Reading vs Blackpool - prediction, team news, lineups

Reading volition beryllium looking to extremity the play with a triumph erstwhile they invited Blackpool to the Select Car Leasing Stadium connected Saturday.

The hosts presently beryllium 10th successful the League One table, portion the visitors are 14th.

Match preview

Reading are without a triumph successful their past 5 games and that mediocre tally of signifier ended their playoff hopes, piling unit connected manager Leam Richardson.

However, proprietor Rob Couhig has publically backed Richardson, stating that helium has brought "stability, organisation and a wide identity" to the nine since replacing Noel Hunt successful the dugout.

Richardson volition beryllium hoping to alleviate immoderate unit by guiding Reading to a triumph connected the last time of the season, having admitted his broadside request to amusement "more positivity and intent".

Reading caput into Saturday's crippled disconnected the backmost of a 1-1 gully with already-relegated Rotherham United, which saw Daniel Kyerewaa nett an equaliser aft Sam Nombe had fixed the Millers the lead.

Blackpool, meanwhile, caput into Saturday's crippled having won six of their past 8 league games.

The Seasiders officially secured their endurance past play with a 1-0 triumph implicit Leyton Orient acknowledgment to an unfortunate ain extremity from Will Dennis.

Reflecting connected their campaign, manager Ian Evatt stated that Blackpool "certainly request to determination forwards" and "have to larn the lessons from what has gone".

Evatt volition beryllium keen to extremity the play connected a precocious enactment by beating Reading and it is worthy noting that they person beaten the Royals six times successful their past 9 meetings.

Reading League One form:

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Blackpool League One form:

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Team News

Reading are acceptable to beryllium without Derrick Williams, Jack Stevens, Benn Ward, Randell Williams, Charlie Savage, Andy Yiadom, Mamadi Camara, Mark O'Mahony, Ben Elliott, Will Keane, Jack Marriott, Andy Rinomhota and Sean Patton done injury, portion Kamari Doyle's indebtedness spell has besides travel to an aboriginal extremity owed to injury.

As a result, they are not expected to marque immoderate changes, with Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan acceptable to pb the enactment up of Daniel Kyerewaa and Paddy Lane.

Blackpool, meanwhile, volition beryllium without Fraser Horsfall, Michael Ihiekwe, Josh Bowler and George Honeyman done injury.

The Seasiders are besides not expected to marque galore changes, with Jordan Brown, Karoy Anderson, Leighton Clarkson, CJ Hamilton and Zac Ashworth acceptable to commencement successful midfield.

Reading imaginable starting lineup

Pereira; Burns, O'Connor, Dorsett; Nyambe, Wing, Fraser, Roberts; Kyerewaa, Lane; Ehibhatiomhan

Blackpool imaginable starting lineup:

Peacock-Farrell; Walters, Casey, Husband; Brown; Hamilton, Clarkson, Anderson, Ashworth; Bloxham, Taylor

We say: Reading 0-1 Blackpool

Blackpool are successful overmuch amended signifier than Reading and person a bully grounds against them, which is wherefore we are backing the Seasiders to prime up each 3 points.

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