Tottenham will head to Select Car Leasing Stadium (the sellout corporate name for Madejski Stadium) on Saturday afternoon to take on Reading FC in their preseason opener. Yes, that’s a brutally awful name for a football ground, but that is life in sports these days. It’s all big business and with that, corporation naming rights are pervasive.
Reading FC reside in the EFL League Two, the third tier of the football pyramid, so Spurs will bring a side with much more talent and depth than their opponents. With that in mind, new manager Thomas Frank to field an interesting looking first team for this match.
Reading FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FYIs
Competition: Preseason club friendly
Kickoff time: 3PM GMT, 19 July Saturday
Location: Select Car Leasing Stadium (or Madejski Stadium), Reading, Berkshire, UK
Tottenham Hotspur Preview Material: Starting XI Prediction Team News
Let’s take a look at what that might look like this weekend. There will be a mix of stars, first teamers, kids and reserves in this one. Will new splash signing Mo Kudus make his Spurs debut?
Starting XI Prediction at Reading FC
Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Ashley Phillips, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie; Lucas Bergvall, Yves Bissouma, Archie Gray; Mohammed Kudus, Mathys Tel, Dominic Solanke
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