Reading travel to Lancashire looking to return to winning ways after defeat in midweek to Sunderland.

Here's everything you need to know.

Form

Reading Chronicle:

Reading's previously unbelimished home form was comfortably ended on Wednesday as Sunderland cut through them to score three unanswered goals.

Having won all bar one on home soil, it is a different story on the road as the Royals have picked up just one win in their four away matches against Millwall.

Up until this point Paul Ince's side have backed up every defeat with a win, and will hope to do the same at the DW Stadium.

Meanwhile, the newly promoted Latics will come into the home fixture on a high- unbeaten in three and back-to-back wins.

A late winner against Huddersfield Town on Tuesday lifted them into the top half and proved the final straw for the Terriers, who sacked manager Danny Schofield afterwards.

Team News

Reading Chronicle:

Ince confirmed after defeat to the Black Cats that left-back Baba Rahman is still unable to complete 90 minutes, with Yakou Meite also returning for a cameo.

Shane Long faces a race against a viral bug in order to play a part on Saturday, with the manager feeling it is unlikely that the Irishman will feature.

Naby Sarr and Ovie Ejaria will remain missing until after the international break.

Last Time Out: Reading 0-3 Wigan Athletic; Tuesday, February 26 2020

The last midweek fixture before the Covid-19 enforced break was one to forget for Mark Bowen's side, being pumped by Paul Cook's Wigan.

Kieffer Moore's ridiculous back-heeled goal set the tone for a miserable evening for the 10,000 in attendance as the visitors tried to haul themselves out of the relegation zone.

The Royals, who looked to have mounted a play-off challenge until the spring, remained unbeaten until the Covid-19 break, finishing 14th when the season ended in JUly.