Mick Gooding
Ex-Reading player/manager on BBC Radio Berkshire

It has been a good start for Reading, but they haven't really threatened the Wycombe goal since then.

Cheltenham nearly executed the perfect counter attack, and it all started when a clearance unleashed Jonathan Tomkinson down the right side.

He held up the ball brilliantly as he waited for reinforcements to arrive, but his whipped cross is just missed by the boot of top-scorer Isaac Hutchinson.

A goal truly would have come against the run of play.

Harry Low
BBC Radio London at The Hive

Cheltenham have been camped inside their own half of most of the first 25 minutes as Barnet keep creating chances.

Tshimanga, Shelton and Smith have all gone close for The Bees but their best moment came from Nnamdi Ofoborh who forced a fine save from visiting keeper Joe Day.

It remains goalless in north London.

A second yellow the second minute after the first.

A high boot from Marcus Harness on Jordan Houghton gives the Boro a freekick just outside the box, very central.

Harvey White bends the set-piece away from the goal, Lee Nicholls had it covered and watched it wide.

Ryan Ledson, back in the side today, has a poor first touch and then rashly dives in on Harvey White. No question, easy decision for the referee.

Not ideal for the Town skipper to be on that yellow card tightrope so early in this one.

Ooph. So close from Armando Junior Quitirna!

Wycombe work the ball well up field to find the forward, and he thrashes it at goal after being given too much space by the Royals defenders. The keeper would have absolutely no chance... if only it was on target.

The visitors starting to come into this now.

Not so good from Bali Mumba in defence this time, but his pace gets him out of trouble to recover and stifle the Stevenage attack.

A couple of passages of play later though Stevenage attack down the right again and Grade 8 trumpeter turned property investor and professional footballer Luther James-Wildin nearly wins a corner.

It is going to be a key battle down that Stevenage right.

Tim Dellor
BBC Radio Berkshire commentator

It has all gone to plan for Reading in these opening stages.

They have got the early lead and have been playing very well.

Reading manager Leam Richardson is just having a word with a ball boy, maybe he is telling him to slow the game down next time the ball goes out, now Reading have the lead.

Surely it it is a bit early for that?

It's wave after wave of attacks from Barnet right now.

A dummy pass by Ryan Glover releases Kane Smith down the right side, who dinks the ball into the near post.

He finds the head of centre forward Kabongo Tshimanga, but he sends it way wide.

You just have a feeling that Barnet need to score soon or Cheltenham will be invigorated.

Former Plymouth Argyle midfielder Bali Mumba gets the ball on the left side of the box but strikes hard and low past the near post.

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Not a bad effort from Anders Hagelskjaer.

The Reading defender gets the ball just outside the box and unleashes. It doesn't quite avoid the bodies though, deflecting off Lewis Wing to head a little wide of the net.

It earns Reading a corner but the whistle is blown for a soft foul on the keeper and that puts an end to that.

Almost a dream debut for Matt Phillips, but the first-choice goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town, Lee Nicholls, shows his worth back in the side today.

Murray Wallace was shrugged off with ease, but his keeper spared his blushes and saves well with his leg from the one-on-one situation.

Jamie Reid sent Phillips through, who still seems to have that burst of pace even in his 34th year.

Barnet's possession is more akin to that of Barcelona.

Cheltenham are being dragged all over the shop at the moment.

Marcus McGuane was deemed OK to continue, he got up and play carried on.

Yet just under two minutes later he is down receiving treatment again.

Cam Humphries was preparing to enter the fray if needed, and is on already, an early blow for the away side.

A Barnet corner falls to the edge of the box, and after a few tidy passes the ball finds Nnamdi Ofoborh, who fires goalward, forcing keeper Joe Day to make a save down to his left side.

He scrambles to his feet and tosses the ball up field, but a Cheltenham counter-attack is quickly snuffed out.

First real chance for either side goes the Terriers' way.

A cross from the left is helped on by Marcus Harness.

Dion Charles on the stretch cannot keep it down, goal kick for Stevenage.

But a bigger concern for Huddersfield is the treatment required for Marcus McGuane.

Terriers stopper Lee Nicholls was given a night off in the Vertu Trophy loss in midweek, he is back between the sticks now though.

Dion Charles leads the line for Huddersfield again.

He has not scored in his past 18 games, but has scored in his two most recent games on this pitch.

Quiet start, with Stevenage having much of the ball so far. A lively crowd enjoying the sunshine in this one though.

Reading's Kadan Young is the first to get a bite of the cherry but it's an ambitious one.

The ball bounces high in the air in front of him and he tries to get his foot up to connect. He manages to do so but it's hardly arrowed in, travelling softly for the Wycombe keeper to collect with ease.

Barnet are keeping the ball early on and are trying to get it up the pitch towards Kabongo Tshimanga and Idris Kanu, who manages to wriggle into the penalty area.

It requires intervention by the Cheltenham goalkeeper Joe Day, who puts his boot through the ball to clear.