Expect Wimbledon to line up in their usual 4-4-2, with Stockley likely to get the nod up front after his impact from the bench against Huddersfield. They will look to get bodies in the box, feed off second balls, and make it a physical contest. The wide men will tuck in and force Reading into the middle, where the Dons are strongest. Reading, in their 4-2-3-1, will try to play through the thirds with a double pivot shielding the back four. They have runners in the half-spaces who can knife through the lines, but they will find little room if Wimbledon sit in a compact low block and dare them to break it down. The key battle will be in midfield — a dogfight between Wimbledon's central pair and Reading's deeper creators. If the Dons win that, they can starve Reading's front line and hit on the break. Set pieces could be decisive; Wimbledon are dangerous from dead balls, and Reading have looked vulnerable defending them in recent matches.