What channel is Reading v Sheffield Wed on?
Reading v Sheffield Wed kicks off on Saturday 1 May at 3pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium, in League One, matchday 45. 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); Sheffield Wed are 7th with 18 points from 10 (5 won, 3 drawn, 2 lost). Goals: Reading have scored 23 and conceded 12 (+11), Sheffield Wed have scored 20 and conceded 10 (+10). Reading have taken 13 points from 6 home matches, Sheffield Wed 10 points from 5 away matches. Leading scorers: Jack Marriott (8) for Reading, Jamal Lowe (5) for Sheffield Wed. Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (43%), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 5 wins for Reading, 5 draws, 5 wins for Sheffield Wed.
How to watch Reading v Sheffield Wed in the UK
The League One TV guide →No channel has been announced for Reading v Sheffield Wed 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.
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- 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 OctNotts County 2-0 Sheffield Wed
- Sat 17 OctSheffield Wed 5-0 AFC Wimbledon
- Sat 10 OctHuddersfield 2-2 Sheffield Wed
- Sat 19 SeptSheffield Wed 0-0 Stockport
- Sat 12 SeptSheffield Wed 0-0 Wigan
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. Sheffield Wed are 7th: level on points with the play-offs and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone. The two sides are level on points.
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 Sheffield Wed; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Reading v Sheffield Wed down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Reading 18, Sheffield Wed 16 · 2.3 per match
- 6 Mar 2021Reading3-0Sheffield WedChampionship
- 2 Dec 2020Sheffield Wed1-1ReadingChampionship
- 15 Feb 2020Sheffield Wed0-3ReadingChampionship
- 3 Aug 2019Reading1-3Sheffield WedChampionship
- 9 Feb 2019Sheffield Wed0-0ReadingChampionship
- 1 Sept 2018Reading1-2Sheffield WedChampionship
- 21 Apr 2018Sheffield Wed3-0ReadingChampionship
- 26 Jan 2018Sheffield Wed3-1ReadingFA Cup
- 25 Nov 2017Reading0-0Sheffield WedChampionship
- 17 Mar 2017Sheffield Wed0-2ReadingChampionship
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 6 Mar 2021: Reading 3-0 Sheffield Wed. With Reading at home: 3 home wins, 2 draws and 2 away wins in 7 matches, goals 10-7. Reading last won this fixture on 6 Mar 2021 (Reading 3-0 Sheffield Wed). Sheffield Wed last won it on 3 Aug 2019 (Reading 1-3 Sheffield Wed).
The numbers compared
All League One team stats →Reading on the left, Sheffield Wed on the right: league matches only, 11 and 10 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Reading v Sheffield Wed kick off?
- Saturday 1 May at 3pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- What channel is Reading v Sheffield Wed 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 Sheffield Wed 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 Sheffield Wed highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Reading v Sheffield Wed being played?
- At Select Car Leasing Stadium, capacity 24,200. Reading are the home side.
- Where are Reading and Sheffield Wed in the table?
- Reading are 6th with 18 points from 11 matches; Sheffield Wed are 7th with 18 points from 10. Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 4 pts off automatic promotion and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone. Sheffield Wed are 7th: level on points with the play-offs and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Reading and Sheffield Wed in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Reading: W L W D D. Sheffield Wed: L W D D D.
- Who are the top scorers for Reading and Sheffield Wed?
- Reading: Jack Marriott (8) and Jacob Brown (4). Sheffield Wed: Jamal Lowe (5) and Callum Slattery (3). League One goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Reading v Sheffield Wed?
- Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (43%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Sheffield Wed?
- 15 meetings on record: 5 wins for Reading, 5 draws, 5 wins for Sheffield Wed; goals 18-16.
- When did Reading and Sheffield Wed last meet?
- On 6 Mar 2021 (Championship): Reading 3-0 Sheffield Wed.
- Where can I follow Reading v Sheffield Wed 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.