Reading Football Club

Details of the next stage, and our moved trip to the Riverside

Our 4-0 triumph against Walsall on Saturday means that we have booked a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup – we’re into the final 16 teams in the competition!

Consequently, with the round five ties due to take place on the weekend between Friday 19th and Monday 22nd February, our Sky Bet Championship visit to Middlesbrough will now be rearranged for a later date.  When our rearranged date has been agreed for the trip to the Riverside, we will announce it as soon as possible.

The FA Cup draw is scheduled to take place on BBC One from 6.15pm on Sunday 31st January at stadium:mk – MK Dons host Chelsea that afternoon in round four, and the balls will begin to get drawn out of the pot shortly after the full-time whistle is sounded.

You’ll be looking out for ball number 5 when the draw is made… here are the ball numbers in full!

1 West Bromwich Albion or Peterborough United
2 Leeds United
3 Arsenal
4 Manchester United
5 Reading
6 Liverpool or West Ham United
7 Manchester City
8 Shrewsbury Town
9 Watford
10 Carlisle United or Everton
11 Crystal Palace
12 Blackburn Rovers
13 AFC Bournemouth
14 Tottenham Hotspur
15 Hull City
16 MK Dons or Chelsea