Kick-off: Saturday, December 13 (3pm)
Venue: University of Bradford Stadium
Possible line-ups
BRADFORD CITY
GK Sam Walker, CH Aden Baldwin, CH Joe Wright, CH Ibou Touray, RWB Josh Neufville, CM Max Power, CM Jenson Metcalfe, LWB Tyreik Wright, RW Antoni Sarcevic, LW Bobby Pointon, CF Stephen Humphrys.
Substitutes: Swan, Cook, Leigh, Lapslie, McIntyre, Halliday, Hilton.
Leading scorer: Bobby Pointon, Antoni Sarcevic, Will Swan, six.
League position: 2nd.
Last four matches: Plymouth (a) W1-0, Bolton (a) L0-3, Exeter (h) W1-0, Bolton (a) D0-0.
Team news: Bobby Pointon is available again after suspension. Andy Cook has recovered from his illness which kept him out at Plymouth.
READING
GK Joel Pereira, RB Kelvin Abrefa, CH Paudie O’Connor, CH Derrick Williams, LB Jeriel Dorsett, CM Lewis Wing, CM Charlie Savage, RM Randell Williams, AM Kamari Doyle, LM Daniel Kyerewaa, F Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
Substitutes: Marriott, Ritchie, Yiadom, Rinomhota, Garcia, Burns, Stevens.
Leading scorer: Jack Marriott, six.
League position: 17th.
Last four matches: Peterborough (h) L1-2, Blackpool (a) W3-0, Rotherham (h) D1-1, Stevenage (h) W1-0.
Referee: Paul Howard, from London, was last at Valley Parade when City beat Carlisle in September 2024.
Match odds: City 17/20, Reading 29/10, Draw 5/2.
Last time sides met: Filipe Morais was sent off in City’s 3-0 defeat at Reading in their FA Cup quarter-final replay in March 2015.