The home side is currently lying third in the Championship standings. Reading have won five games and have lost three to have a total of 15 points from eight matches.
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Reading will be hoping to continue their recent resurgence when they play host to Sunderland in the EFL Championship. It is safe to say that the Wednesday night match will have Reading as the overwhelming favourite. Not only that the game is being played in their own backyard but their form of late has been quite impressive. The same cannot be said for Sunderland who have been largely inconsistent for most parts of the season. They are not far away from their opponents on the table, however, the visitors need to be at the top of their game to get something out of the Wednesday night clash.
| Reading vs Sunderland | Key details |
| Date | September 14th |
| Venue | Madejski Stadium |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in the United Kingdom | 8 pm (Wednesday) |
The home side is currently lying third in the Championship standings. Reading have won five games and have lost three to have a total of 15 points from eight matches. They are on a good run of form lately, having managed to win four of their last five league games. Meanwhile, inconsistency has been the biggest problem for Sunderland. They are sitting eight on the table and have a total of 11 points from eight games. Sunderland have won three, drawn two and lost three of those fixtures.
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There are not many injury concerns for both sides, allowing the respective managers to select a strong playing XI. Reading’s main worry would be about the availability of Mamadou Loum. If he is fit then a place for the starting role will be between Loum and Shane Long. Otherwise, the home side have more or less everyone fit for this clash. On the other hand, Sunderland could very well be without Ross Stewart for a while. This could give regular opportunities to Manchester United loanee Amad Diallo. Besides, Leon Dajaku could also be in line to play some part on Wednesday night, but it is not clear whether he is fit enough to play from the start.
Reading possible line-up: Lumley, Holmes, Hutchinson, McIntyre, Yiadom, Ince, Hendrick, Fornah, Hoilett, Joao, Long
Sunderland possible line-up: Patterson, O’Nien, Batth, Cirkin, Gooch, Neil, Evans, Clarke, Diallo, Pritchard, Simms
The EFL Championship match between Reading and Sunderland will take place at Madejski Stadium on Thursday at 12:30 am IST.
The EFL Championship match between Reading and Sunderland can be seen on Talksport 2 Radio UK, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event, SKY GO Extra, Sky Ultra HD in the United Kingdom; and ESPN+ in the United States.
