Midweek action returns to the Championship tonight with Reading hosting promotion hopefuls Fulham at the Madejski.

Fulham currently sit in tenth place with nine matches played, ten places above their midweek opponents, and will be looking to follow up their Friday night win against Wigan Athletic with another three points.

For the Royals, they will be eager to pick up their third win of the campaign having beaten Cardiff and Huddersfield but have not won since the end of August.

The last competitive meeting between the two sides ended in a 1-0 win for the Whites at Craven Cottage in the season that saw Slavisa Jokanovic's side promoted to the top-flight.

But what could current manager Scott Parker change to earn an edge in tonight's clash?

Well, here are TWO possible tweaks...

Cairney deeper

Despite battling to an impressive win against the Latics on Friday night, one thing that was apparent from a Fulham perspective was their lack of midfield control.

Whilst Stefan Johansen and Harrison Reed both put in industrious and admirable displays, neither were able to get their foot on the ball and dictate play.

Parker should therefore consider dropping Cairney back into a midfield three in order to provide that control, rather than playing him further up the pitch.

Wing swap

There is no doubting that Ivan Cavaleiro and Anthony Knockaert were two of the signings of the summer, and they have already shown their class in South-West London.

But they have consistently played on the left and right wing respectively, meaning both are repeatedly cutting inside.

Against Wigan, it was apparent that this made them much easier to defend against. Swapping them would allow both players to use their pace to their advantage, and get early crosses in, in order to take advantage of Aleksandar Mitrovic's impressive aerial prowess.

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