Blackburn are sitting at the top of the table and they won their three Championship matches against Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion.
A struggling Reading side will hope to turn their fortunes around when they face in-form Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on Wednesday. Despite the match taking place at Madejski Stadium, the home side will find it extremely difficult to get anything out of the game against the table toppers. Blackburn are the only team in the division with a hundred percent record, having won all the matches they have played this season. They are praised for the attacking style of football being played under Jon Dahl Tomasson, as the club continue to maintain its push for a Premier League promotion.
Reading vs Blackburn Rovers | Key Details |
Date | 17 August, 2022 |
Venue | Madejski Stadium |
Kickoff time India | 12:30 am (Thursday) |
Kickoff time England | 8 pm (Wednesday) |
Blackburn are sitting at the top of the table with nine points from three games. They won their three Championship matches against Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion. Besides, they also won their EFL Cup first round game against Hartlepool 4-0. Meanwhile, Reading lost two and had just one victory till now, which was against Cardiff City at home. Besides, they also suffered a shock EFL Cup first round loss to Stevenage. They are coming into this match on the back of a 4-0 thrashing by Rotherham United.
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Among the two sides, Reading is the one that has to deal with a lot of injury concerns. The club will miss Liam Moore and Lucas Joao big time, while Yakou Meite and Scott Dann are not closer to a return anytime soon. Sam Hutchinson, Ovie Ejaria and Femi Azeez will also be out of action for them. It will be difficult for the manager to replace them all in the playing squad. Meanwhile, Scott Wharton will be absent from the Blackburn squad. However, they have sufficient backups to replace him in the playing XI.
Reading possible line-up: Lumley, Yiadom, Holmes, McIntyre, Hoilett, Guiness-Walker, Fornah, Loum, Ince, Hendrick, Long
Blackburn Rovers possible line-up: Kaminski, Brittain, Phillips, Ayala, Pickering, Travis, Buckley, Gallagher, Szmodics, Brereton, Hedges
The EFL Championship match between Reading and Blackburn Rovers will take place at Madejski Stadium on Thursday at 12:30 am IST.
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