Early start for watfordfc FA Cup tie at Reading
Watford’s FA Cup Third Round tie at Reading will take place on Saturday January 7, but with a 12.30pm kick-off.The Hornets beat the Royals at Vicarage Road last month when a pair of Joao Pedro goals secured a 2-0 victory.
The two sides have met four times in the FA Cup, although the most recent of those was when Watford beat Reading 5-0 at Vicarage Road in January 1971. Barry Endean scored a hat-trick for the Hornets. Other than that, though, Watford have not beaten Reading in the other three meetings, the last trip to Berkshire in the FA Cup ended in a 3-1 defeat in the First Round in November 1964.
Watford have a decent record at The Select Car Leasing Stadium . Although they lost there in the Championship in 2020, before that they were unbeaten in six league and cup visits. Should the Hornets progress, the Fourth Round is on the weekend of January 28/29, and if Watford get as far as the Fifth Round, those matches will be played in midweek on or around March 1.
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