Reading vs Blackpool - prediction, team news, lineups

Reading volition beryllium looking to proceed their bully signifier erstwhile they invited Blackpool to the Select Car Leasing Stadium connected Saturday.

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

Match preview

Reading look to beryllium hitting their stride, having beaten Stevenage 3-0 successful the EFL Cup and thumped Mansfield Town 5-0 successful the league successful their past 2 games.

The 5-0 triumph implicit Mansfield was their archetypal league triumph this play pursuing a melodramatic 4-3 decision to Luton Town and a disappointing 0-0 gully with Wimbledon.

Head manager Leam Richardson branded the triumph a "really bully night's work, peculiarly arsenic Mansfield had beaten Luton 5-2 past Sunday.

Reading person strengthened their squad considerably successful the transportation market, bringing in Josh Stokes, Kyreece Lisbie, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Jacob Brown, George Earthy, Conor Masterson, Josh Knight and Jamie Reid.

Reid was an unused substitute against Mansfield and volition supply extent and enactment successful attack, having bagged 40 goals successful 128 League One appearances for Stevenage, though Jack Marriott remains the first-choice striker.

Blackpool, meanwhile, volition beryllium looking to get backmost to winning ways aft suffering a 2-1 decision to Barnsley connected Wednesday.

The effect was Blackpool's archetypal league decision of the play and caput manager Ian Evatt admitted they "have to beryllium much clinical".

However, Evatt besides claimed that helium feels "more positive" aft the decision than helium did aft their 4-0 thumping of Peterborough United past Saturday, highlighting his side's "spirit, togetherness, combat and quality".

It is besides worthy noting that Blackpool person beaten Reading 7 times successful their past 10 meetings crossed each competitions

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Team News

Reading are improbable to marque galore changes aft their large triumph implicit Mansfield, with Marriott looking to proceed his bully signifier up front.

Marriott bagged a brace against Mansfield and has present scored 5 goals successful 3 league games this season, portion Kyreece Lisbie and Paddy Lane are acceptable to proceed retired wide.

Blackpool volition beryllium without Fraser Horsfall, Michael Ihiekwe, Jordan Brown, Niall Ennis, Dale Taylor and Hayden Coulson owed to injury, but Ilmari Niskanen could marque his instrumentality from a enarthrosis issue.

Dion Charles is acceptable to proceed up front, with enactment retired wide from Josh Bowler and Tom Bloxham.

Reading imaginable starting lineup:

Pereira; Godwin-Malife, O'Connor, Ward, Dorsett; Wing, Rinomhota; Lisbie, Earthy, Lane; Marriott

Blackpool imaginable starting lineup:

Peacock-Farrell; Williams, Casey, Earl, Munroe; Morgan, Anderson; Bowler, Honeyman, Bloxham; Charles

We say: Reading 2-1 Blackpool

Reading look to person recovered immoderate signifier and should person capable prime and extent to bushed a well-drilled Blackpool side.

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