Reading host Preston North End live on the Sky Sports cameras tonight, hoping to end the first half of the season at home on a high.

Here's everything you need to know.

Reading Chronicle:

Form

Reading come into the game behind the Lilywhites, sat 11th compared to the visitors in eighth.

Having only lost twice at home, picking up 19 points in the process, supporters will hope Paul Ince's men can return to winning ways.

Last winning against Bristol City, the most recent home fixture, the Royals were controversially beaten at leaders Burnley and fought hard for a 0-0 draw at Luton Town on Tuesday.

It is the last home match for over a month, with the World Cup bringing Championship football to a halt next week until December 10 when Coventry City come to Berkshire.

Ryan Lowe's side have won three of their last five fixtures and sit one point outside the top six.

Beating Swansea City on Tuesday at Deepdale, last winning on the road against bottom club Huddersfield Town last month.

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Team News

Reading could be without any senior centre-halves, with Tom McIntyre and Tom Holmes potentially missing with niggles.

Mamadou Loum has served his suspension and is available for selection again.

Preston will be without midfielder Ben Whiteman, who picked up an injury in midweek against the Swans.

Last Time Out: Preston 2-3 Reading, Saturday, February 19 2022

Veljko Paunovic won his final match in charge of Reading, with Ince coming in as interim immediately after the win in the North-West last season.

A Lucas Joao brace and John Swift's strike had put the Royals into a commanding 3-0 lead just after half-time, but Daniel Johnson and Cameron Archer's goals made it a nervy ending for the travelling supporters.

Ince made it two wins on the bounce days later when they beat Birmingham City at home, results which went a long way to keep the club in the Championship.