The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion in an EFL Championship game on Monday, while Watford got the better of Norwich City 1-0, on the same day.
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Reading will host Watford in a FA Cup third round fixture at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion in an EFL Championship game on Monday, while Watford got the better of Norwich City, with a similar scoreline, on the same day. The victory helped the Hornets to move to the fourth spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 40 points from 26 games, while Reading are sitting at the 13th position, with 36 points to their name.
“It’s a different type of pressure. We don’t have three points to play for and there isn’t that hectic Championship nature to it, but it’s a knockout game – so if you lose, you’re out! This is a game we want to win.” 🏆
Ince on how he’s approaching tomorrow’s cup tie… 💬
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) January 6, 2023
Reading possible line-up: Bouzanis, Mbengue, Dann, N Sarr, Yiadom, Ince, Loum, Hendrick, Rahman, Joao, Long
Watford possible line-up: Hamer, Troost-Ekong, Sierralta, Pollock, Ngakia, Gaspar, Bacuna, Morris, Asprilla, I. Sarr, Bayo
Reading
| Opponents | Score |
| West Brom | 1-0 (L) |
| Norwich | 1-1 (D) |
| Swansea | 2-1 (W) |
| Birmingham | 3-2 (L) |
| Coventry | 1-0 (W) |
Watford
| Opponents | Score |
| Norwich | 0-1 (W) |
| Swansea | 4-0 (L) |
| Millwall | 0-2 (L) |
| Huddersfield | 0-2 (W) |
| Hull city | 0-0 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Watford beat Reading | 2-0 |
| Watford beat Reading | 2-0 |
| Reading beat Watford | 1-0 |
| Watford beat Reading | 2-0 |
| Watford beat Reading | 4-1 |
The FA Cup match between Reading and Watford will take place at Madejski Stadium on Saturday at 6:00 pm IST.
| Reading vs Watford | Key Details |
| Date | January 7 |
| Venue | Madejski Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 12:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 6:00 pm |
The live telecast of the FA Cup match between Reading and Watford can be seen on ESPN Play Caribbean and Star + network among others.
