Tickets available on the night at the ground.
Adults: £13 on the night
Concessions: £8 on the night

Abbey Stadium, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8LN
Telephone: 01223 566500

By Car
Exit the M11 at Junction 11 and take the A1309 towards Cambridge. Follow signs to the A1134 and the ground is signposted.
Parking is available in some big fields near the ground.

By Train
The station is walking distance away - but it's a fair walk, especially in the rain!

Beer
There's a bar at the ground that sometimes lets in away fans.
Failing that there's a couple of pubs on Newmarket Road.

Reading
Reading are certain to experiment with the side a litte - Simeon Howell has apparantly been named in the squad. On the other hand Pardew is being quoted as saying he'll field a strong side. So expect a mix. Upson may play depending on permission on Arsenal - but could well miss out so he doesn't become cup tied.
From: Hahnemann, Murty, Newman, Mackie, Williams, Shorey, Upson, Forster, Harper, Hughes, Parkinson, Watson, Salako, Cureton, Butler, Rougier, Whitehead, Ashdown, Igoe.
Cambridge United
From: Marshall, Warner, Duncan, Angus, Murray, Tudor, Guttridge, Bridges, Fleming, Riza, Scully, Youngs, Kitson, Brennan, Nacca, Paynter.

Since 1971 Reading and Cambridge United have met 24 times in the League and FA Cup - an interesting statistic is that the Royals have either lost or drawn all of our cup meetings with a draw and defeat in the FA Cup and two league cup defeats. In the league Reading have fared better with 10 wins compared to United's 5.
Reading wins: 10
Draws: 6
Cambridge wins: 8
Figures include League, League Cup, and FA Cup fixtures only.

2001/2002 Season:
James Harper scored the only goal at home that gave the Royals a 1-0 home win. Away from home we drew 2-2 to start an amazing run of draws that saw us go up in second place rather than Champions.
2 March 2002: Cambridge United 2 Reading 2 (Division Two)
18 September 2001: Reading 1 Cambridge United 0 (Division Two)

2000/2001 Season:
Viveash, Parky and Gurney scored the goals as Cambridge were beaten 3-0 at the Madejski Stadium. Away from home the Royals claimed a point in a 1-1 draw with Cureton scoring the goal.
7 April 2001: Cambridge United 1 Reading 1 (Division Two)
2 December 2000: Reading 3 Cambridge United 0 (Division Two)

1999/2000 Season:
During the 1999/2000 season Reading failed to impress in their meetings with Cambridge, in the first season we'd played them in the league since the 1993/1994 season. At home we played out a disappointing 0-0 draw while away from home they beat us 1-3 in a game right at the start of the season:
15 January 2000: Reading 0 Cambridge United 0 (Division Two)
14 August 1999: Cambridge United 3 Reading 1 (Division Two)

Back in the 1993/94 season I remember well the trip to Cambridge United for the first round of the FA Cup - getting soaked on the away end watching a dull 0-0 draw - the Royals then went on to lose the replay 1-2 at home! Thankfully in the league we managed the double with a 3-1 home win and a 1-0 win away.

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