'Hat trick incoming' - Reading fans make Birmingham City prediction

Reading won for the first time in nearly three months at the weekend - and promptly parted company with their manager.

Almost as soon as the curtain dropped on their 3-2 win at Preston North End, the Royals announced Veljko Paunović was to leave the club.

Paul Ince was installed as interim manager and given just a couple of days to prepare for what is a huge match for the embattled club.

Reading face Birmingham City at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Tuesday evening - looking to record successive victories for the first time since October.

They do so five points and just one place above the Championship relegation zone, here’s what some of their supporters are saying ahead of the game...

3-0 loss with a Lyle Taylor hattrick incoming.

I know we always lose to Birmingham at home but if we could beat them and get a bit of momentum going, that would be fantastic.

Massive game Tues night if we can win it brings other teams in the mix.

Can see us going a run of good form now with the players having a point to prove to new manager and to us. We also play Birmingham, Blackpool and Millwall which IMO are all winnable.

Chase down Birmingham too! Beat them Tuesday night and we are eight points behind them with a game in hand!

Massive result. I said last week all they needed was a bit of luck. Now it’s important to gain confidence. Roll on Tuesday and Birmingham.

For their part Blues have improved lately. They backed up a 3-0 victory over Luton with a 2-2 draw at Stoke City.

They are struggling for options at the back but are much more potent going forward with 15 goals and seven different scorers in their last eight matches.

New signings Onel Hernandez and Lyle Taylor have been instrumental in that recent