Reading tackle Tottenham Hotspur in a pre-season friendly with Thomas Frank’s reign underway for the 2025/26 season after Ange Postecoglou was sacked.
Frank made the move to Spurs from Brentford and will guide the Londoners into the Champions League this term. The Spurs squad have had 12 days together, with the players eager to impress the Dane.
They’ll have four pre-season matches before taking on Bayern Munich in the Telekom Cup on 7 August. They’ll also be involved in the Uefa Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain, prior to their Premier League opener at home to Burnley on 16 August.
Here’s everything you need to know about the friendly:
When is Reading v Tottenham Hotspur?
The match will kick off at 3pm UK time on Saturday 19 July at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading.
How can I watch it?
It will be live on Royals TV and Spursplay, which will have live and on-demand video content for Spurs’ five pre-season matches this summer.
Predicted line-ups
Reading predicted XI: Pereira; Yiadom, O'Connor, Burns, Jacob; Wing, Savage; Osho, Knibbs, Camara; Ehibhatiomhan
Tottenham predicted XI: Kinsky; Porro, Takai, Van de Ven, Spence; Maddison, Bentancur, Sarr; Kudus, Solanke, Son
Tottenham Hotspur pre-season schedule
- 19 July - Reading vs Spurs (3pm UK)26 July - Luton Town vs Spurs (3pm UK)
- 31 July - Spurs vs Arsenal - Hong Kong (12.30pm UK)*
- 3 August - Spurs vs Newcastle - Seoul (12noon UK)*
- 7 August - FC Bayern vs Spurs (5.30pm UK)*
