Tom McIntyre reveals potential advantage Reading FC have over Sheffield United ahead of clash

Reading defender Tom McIntyre believes the pressure will firmly be on upcoming opponents Sheffield United in Friday’s clash at Bramall Lane, speaking to his side’s media team.

The Blades are currently sit in sixth place following their 0-0 draw against AFC Bournemouth at the weekend, though Middlesbrough will have the opportunity to knock them out of the play-off zone at some point with their game in hand.

And despite the fact the South Yorkshire outfit remain level on points with Luton Town because of the Hatters’ loss to Huddersfield Town yesterday evening, there will be frustration in United’s camp because of the fact they couldn’t make their dominance count against the Cherries in last Saturday’s early kick-off.

However, they have a chance to redeem themselves later on this week and will be favourites to do so against a Reading side that have struggled for the majority of the campaign, especially defensively both before and after Paul Ince’s arrival at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.

The Berkshire side also have something to play for at the other end of the table with a win all but securing their Championship survival with the Royals currently sitting eight points clear of Barnsley.

Poya Asbaghi’s men have a game in hand over them which makes things slightly more interesting in the survival race – but McIntyre firmly believes the Blades are the ones who will be feeling the heat in this tie.

He said: “It’ll be a good one up at Sheffield United. I’m sure it’ll be packed out, and there’ll be a lot of Reading fans up there cheering us on.

“That’s what it’s all about. Getting results at those places.

“And the pressure will be on them – they’ll expect to win and we can use that to advantage and try to upset them a bit.”

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