PA Preview: Reading v Blackburn Rovers

An exclusive preview of our matchday announcements, club news and information for the Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday is now available.

Our matchday programme has been voted the best in the country by ‘The Football Programme Directory’. Congratulations to Editor Mark Bradley and the programme team. Be sure to buy your copy at the match, which is full of entertaining features including Marek Matejovsky gives his exclusive first major interview; a full match report from our thrilling 2-1 win over Birmingham City last weekend; and the goal hero last Saturday features as today’s centre-spread poster: Andre Bikey; Steve Coppell and Graeme Murty pen their notes at what they admit is a crucial stage in our season; Tim Sherwood lifted the Premier League trophy with Blackburn; he offers his thoughts on today’s game; The Royals Families Darts Night is reviewed and our Simod anniversary is marked in special articles; Quizzes, statistics, historical articles and much, much more in our 84-page publication.

Fully Furnished Group are the match sponsors. Matchball Sponsors are Frende Forsikring. Leading out the Royals will be match mascots Harrison Bennett, Ben Taylor, Harry Bell, Luke Thompson and Max Kinder. Blackburn will be led out by Connah Callender.

The Golden Gamble sponsored by Excel 121 will welcome six members of the Simod Cup winning side: Michael Gilkes; Stuart Beavon; Mick Tait; Neil Smillie; Linden Jones and Jerry Williams to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the event. The ex-player guests will then parade the trophy around the pitch.

At half time there will be a Community Trust presentation to announce an international partnership with Charlotte United, North Carolina. Neil Holloway, General Manager will swap team shirts with Lee Herron, Community Trust Manager. Paul Allen will once again announce three fans to join him pitchside for Play Your Shirts Right for a chance to win £107 cash.

If you can't make it to Madejski Stadium, listen to the game live on Reading World.