Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Stoke City v Reading from the Britannia Stadium. Kick off 15.00 GMT.

Sustained pressure from Stoke but Shotton overcooks his pass to Kightly and the chance is gone.

Etherington plays it to Shawcross who hooks it in on goal but Federci touches it over. Close.

Crouch again tries to knock it down to someone from Shawcross’s long ball but nobody is there to help him out. Kightly wins a corner.

POSSESSION: Stoke 58%-42% Reading.

It really has been a very scrappy first half hour with minimal chances. The crowd try to get the home side going.

Shotton does well to win himself a long throw on the right wing. Reading head clear.

Etherington has looked the most threatening player so far wide on the left. Again, Reading scramble it away.

Shawcross shepherds the ball out for a throw under pressure from Leigertwood. The match yet to catch fire.

Kightly wriggles into the box and engineers a shooting chance but scuffs his shot. He did the hard work and should have done better really.

Harte looks for Pogrebnyak but he’s flagged offside. He had time to adjust his line and perhaps should have done better.

Reading have the worst away record in the Premier League and haven’t kept a clean sheet on their travels so far. They have only one away win, against Newcastle.

Good turn from Pogrebnyak and Huth is penalised for the challenge this time. Free kick to Reading.

Crouch gets a nudge in the back from Mariappa. Free kick to Stoke. Perhaps a little harsh.

GOAL ATTEMPTS: Stoke 1-1 Reading.

Good work from Blackman and it eventually falls to Leigertwood who drags his left foot effort well wide.

Still a very cagey encounter but Stoke have created the better chances. Etherington crosses but Federci gathers.

Another terrible sliced clearance from Begovic under pressure from Pogrebnyak concedes a throw deep in the Stoke half. Would have been a great attacking chance for Rory Delap.

Reading trying to hold a really high line, making it difficult for Stoke. Etherington’s cross is cut out.

Akpan loses out to Walters and Stoke mount another attack.

A sliced clearance from Begovic puts a little more pressure on his side. Tony Pulis isn’t pleased and Fergie probably won’t be impressed either. Pogrebnyak and Begovic claims well to redeem himself.

Etherington whips in a dangerous ball to Crouch that causes mayhem in the box. He nods it down to Walters but the striker can’t get a shot as Reading clear.