Reading v Tottenham Hotspur: live 30 min A hopeful long ball bounces through to Brad Friedel. As far as I can remember, that's the first time I remember the Spurs keeper touching the ball. 27 min Not surprisingly, it is Spurs fans who are much the louder at this stage. Reading struggling to find any real foothold in the match. 24 min Straight down the other end. A route one pass is controlled beautifully by Jermain Defoe, taking out two Reading defenders after he watches the ball onto his foot. He is through on goal but attempts an outside-of-the-foot shot which goes just wide. 23 min Garath McCleary wins a free kick in a promising area but the resulting dead ball move is hopeless, frankly. 21 min And McCarthy called into action once again as Sandro unleashes a long-range strike, which the Reading keeper has to get down low to parry to safety, just about. 20 min Sigurdsson lofts in a free kick from wide on the left which is missed by everyone and almost takes McCarthy by surprise. Reading 0 Tottenham 1 (Defoe 18) They've been well on top, and Andre Villas-Boas's men have taken a deserved lead. Jermain Defoe slots the ball past Alex McCarthy after a gorgeous through ball from Gylfi Sigurdsson to Aaron Lennon, who squared to Defoe. 14 min So a pretty action-packed start, which is nice for us all. The game looks like it might be settling down a bit now, though. 11 min Penalty to Reading? No, says Howard Webb, despite the ball clearly hitting a Spurs hand (Kyle Walker's, in fact) as Danny Guthrie whips in a free kick for the hosts. Webb blows instead against Alex Pearce for an apparent shove on Walker. Reading look hard done by. 9 min It's all one-way traffic so far, but the latest Spurs attack comes to nothing. Brian McDermott is busy with a biro and a notepad, as well he might. Damien in California has an interest to declare: "I forgot to mention I am Deputy Under Secretary of the Official Santa Barbara Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Club. We are 23 strong and the largest Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Club in Santa Barbara. Fact. 6 min Bale is played through himself this time, but pokes the ball wide as McCarthy rushed off his line. Terrific start for Tottenham here. 5 min Spurs have a free kick on the right about 25 yards from goal. Bale whips it in and Vertonghen gets a good head on it...saved by McCarthy...it comes to Sigurdsson...another good save from McCarthy. Spurs come close twice in three seconds. 2 min Kyle Walker gets the first shot of the afternoon off. It's high, very high. 1 min We kick off. More specifically, Tottenham kick off. "0-4 Spurs!" predicts Damien in California (check him out). 15.57 The teams gather in the tunnel, Spurs sporting a rather fetching away kit of double-tone grey. 15.54 A nice touch at the Madejski, where You'll Never Walk Alone rings out over the tannoy. 15.51 The Premier League has just tweeted this picture of the official team sheets. Check out Reading's eighth "substitute": 15.46 Less than 15 minutes from kick off. Are we excited? Of course we are! 15.38 So what do we reckon about those teams? The Spurs fan in the office is sceptical - he wonders why Emmanuel Adebayor hasn't been given the nod up front. 15.31 We're in Berkshire, Sky Sports announce. And there's nowhere we'd rather be. Ish. 15.22 And now Tottenham, who make two changes from their 1-1 draw with Norwich. Assou-Ekotto and Livermore are out, Naughton and Dembélé in. Adebayor starts on the bench: Friedel; Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Naughton; Sandro, Dembélé; Lennon, Sigurdsson, Bale; Defoe 15.18 Team news! First up, Reading, for whom Adam Federici misses out: McCarthy; Gunter, Gorkss, Pearce, Harte; McCleary, Karacan, Leigertwood, McAnuff; Guthrie; Pogrebnyak. 15.15 Reading are a great bet today, according to Chris in Worthing via email: Spurs were poor against Newcastle and continue to waste chances in front of goal. AVB plays a high line of defence and if Jimmy Kébé plays, he will cause major problems. 15.09 In the early game - the 1.15pm kick off in the Championship - Wolves have beaten Leicester City 2-1 at Molineux. A ripper of a match, very entertaining - though Leicester boss Nigel Pearson will not believe his side have got nothing from the match. 15.02 That should have given you enough time to watch those highlights (thrilling, eh?). We're less than an hour from kick off at the Madejski - as ever, get in touch so I can use the nice email icon and give you a chance to see your name in bold. 14.49 I say 2-1 but I'd love a repeat of this game between the sides five years ago at White Hart Lane. Dimitar Berbatov scored four for Spurs. 14.42 So what do we reckon is going to happen today? Will Reading be rusty? Will Hugo Lloris get in a huff if Brad Friedel starts in goal for Tottenham, as expected? I'm going out on a limb and predicting a score of Reading 1 Tottenham 2 - which I now notice is identical to that of our correspondent John Percy. 14.34 Reading, in fact, haven't played in the league since August 22 - that's 25 days ago and basically a whole off-season - when they were controversially beaten 4-2 at Chelsea. 14.30 Good afternoon and welcome to a fun, football-filled Sunday. But wait - this is the only Premier League game of the weekend! And, would you believe it, none of the big four are involved! I realise, of course, that Spurs finished fourth last season, but they've got off to a decidedly dodgy start under Andre Villas-Boas, with two draws and a loss so far in their campaign putting them in 16th place at this early stage. Reading, meanwhile, are 19th, albeit after only two games - their match with Sunderland three weeks ago was postponed due to a water-logged pitch. Check out the preview below and stick with us here - we'll have the team news for you as soon as we get it. Sunday, September 16 Reading v Tottenham Hotspur Kick-off: 16.00 BST TV: Live, Sky Sports 1; Highlights, BBC1 Match of the Day2. Tottenham Hotspur (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Friedel; Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto; Dembele, Livermore; Lennon, Sigurdsson, Bale; Defoe. Out: Kaboul (knee), Gomes (ankle), Parker (Achilles). Referee: Howard Webb (Matches 2, R0 Y7) Jason Roberts is the only player unavailable to McDermott with all of his international players returning unscathed from their respective matches. Meanwhile, Spurs goalkeeper Brad Friedel will keep his place despite the recent signing of France No 1 Hugo Lloris. Manager Andre Villas-Boas said Lloris may not even be on the bench as he has only trained with his new team-mates once since signing from Lyon for £8 million on deadline day. Goalkeeper Brad Friedel will keep his place in the Tottenham team at Reading despite the recent signing of France captain Hugo Lloris. Manager Andre Villas-Boas said Lloris may not even be on the bench on Sunday as he has only trained with his new team-mates once since signing from Lyon for £8 million on deadline day. Clint Dempsey, who also signed on deadline day, could make his debut at the Madejski Stadium, but Younes Kaboul, Scott Parker and Heurelho Gomes are out. Stat of the game: Reading are unbeaten in their last 10 league games at the Madejski Stadium.