading have played away at Millwall on forty-two occasions - and won just seven times.

The Lions have been victorious twenty-three times, with the remaining twelve games finishing all square. If history is anything to go by, there can only be one winner tomorrow.

The Berkshire-based Royals generally perform much better when playing Millwall at home - so that overall in eighty-six meetings between the two sides the Lions have triumphed thirty-four times, Reading thirty-three.

However, Reading's good home record will count for little tomorrow. Indeed, as recently as Tuesday 16th November 1999 the Royals were beaten 5-0 at the New Den.

However, it has been very different in the past two seasons, as Reading have won all four meetings between the teams.

Last November a John Salako strike gave the Royals a 1-0 win at home to Millwall, whilst Shaun Goater's solitary strike was enough to give Reading victory in the return fixture at the New Den back in April.

The previous season Reading beat Millwall 2-0 at home, and also 2-0 away. Forster (2), Hughes and Henderson were the scorers over the two fixtures.

The Full History Of Reading v Millwall Fixtures:

At Millwall (42)				At Reading (44)
Results	Total	%		Results	Total	%
Millwall	23	54.76		Reading	26	59.09
Reading	7	16.67		Millwall	11	25.00
Draws	12	28.57		Draws	7	15.91
Goals	Total	Av.pg		Goals	Total	Av.pg
Millwall	74	1.76		Reading	83	1.89
Reading	32	0.76		Millwall	40	0.91
On Neutral Ground (0)
	Overall (86 matches)
Results	Total	%		Results	Total	%
Millwall	0	0.00		Millwall	34	39.53
Reading	0	0.00		Reading	33	38.37
Draws	0	0.00		Draws	19	22.09
Goals	Total	Av.pg		Goals	Total	Av.pg
Millwall	0	0.00		Millwall	114	1.33
Reading	0	0.00		Reading	115	1.34

Records
Highest Aggregate	8	Reading	6 - 2	Millwall	1960/1961
Highest Millwall score:	5	Millwall	5 - 0	Reading	1999/2000
Highest Reading score:	6	Reading	6 - 2	Millwall	1960/1961

