Welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League clash between Reading and Newcastle United at the Madejski Stadium.

Newcastle have eight points on the board from their first five games, with two wins, two draws and a single defeat. Reading, meanwhile, are bottom of the table with just a solitary point on the board after a tough start to the campaign.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew was apparently given only one remit by owner Mike Ashley when he handed him his new eight-year contract: "Win every week."