Manchester United vs Reading Match Analysis & Prediction
28/01/2023 11:00 pm
Manchester United, the 12-time FA Cup winners, will take on Championship club Reading in the fourth round of the competition on Saturday.
The Red Devils beat Everton 3-1 in the third round and will face a Royals side who defeated fellow second-tier team Watford 2-0 at home.
After defeating Nottingham Forest 3-0 in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals on Wednesday night, Manchester United have moved one step closer to winning their first trophy since 2017.
Wout Weghorst scored his first goal for the club on either side of strikes from Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes to give the Red Devils a commanding three-goal advantage heading into the second leg at home next week.
Focus now shifts to the FA Cup for Erik ten Hag’s side, who enter Saturday’s contest in fine form on home soil after winning each of their last 10 games at Old Trafford across all competitions, scoring 26 goals and conceding only four in the process.
Reading has failed to win their last two Championship games, conceding six goals in the process.
The Royals slipped to 14th in the table, and five points behind the playoff positions after a 2-2 draw at home to QPR was followed by a 4-0 thrashing by Stoke City last weekend.
There are no immediate relegation fears as they sit 11 points clear of the bottom three, but Paul Ince will return to familiar territory on Saturday.
This was when he took his Reading side to his former club Manchester United where he spent six years as a player and won 10 trophies, including two FA Cups in 1990 and 1994.
Manchester United vs. Reading Head to head
Both sides have eight games against each other with the hosts taking six wins, while visitors with one win, and one draw.
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05/01/2019Man United2Reading0FA Cup
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07/01/2017Man United4Reading0FA Cup
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16/03/2013Man United1Reading0EPL
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18/02/2018Man United2Reading1FA Cup
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01/12/2012Reading3Man United4EPL
Manchester United Team News
Manchester United’s Axel Tuanzebe and Jadon Sancho have returned to training but will not be ready to feature for the first team this weekend. Donny van de Beek is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Luke Shaw (illness), Anthony Martial (leg) and Diogo Dalot (hamstring) are all doubtful for Saturday’s match against Brighton after missing Tuesday’s win over Nottingham Forest.
Manchester United's Last 5 Matches
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25/01/2023Nottingham Forest0Man United3EFL Cup
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22/01/2023Arsenal3Man United2EPL
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18/01/2023Crystal Palace1Man United1EPL
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14/01/2023Man United2Man City1EPL
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10/01/2023Man United3Charlton0EFL Cup
Reading Team News
Reading will be without Andy Carroll, Naby Sarr and Sam Hutchinson due to injury, while Ovie Ejaria is set to remain away from the first-team fold, having allegedly been told to leave the club this month.
Kelvin Abrefa recovered from a knee problem to feature for the club’s Under-21s on Monday, and he could be involved in the senior matchday squad on Saturday.
Reading's Last 5 Matches
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21/01/2023Stoke4Reading0EFL
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14/01/2023Reading2QPR2EFL
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07/01/2023Reading2Watford0FA Cup
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02/01/2023West Brom1Reading0EFL
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30/12/2022Norwich1Reading1EFL
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