A second half hat trick from Aston Villa’s Norwegian striker John Carew put paid to Reading’s dreams of a Wembley Semi Final. Reading had raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to a Shane Long brace, but Martin O’Neill’s men showed great strength of character and resilience to storm back with four second half goals. The disappointment around the Madejski Stadium was tangible at the finish of the match, but the pride emanating from the home sections was also felt.
An astonishing night in the West Midlands saw Reading march into the Sixth Round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1927 courtesy of a 3-2 victory over West Bromwich Albion. In a dramatic game Brian Howard grabbed a late equaliser to force extra time. Gylfi Sigurdsson then scored a wonderful winner to leave Albion feeling absolutely stunned by Reading’s wonderful fight-back.
Following on from Reading’s dramatic victory over Plymouth Argyle, the fifth round of the FA Cup arrived at the Madejski Stadium with Reading hosting promotion chasing West Bromwich Albion. However the late drama belonged to the away side, as Baggies’ Joe Mattock scored a late equaliser to provide a dramatic finish to a wonderfully entertaining cup-tie that contained four goals and two red cards.
Reading’s leading goal scorer Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a late winner to send Reading marching into the last sixteen of the FA Cup. Yet again the Royals took a Premier League scalp as Burnley was sent packing from the Madejski Stadium. Reading’s caretaker manager Brian McDermott would have done his prospects of a permanent appointment no harm at all, as Reading make it into the Fifth Round of the FA Cup for only the sixth time in 85 years.
Reading and Liverpool shared a 1-1 draw in an exciting FA Cup third round match at the Madejski Stadium. Brian McDermott’s men certainly scared the daylights out of Rafael Benitez’ star studded team when Simon Church put Reading in front in the 24th minute. Liverpool levelled the scores nine minutes before the break when Stephen Gerrard hit a long-range equaliser. However, the Premier League giants were left in no doubt that they had an extremely hard game on their hands as Reading showed the mettle to lift the morale of all those cheering them on.
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