What channel is Reading v Leicester City on?
Reading v Leicester City kicks off on Saturday 19 December at 3pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium, in League One, matchday 20. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Reading are 6th with 18 points from 11 matches (5 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost); Leicester City are 10th with 15 points from 10 (4 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost), 2 wins in a row. Goals: Reading have scored 23 and conceded 12 (+11), Leicester City have scored 16 and conceded 15 (+1). Reading have taken 13 points from 6 home matches, Leicester City 9 points from 5 away matches. Leading scorers: Jack Marriott (8) for Reading, Emil Riis (4) for Leicester City. Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (58%), with 2-1 the most likely score. In the 8 previous meetings on record: 5 wins for Reading, 1 draw, 2 wins for Leicester City.
How to watch Reading v Leicester City in the UK
The League One TV guide →No channel has been announced for Reading v Leicester City yet. The UK rights to League One are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected League One matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry League One:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Wed 21 OctReading 1-0 Leyton Orient
- Sat 17 OctWigan 1-0 Reading
- Sat 10 OctMK Dons 1-5 Reading
- Sat 3 OctReading 1-1 Bradford
- Sat 26 SeptWycombe Wanderers 2-2 Reading
- Tue 20 OctBromley 0-4 Leicester City
- Sat 17 OctLeicester City 2-1 Doncaster
- Sat 10 OctLeicester City 1-3 Peterborough
- Sat 19 SeptBarnsley 1-1 Leicester City
- Sat 12 SeptStockport 3-4 Leicester City
What is at stake
If it ended today →Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 4 pts off automatic promotion and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone. Leicester City are 10th: 3 pts off the play-offs and 6 pts clear of the relegation zone. 3 points separate the two sides.
In League One: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom four are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 11 league matches for Reading and 10 for Leicester City; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Reading v Leicester City down the years8 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Reading 16, Leicester City 9 · 3.1 per match
- 14 Apr 2014Reading1-1Leicester CityChampionship
- 26 Dec 2013Leicester City1-0ReadingChampionship
- 10 Mar 2012Reading3-1Leicester CityChampionship
- 13 Aug 2011Leicester City0-2ReadingChampionship
- 16 Apr 2011Reading3-1Leicester CityChampionship
- 28 Aug 2010Leicester City1-2ReadingChampionship
- 24 Mar 2010Leicester City3-2ReadingChampionship
- 26 Oct 2009Reading3-1Leicester CityChampionship
The last meeting was on 14 Apr 2014: Reading 1-1 Leicester City. With Reading at home: 3 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins in 4 matches, goals 10-4. Reading last won this fixture on 10 Mar 2012 (Reading 3-1 Leicester City). Leicester City last won it on 26 Dec 2013 (Leicester City 1-0 Reading).
The numbers compared
All League One team stats →Reading on the left, Leicester City on the right: league matches only, 11 and 10 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Reading v Leicester City kick off?
- Saturday 19 December at 3pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- What channel is Reading v Leicester City on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Reading v Leicester City on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Reading v Leicester City highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Reading v Leicester City being played?
- At Select Car Leasing Stadium, capacity 24,200. Reading are the home side.
- Where are Reading and Leicester City in the table?
- Reading are 6th with 18 points from 11 matches; Leicester City are 10th with 15 points from 10. Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 4 pts off automatic promotion and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone. Leicester City are 10th: 3 pts off the play-offs and 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Reading and Leicester City in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Reading: W L W D D. Leicester City: W W L D W (2 wins in a row).
- Who are the top scorers for Reading and Leicester City?
- Reading: Jack Marriott (8) and Jacob Brown (4). Leicester City: Emil Riis (4). League One goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Reading v Leicester City?
- Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (58%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 2-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Leicester City?
- 8 meetings on record: 5 wins for Reading, 1 draw, 2 wins for Leicester City; goals 16-9.
- When did Reading and Leicester City last meet?
- On 14 Apr 2014 (Championship): Reading 1-1 Leicester City.
- Where can I follow Reading v Leicester City live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The League One TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.