Reading Football Club News Feed: October 2025
Kipre delighted to make impact in Ipswich derby win
05 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Ipswich Town's Cedric Kipre says he is relishing the competition for places in defence after scoring in the East Anglia derby win over Norwich City.
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Canary Call - have your say on Norwich's derby defeat
05 October 2025
By BBC Sport
BBC Radio Norfolk's Rob Butler and guest Andy Marshall take your thoughts on the East Anglian derby.
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Canary Call - have your say on Norwich's derby defeat
05 October 2025
By BBC Sport
BBC Radio Norfolk's Rob Butler and guest Andy Marshall take your thoughts on the East Anglian derby.
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Ex-Portsmouth, Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday owner Mandaric dies
04 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Former Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday owner Milan Mandaric dies at the age of 87.
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Can Coventry stay top? Aaron McLean's EFL takeaways
04 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Former Peterborough, Hull and Bradford striker – and Final Score's EFL pundit – Aaron McLean sifts through some of the main talking points and gives his five takeaways from across the Championship, League One and League Two.
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Sheff Wed v Coventry delayed after fan protest on pitch
04 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City is briefly delayed after a small group of home fans run on to the pitch to protest against Dejphon Chansiri.
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Defender Wharton signs new deal with Blackburn
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Blackburn centre-back Scott Wharton signs a new three-year deal with his hometown club to stay until the summer of 2028.
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QPR to rotate again at Bristol City - Stephan
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Queens Park Rangers head coach Julien Stephan says he will once again make changes to his side with games coming thick and fast.
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Can Boro compete for automatic promotion?
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
BBC Radio Tees' Mark Drury is joined by Boro fan Rob Nichols to discuss the potential of a promotion-winning season for Middlesbrough after a promising start.
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Boro's Edmundson set for six weeks out with injury
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Middlesbrough defender George Edmundson picked up the injury in the goalless draw with Stoke City.
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Eleven Sheff Wed players not paid 'but no strike'
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Sheffield Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen says he does not envisage his squad going on strike despite 11 players not being paid on time.
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Ismael reflects on 'dangerous' social media abuse
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Blackburn head coach Valerien Ismael tells BBC Radio Lancashire social media abuse in football is 'dangerous'.
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Lampard wants 'clarity' on security at Hillsborough
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Coventry City boss Frank Lampard says that he hasn't yet had "clarity" on security protocols for Saturday's visit to Sheffield Wednesday.
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Nzonzi - 'I believe I can still play at a high level'
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Stoke City midfielder Steven Nzonzi tells BBC Radio Stoke he came back to prove he can still compete at Championship level aged 36.
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'Stay on the bench, Nunez!' - Marshall advises ex-Canary
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Ex-Ipswich and Norwich keeper Andy Marshall says Marcelino Nunez may be better off avoiding the full wrath of Canaries fans in Sunday's derby.
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West Brom defender Williams signs new deal
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
West Brom right-back Alex Williams signs a new contract to keep him at the Championship club until the summer of 2028.
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All change for high-pressure East Anglia derby
03 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Ipswich Town meet Norwich City in the first East Anglia derby of the season, with both having a huge turnover of players.
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Murphy signs new Portsmouth contract until 2028
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Portsmouth winger Josh Murphy signs a new contract which will keep him at Fratton Park until the summer of 2028.
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Gray is 'dangerous' and Kyogo can 'flourish' - Davies
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Birmingham City manager Chris Davies believes winger Demarai Gray has hit the ground running since returning to his boyhood club.
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Murphy injury 'a frustrating one' - Mousinho
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Portsmouth's head coach John Mousinho says Josh Murphy's ankle injury is "a frustrating one" with the winger set to miss Saturday's game against Middlesbrough.
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How Wrexham and Birmingham became global names
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
BBC Sport Wales looks at the story of how Wrexham and Birmingham City became names on the lips of football fans around the world.
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'Immensely rewarding summer' - Addicks chief Rodwell
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Charlton managing director Jim Rodwell says he is delighted with how the newly-promoted Championship side's summer recruitment panned out.
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Five things to watch in EFL - derby drama & old faces reunited
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Five things to keep an eye on in the EFL this weekend, including the East Anglian derby and reunions with familiar faces.
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Blades without Chong for up to six weeks
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Sheffield United midfielder Tahith Chong will miss up to six weeks after injuring his knee in the warm-up against Oxford.
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Sheff Utd boss Wilder would appeal against a touchline ban
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says he would appeal against any touchline ban for the red card he received at half-time in Tuesday's 2-1 home defeat by Southampton.
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We've got a lot of trust in the manager - Pollock
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Watford defender Mattie Pollock says the squad have a lot of trust in manager Paulo Pezzolano following the 2-2 draw against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
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'There's lessons we need to learn' - Segecic
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Portsmouth attacker Adrian Segecic believes there are lessons to learn after he scored the equaliser in the 2-2 draw with Watford at Fratton Park
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Millwall 'conceded soft goals' to Coventry - Neil
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Millwall miss the chance to move into the Championship play-off places, suffering a 4-0 home hammering at the hands of Coventry City.
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'We really had to suffer' in Norwich win - Mason
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
West Bromwich Albion are back in the Championship play-off places after beating Norwich City 1-0 on Wednesday night.
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'Pompey need to find a way to win these games'
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
BBC Radio Solent's Portsmouth commentator Andrew Moon on the draw with Watford and what the Blues need to do to reach the next level.
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Win at Millwall 'incredible' - Kesler-Hayden
02 October 2025
By BBC Sport
After scoring Coventry City's fourth and final goal in their excellent win at Millwall, Kaine Kesler-Hayden says the unbeaten Sky Blues can get even better.
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Top clubs should be 'protected at all costs' - Birmingham's Wagner
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner says lower-league clubs should not take too much in pyramid payments and allow the biggest teams in England to drive global interest.
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Wilder should be 'cut some slack' for 'harsh' red card
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
The BBC's EFL podcast 72+ panel say Chris Wilder's red card for kicking a ball into the stand was "harsh" and he should be "cut some slack".
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Marvelling at Addicks' unbeaten autumn run
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Charlton fan writer Paul Sullivan reflects on the 1-1 draw at Derby which highlights how far the Addicks have come.
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'No points for possession Foxes...Gerrit forward!'
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Fan writer Kate Blakemore wants to see a greater sense of attacking urgency from Leicester City.
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'Patience is key with this slow-starting Rams side'
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Patience with Derby County is needed after a slow start to the season, writes BBC Radio Derby commentator Ed Dawes.
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'It's a bit like our season - one half good, one half bad'
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Hull City striker Oli McBurnie's insight into the dressing room at half-time during their 2-2 draw with Preston North End.
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'It's time to see results at Blackburn Rovers''
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
BBC Radio Lancashire Sports Editor Andy Bayes reflects on a disappointing start to the season for Blackburn Rovers and where they go from here.
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'The only negative is that we've not won the game' - Heckingbottom
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom gives his view on his side's 2-2 draw at Hull City.
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'You can see why managers tear their hair out'
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
BBC Radio Lancashire summariser and former Rovers striker Kevin Gallacher believes Blackburn's Todd Cantwell should have had a penalty in the defeat by Swansea.
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Ipswich performances are 'getting there' - Palmer
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Ipswich Town's performances are "getting there", says goalkeeper Alex Palmer after Tuesday's 1-1 Championship draw at Bristol City.
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'In slow motion' - Gray on first Birmingham goal in a decade
01 October 2025
By BBC Sport
Birmingham City forward Demarai Gray says his first goal for the club in more than 10 years "happened in slow motion".
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