When : Monday December 29 2025, 7.45pm
Where : Weston Homes Stadium, London Road, Peterborough, PE2 8AL
Capacity : 15,314
The post Christmas/Pre New Year fun really starts with what needs to be a revenge mission in Cambridgeshire. This is the first return fixture of the season and the desire to succeed should be strong after the pathetic shambles served up 20 days ago.
Since being gifted 3 points at the SCL Peterborough have beaten Northampton at home and won at Port Vale then beaten Orient at home, albeit with a late injury time winner, so just maybe new boss Luke Williams is starting to get positive returns on his new ideas. This means Reading now have to stop a team on a run of 4 straight wins after knocking over a side on 3 straight wins.
Harry Leonard and Jimmy-Jay Morgan will be anxious to open some late Christmas presents having plundered 11 gifts between them so far but after the first game I think Kyrell Lisbie was the one really causing problems for Reading’s defenders so let’s hope they’ve learned and are somewhat better organised to be able to cope.
It will have been 3 days since the Plymouth result, only the 2nd away win of the season but the 2nd win by a 3 goal margin! However we have seen Peterborough are a much better organised side than either Blackpool or Plymouth (and aren’t based on the coast) so it’s going to be a very different and difficult challenge at London Road.
Peterborough will be without Harley Mills, Rio Adebisi, Sam Hughes and have doubts over Jacob Mendy and Jimmy-Jay Morgan. Reading would be expected to keep the same starting XI that gubbed Plymouth so effectively but tiredness and possible injury might scupper that depending on the Plymouth fall out over the weekend.
Referee
Alex Chilowicz
Previously
23 Aug 25 > Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Reading
22 Feb 25 > Reading 0-0 Birmingham City
01 Oct 24 > Reading 3-1 Burton Albion
06 Apr 24 > Reading 1-1 Lincoln City
Historically
This is the 21st season shared with the team that’s posh but not royal, with the first league game being a 3-2 home win for Reading back in 1961.
Reading have managed just 3 wins (2001, 1967 & 2024) from the 20 previous league visits and of the other 17 league appearances at London Road 10 have been lost so visiting this part of Cambridgeshire isn’t exactly noted for being a happy place for the Biscuitmen despite the unexpected success of last year.
How to follow the game
- Get a ticket and travel to the game
- Red button/NOW App
- Listen to Radio 5 Live and/or a myriad of other radio stations for score flashes
- Ring/text a mate for updates
- Use a RoyalsTV subscription
- BBC Radio Berkshire (FM : 104.4, 104.1 or 95.4 depending where you are in the area)
