The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 3-2 defeat away to Stoke City this weekend, while Reading suffered a narrow 1-0 loss to Millwall, on the same day.
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Blackburn Rovers will be hoping to get back to winning ways when they host Reading in an EFL Championship fixture at Ewood Park on Wednesday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 3-2 defeat away to Stoke City this weekend, while Reading suffered a narrow 1-0 loss to Millwall, on the same day. As of now, the Rovers are holding on to the sixth and final playoff spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 58 points from 36 games, just three points clear of seventh-placed Norwich City. The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting at the 16th position, with 44 points to their name.
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After a 11 game unbeaten streak across all competitions, Blackburn were beaten beaten Stoke City in the league on Saturday. Ki-Jan However’s first-half brace and a 75th-minute effort from Tyrese Campbell gave a 3-0 lead to Stoke, before the Riversiders netted twice in the final five minutes through Ben Brereton Diaz and Sam Gallagher. It was the Rovers’ 14th league-defeat of the season, while they have managed to record 18 second tier victories this season so far. Meanwhile, on a positive note, Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side have collected 13 points from their most recent five home-matches.
Reading, on the other hand, have the second-worst away record in the Championship this term, collecting just 11 points from 18 games on their travels. Since the 3-1 win over Blackpool at home, courtesy of Tom Ince’s brace and one goal from Andy Carroll, the Royals have gone on a three-game losing streak. Their latest outing against Millwall ended in a 1-0 loss, courtesy of Andreas Vogslammer’s lone goal from the penalty spot, inside the opening 11 minutes. Although Paul Ince’s side remain 12 points clear of the relegation zone, they need to end the losing streak as the club could face a potential points penalty in the future. Meanwhile, on a positive note, the Royals have triumphed against Blackburn in four of the last five encounters, that includes the reverse fixture in August which ended 3-0, thanks to goals from Tom McIntyre, Junior Hoilett and Lucas Joao.
Blackburn Rovers Probable line-up: Pears, Brittain, Carter, Hyam, Pickering, Travis, Morton, Thomas, Szmodics, Brereton, Diaz, Gallagher
Reading Probable line-up: Lumley, Holmes, Moore, Sarr, Yiadom, Ince, Hendrick, McIntyre, Guinness-Walker, Carroll, Long
Blackburn Rovers
| Opponents | Score |
| Stoke | 3-2 (L) |
| Sheffield United | 1-0 (W) |
| Leicester | 1-2 (W) |
| QPR | 1-3 (W) |
| Blackpool | 1-0 (W) |
Reading
| Opponents | Score |
| Millwall | 0-1 (L) |
| Sheffield United | 0-1 (L) |
| Middlesbrough | 5-0 (L) |
| Blackpool | 3-1 (W) |
| Cardiff | 1-0 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Reading beat Blackburn | 3-0 |
| Reading beat Blackburn | 1-0 |
| Blackburn beat Reading | 2-0 |
| Reading beat Blackburn | 1-0 |
| Reading beat Blackburn | 2-4 |
The EFL Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Reading will take place at Ewood Park on Thursday at 1:15 am IST.
| Blackburn vs Reading | Key Details |
| Date | March 15 (UK) |
| Venue | Ewood Park |
| Kickoff time in UK | 7:45 pm (Wednesday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:15 am (Thursday) |
The live telecast of the EFL Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Reading can be seen on Sky Sports App in the UK.
