ROYALS AIM TO SECURE CHAMPIONSHIP SAFETY AWAY AT HULL
READING FC will be hoping to secure their Championship survival once and for all when they travel to Hull City this weekend.
The Royals took another big step towards safety after their dramatic comeback against Swansea City on Easter Monday thanks to Tom McIntyre’s 95th minute equaliser.
Heading into Saturday’s game, Paul Ince’s men are now seven points clear of the relegation zone with just three games left to play.
Derby County were relegated to League One following Reading’s late comeback after the Rams were defeated at Queens Park Rangers.
Meanwhile, fellow relegation rivals Barnsley and Peterborough United faced each other at the weekend.
The Posh came away as 2-0 victors which leaves Peterborough with a slim chance of survival with three games left to play, but they will have to rely on other results going their way.
Meanwhile, Barnsley still have four games left to play but find themselves at the bottom of the table, 11 points behind Reading and needing a miracle to survive.
Saturday’s hosts, Hull City, are 19th in the table but well clear of the drop zone.
The Tigers are on 47 points with 13 wins, eight draws and 22 losses in what has been a mediocre season, but one that they will be satisfied with in their first season back in the Championship having won promotion the previous campaign.
They stormed to promotion in the 2020/21 season under Grant McCann which saw them win the league with 89 points.
However, they opted for a change in management during this season as Shota Arveladze took charge of the club in January after the club had a change in ownership.
The points were shared when the team’s met at the Select Car Leasing Stadium back in December.
Reading took the lead on the stroke of half-time through academy graduate Tom Homes.
But Hull ensured that they came away with a point thanks to Mallik Wilks’ second-half strike.
The Royals have beaten Hull just once in their last 13 matches, which came with a 3-0 win at home in the 2018/19 season.
Reading are well overdue an away win at Hull, with their last coming in 1994.