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The Curious case of the Reading 'missing' manager has resulted in the following statement from West Ham United:
West Ham United have confirmed that the planned friendly at Reading has been cancelled by the Sky Bet Championship club.
The two sides were set to go head to head at the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday 1 September, kicking-off 4pm. However, the Berkshire outfit contacted the Hammers to state their schedule has now changed and that they would no longer be able to fulfil the fixture.
David Moyes’ men kicked off their return from a mini summer break with an intense five-day training camp in Scotland before they faced two teams simultaneously on Tuesday – Wycombe Wanderers and Ipswich Town – ensuring a vast majority of players got minutes under their belts.
Two further behind-closed-doors friendlies are still planned with Brentford set to visit London Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 2pm) prior to the Hammers hosting AFC Bournemouth on Saturday 5 September in the Betway Cup (kick-off 3pm), both of which games will be streamed live
