Reading host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at the Madejski Stadium.

Reading have woken up as a couple of challenges go in.

Spurs have lost just one of their last seven Premier League games (W3 D3 L1). Reading have only won one of their last nine games in the Premier League (W1 D3 L5).

Tottenham have won six and lost just one of the last eight matches against Reading in all competitions.

Walker it was whose arm touched the ball as he tangled with a Reading player. Looked a penalty to me, but Howard Webb did not agree.

It is bent to the far side of the box and there is a Tottenham hand on it! No penalty given.

Free-kick to Reading in the final third with the hulking Pogrebnyak lurking in the box.

Reading looking shaky at the back after almost a month out of action. Defoe does not test the goalkeeper with a snap-shot here.

Villas-Boas has picked up only three wins from his last 15 Premier League matches as a manager. Good start from his men here though.

A long ball forward from Naughton allows Bale to run on to it and his first touch past the advancing McCarthy runs past the far post.

Free-kick to Tottenham in the final third. Bale takes it and Gylfi Sigurdsson's header is parried by debutant McCarthy; Jan Vertonghen follows up and his strike is palmed wide at the near post. Welcome to the Premier League.

A cross comes in from Reading, well held by Brad Friedel under pressure from Pavel Pogrebnyak.

The ball comes out to Kyle Walker whose first-time strike is well over the crossbar.

Early possession for Spurs to find Gareth Bale on the left. His early cross wins a corner.

Off we go with Tottenham in a strange black- and grey-halved kit kicking from right to left.

The teams emerge. It turns out Federici, despite carrying a knock, has actually just been dropped entirely.

You'll Never Walk Alone plays over the PA system with a message remembering the dead at Hillsborough. Another touching moment among many this weekend.

William Gallas has urged Tottenham fans not to panic despite the team's poor start to the season.

Villas-Boas: "We want to put things right in our next game against Reading with attacking football & good passing. It's important that the market is closed and the players are back from international duty. We have world class players that we're looking to fine-tune. We saw last season that promoted teams can surprise. It's early days for them, but their performances have been there."

McDermott: "I don't want to inflict pain on anyone, I just want to do the right thing for us. What we have to do is prepare ourselves and get a good performance from our team and that is the only thing that I'm looking to do. We are playing against Spurs - a fantastic side - and I know Andre quite well so I'm not looking to inflict pain, we are just looking to play our game and put on a performance for our fans."

Younes Kaboul (knee), Scott Parker (Achilles) and Heurelho Gomes (ankle) are out for Spurs, while Jason Roberts (calf) and Jimmy Kebe are the only men out for Reading other than Federici. Mali winger Kebe had been expected to make the bench at least after his hamstring injury. Non-internationals in the Royals ranks haven't played for 25 days so they will be full of beans...

Two changes for Spurs, with Kyle Naughton coming in for Benoit Assou-Ekotto at left-back and Moussa Dembele replacing Jake Livermore in midfield. Clint Dempsey and Emmanuel Adebayor are on the bench with Jermain Defoe starting alone up front. Friedel continues in goal ahead of new £12 million France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris., who is on the bench for the first time.