Cardiff City v Reading, 03 January 2009
| Score | 2-0 to Cardiff City |
| Referee | Anthony Taylor |
| Competition | FA Cup 3rd round |
| Venue | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| Attendance | 12,446 |
View Cardiff City v Reading head to head
Goals:
| Ross McCormack | 57 |
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| Joe Ledley | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Peter Enckelman
Defender
Gabor Gyepes
Defender
Kevin McNaughton
Defender/Centre back
Roger Johnson
Midfielder
Mark Kennedy
Midfielder
Joe Ledley
Midfielder
Paul Parry
Midfielder
Gavin Rae
Midfielder
Peter Whittingham
Forward
Jay Bothroyd
Forward
Ross McCormack
Substitutions:
| Stephen McPhail for Jay Bothroyd | 74 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tom Heaton
Defender
Miguel Comminges
Defender/Centre back
Darren Purse
Defender/Midfielder
Darcy Blake
Defender/Midfielder
Riccy Scimeca
Midfielder
Tony Capaldi
Midfielder
Stephen McPhail
0 Reading
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Adam Federici
Goalkeeper
André Bikey
Defender
Julian Kelly
Defender
Graeme Murty
Defender
Alex Pearce
Defender
Bobby Convey
Midfielder
James Henry
Midfielder
Jem Karacan
Midfielder
Marek Matějovský
Midfielder
Leroy Lita
Forward
Shane Long
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jimmy Kebe for James Henry | 70 |
| Simon Church for Bobby Convey | 74 |
| Gylfi Sigurdsson for Jem Karacan | 78 |
Cards:
| André Bikey | 57 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mikkel Andersen
Defender/Midfielder
Kalifa Cisse
Defender/Midfielder
Scott Golbourne
Midfielder
Jimmy Kebe
Midfielder/Forward
Gylfi Sigurdsson
Forward
Simon Church
Forward
Hal Robson-Kanu