Season	Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition
2003/2004	Sat 24 Apr	Millwall	0 - 1	Reading	League Division One
	Sat 15 Nov	Reading	1 - 0	Millwall	League Division One
2002/2003	Sat 15 Feb	Millwall	0 - 2	Reading	League Division One
	Sat 02 Nov	Reading	2 - 0	Millwall	League Division One
2000/2001	Sat 06 Jan	Reading	3 - 4	Millwall	League Division Two
	Sat 12 Aug	Millwall	2 - 0	Reading	League Division Two
1999/2000	Sat 12 Feb	Reading	2 - 0	Millwall	League Division Two
	Tue 16 Nov	Millwall	5 - 0	Reading	League Division Two
1998/1999	Sat 01 May	Reading	2 - 0	Millwall	League Division Two
	Sat 12 Dec	Millwall	1 - 1	Reading	League Division Two
1995/1996	Sat 10 Feb	Millwall	1 - 1	Reading	League Division One
	Tue 29 Aug	Reading	1 - 2	Millwall	League Division One
1994/1995	Wed 08 Mar	Millwall	2 - 0	Reading	League Division One
	Sat 03 Sep	Reading	0 - 0	Millwall	League Division One
1987/1988	Sat 13 Feb	Reading	2 - 3	Millwall	Second Division
	Tue 01 Dec	Millwall	3 - 0	Reading	Second Division
1986/1987	Sat 24 Jan	Millwall	2 - 1	Reading	Second Division
	Sat 23 Aug	Reading	0 - 1	Millwall	Second Division
1984/1985	Tue 09 Apr	Millwall	0 - 0	Reading	Third Division
	Tue 01 Jan	Reading	2 - 2	Millwall	Third Division
	Tue 04 Sep	Millwall	4 - 3	Reading	League Cup
Millwall won 5-4 on aggregate
	Wed 29 Aug	Reading	1 - 1	Millwall	League Cup
1982/1983	Sat 30 Apr	Reading	3 - 3	Millwall	Third Division
	Sun 28 Nov	Millwall	1 - 1	Reading	Third Division
1981/1982	Sat 06 Feb	Reading	4 - 0	Millwall	Third Division
	Sun 13 Sep	Millwall	0 - 1	Reading	Third Division
1980/1981	Sun 08 Mar	Millwall	2 - 1	Reading	Third Division
	Sat 04 Oct	Reading	4 - 1	Millwall	Third Division
1979/1980	Wed 07 Nov	Reading	2 - 0	Millwall	Third Division
	Tue 23 Oct	Millwall	2 - 0	Reading	Third Division
1965/1966	Sat 05 Mar	Millwall	3 - 0	Reading	Third Division
	Sat 12 Feb	Reading	1 - 1	Millwall	Third Division
1963/1964	Sat 14 Dec	Reading	1 - 0	Millwall	Third Division
	Sat 24 Aug	Millwall	2 - 0	Reading	Third Division
1962/1963	Mon 15 Apr	Reading	2 - 0	Millwall	Third Division
	Fri 12 Apr	Millwall	4 - 1	Reading	Third Division
1960/1961	Sat 05 Nov	Reading	6 - 2	Millwall	F.A. Cup
1957/1958	Sat 19 Apr	Millwall	0 - 0	Reading	Third Division (South)
	Wed 19 Feb	Reading	4 - 1	Millwall	Third Division (South)
1956/1957	Sat 23 Mar	Millwall	1 - 0	Reading	Third Division (South)
	Sat 10 Nov	Reading	3 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
1955/1956	Sat 24 Dec	Reading	4 - 1	Millwall	Third Division (South)
	Sat 27 Aug	Millwall	4 - 0	Reading	Third Division (South)
1954/1955	Sat 12 Feb	Millwall	2 - 2	Reading	Third Division (South)
	Sat 25 Sep	Reading	0 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
1953/1954	Wed 31 Mar	Reading	2 - 4	Millwall	Third Division (South)
	Sat 19 Sep	Millwall	2 - 0	Reading	Third Division (South)
1952/1953	Sat 28 Mar	Millwall	1 - 0	Reading	Third Division (South)
	Sat 08 Nov	Reading	5 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
1951/1952	Sat 09 Feb	Reading	2 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
	Sat 29 Sep	Millwall	3 - 2	Reading	Third Division (South)
1950/1951	Wed 02 May	Reading	1 - 1	Millwall	Third Division (South)
	Wed 10 Jan	Millwall	1 - 3	Reading	Third Division (South)
1949/1950	Sat 29 Apr	Millwall	3 - 1	Reading	Third Division (South)
	Wed 21 Sep	Reading	2 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
1948/1949	Sat 05 Mar	Reading	2 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
	Sat 09 Oct	Millwall	1 - 1	Reading	Third Division (South)
1937/1938	Sat 01 Jan	Millwall	1 - 1	Reading	Third Division (South)
	Sat 28 Aug	Reading	1 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
1936/1937	Sat 24 Apr	Reading	3 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
	Sat 19 Dec	Millwall	0 - 2	Reading	Third Division (South)
1935/1936	Sat 25 Apr	Reading	3 - 1	Millwall	Third Division (South)
	Sat 21 Dec	Millwall	0 - 1	Reading	Third Division (South)
1934/1935	Sat 26 Jan	Reading	1 - 0	Millwall	F.A. Cup
	Wed 26 Dec	Reading	2 - 1	Millwall	Third Division (South)
	Tue 25 Dec	Millwall	2 - 2	Reading	Third Division (South)
1932/1933	Mon 23 Jan	Reading	0 - 2	Millwall	F.A. Cup
	Wed 18 Jan	Millwall	1 - 1	Reading	F.A. Cup
1930/1931	Wed 17 Sep	Reading	2 - 1	Millwall	Second Division
	Mon 08 Sep	Millwall	4 - 0	Reading	Second Division
1929/1930	Sat 26 Apr	Reading	0 - 1	Millwall	Second Division
	Sat 21 Dec	Millwall	3 - 1	Reading	Second Division
1928/1929	Sat 09 Feb	Reading	0 - 2	Millwall	Second Division
	Sat 29 Sep	Millwall	5 - 1	Reading	Second Division
1925/1926	Sat 13 Mar	Millwall	1 - 0	Reading	Third Division (South)
	Sat 31 Oct	Reading	2 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
1924/1925	Sat 14 Mar	Millwall	0 - 1	Reading	Third Division (South)
	Sat 08 Nov	Reading	1 - 2	Millwall	Third Division (South)
1923/1924	Sat 10 Nov	Millwall	0 - 0	Reading	Third Division (South)
	Sat 03 Nov	Reading	2 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
1922/1923	Wed 14 Feb	Reading	1 - 2	Millwall	Third Division (South)
	Sat 10 Feb	Millwall	0 - 0	Reading	Third Division (South)
1921/1922	Wed 15 Mar	Reading	1 - 0	Millwall	Third Division (South)
	Sat 11 Mar	Millwall	3 - 0	Reading	Third Division (South)
1920/1921	Sat 07 May	Millwall	2 - 0	Reading	Third Division
	Sat 29 Jan	Reading	0 - 1	Millwall	Third Division