Reading v Bradford City, 16 March 2015

Score3-0 to Reading
RefereeMichael Jones
CompetitionFA Cup 6th round replay
VenueMadejski Stadium
Attendance22,908

View Reading v Bradford City head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm

3 Reading

0 Bradford City

Goals:

Hal Robson-Kanu 6 G
Garath McCleary 9 G
Jamie Mackie 68 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Adam Federici
Defender Chris Gunter
Defender Alex Pearce
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Michael Hector
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Obita
Midfielder Danny Williams
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Mackie
Midfielder/Forward Garath McCleary
Forward Pavel Pogrebnyak
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Starting lineup:

Ben Williams Goalkeeper
Stephen Darby Defender
Rory McArdle Defender/Centre back
Andy Halliday Defender/Midfielder
Gary Liddle Defender/Midfielder
James Meredith Defender/Left back
Alan Sheehan Defender/Left back
Billy Knott Midfielder
Filipe Morais Midfielder/Forward
James Hanson Forward
Jon Stead Forward

Substitutions:

Nick Blackman for Hal Robson-Kanu 83
Oliver Norwood for Garath McCleary 86
Yakubu for Pavel Pogrebnyak 89

Substitutions:

Billy Clarke for Jon Stead 59
Mark Yeates for Andy Halliday 59
Matty Dolan for Billy Knott 74

Cards:

Danny Williams 30 Y

Cards:

Billy Knott 28 Y
Alan Sheehan 32 Y
James Meredith 53 Y
Filipe Morais 62 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen
Defender Jake Cooper
Midfielder Jem Karacan
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Forward Nick Blackman
Forward Simon Cox
Forward Yakubu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Urwin
Defender Gary MacKenzie
Defender Christopher Routis
Midfielder Matty Dolan
Midfielder/Forward Mark Yeates
Forward Billy Clarke
Forward François Zoko

Comments:

Championship Reading progressed to their second-ever FA Cup Semi-final. The first was in 1927 when they lost to eventual winners Cardiff City. This year they would face the holders, Arsenal.

Comments:

League One Bradford City had reached the FA Cup Semi-finals only once in their history. That was in 1911 when they lifted the trophy. The Bantams have lost just three of their previous 15 FA Cup matches under manager, and former Reading midfielder, Phil Parkinson. However, they have still not kept a clean sheet in a FA Cup away game since January 1997 in the 3rd round at Wycombe Wanderers.

3 Reading

Goals:

Hal Robson-Kanu 6 G
Garath McCleary 9 G
Jamie Mackie 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Adam Federici
Defender Chris Gunter
Defender Alex Pearce
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Michael Hector
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Obita
Midfielder Danny Williams
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Mackie
Midfielder/Forward Garath McCleary
Forward Pavel Pogrebnyak
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Substitutions:

Nick Blackman for Hal Robson-Kanu 83
Oliver Norwood for Garath McCleary 86
Yakubu for Pavel Pogrebnyak 89

Cards:

Danny Williams 30 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen
Defender Jake Cooper
Midfielder Jem Karacan
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Forward Nick Blackman
Forward Simon Cox
Forward Yakubu

Comments:

Championship Reading progressed to their second-ever FA Cup Semi-final. The first was in 1927 when they lost to eventual winners Cardiff City. This year they would face the holders, Arsenal.

0 Bradford City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ben Williams Goalkeeper
Stephen Darby Defender
Rory McArdle Defender/Centre back
Andy Halliday Defender/Midfielder
Gary Liddle Defender/Midfielder
James Meredith Defender/Left back
Alan Sheehan Defender/Left back
Billy Knott Midfielder
Filipe Morais Midfielder/Forward
James Hanson Forward
Jon Stead Forward

Substitutions:

Billy Clarke for Jon Stead 59
Mark Yeates for Andy Halliday 59
Matty Dolan for Billy Knott 74

Cards:

Billy Knott 28 Y
Alan Sheehan 32 Y
James Meredith 53 Y
Filipe Morais 62 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Urwin
Defender Gary MacKenzie
Defender Christopher Routis
Midfielder Matty Dolan
Midfielder/Forward Mark Yeates
Forward Billy Clarke
Forward François Zoko

Comments:

League One Bradford City had reached the FA Cup Semi-finals only once in their history. That was in 1911 when they lifted the trophy. The Bantams have lost just three of their previous 15 FA Cup matches under manager, and former Reading midfielder, Phil Parkinson. However, they have still not kept a clean sheet in a FA Cup away game since January 1997 in the 3rd round at Wycombe Wanderers.