Head to head, from our own archive

Reading and Southend United have met 5 times on this desk, first in 1994 and most recently in 1997. Reading have won 2, Southend United 2, with 1 drawn. Aggregate score 7–8.

Where they stand

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	West Ham United	7	11	14
2	Swansea City	7	6	14
3	Middlesbrough	7	4	14
4	West Bromwich Albion	7	3	14
5	Bristol City	8	-1	13
6	Queens Park Rangers	7	3	12
7	Charlton Athletic	7	-1	12
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6	4	11
9	Lincoln City	7	0	11
10	Southampton	7	10	10
11	Birmingham City	7	1	10
12	Millwall	7	0	10
13	Stoke City	7	0	10
14	Norwich City	7	0	9
15	Sheffield United	7	-1	9
16	Blackburn Rovers	7	0	8
17	Watford	8	-3	8
18	Portsmouth	6	-1	7
19	Wrexham	7	-4	7
20	Bolton Wanderers	7	-5	7
21	Cardiff City	7	-4	4
22	Derby County	7	-7	4
23	Preston North End	7	-7	3
24	Burnley	7	-8	3