LET’S TURN THE MADEJSKI BAC INTO A FORTRESS

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“I think Costa’s great at it and that’s why I READING midfielder Leandro Bacuna is desperate for Reading to improve their home form – starting against Hull today.

Jaap Stam’s men suffered only two defeats at the Madejski last season as they narrowly missed out on promotion.

Former Aston Villa star Bacuna (above) said: “Last year Reading had a good home record so we’ll start getting that back. It’s a really hard place to come here and, now I’m here, I feel the same thing.

“I think we dominate and we’re creative, it’s just the finishing touch. If we get that finishing touch going, we’re going to be really hard to play against.”

Hull have endured a difficult start to the season following relegation, winning just two of their first eight games.

But Bacuna added: “They were struggling a bit but they’ve got things right now. It’s going to be a hard game.”