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When Saturday 2 March 2002, 3.00pm kick-off
Who and Where CAMBRIDGE UNITED (Away, Abbey Stadium, League Division Two)
Ticket Info

This game is SOLD OUT for Reading fans.
Despite a sell out for Reading fans there should be plenty of room - Cambridge's last home match on Tuesday attracted just 2,986 fans!
The ground capacity is nearly 10,000.

Travel,
Food and Beer.

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.

Team news

Reading - from: Whitehead, Murty, Mackie, Viveash, Shorey, Hughes, Igoe, Parkinson, Salako, Cureton, Rougier, Forster, Henderson, Ashdown, Harper, Roget.

Cambridge United- from: Perez, Ashbee, Tann, Angus, Murray, Tudor, Guttridge, Wanless, Fleming, Jackman, Youngs, One, Revell, Marshall, Scully, Austin.

Form Guide

View Latest Second Division Table And Form Table

Previous Meetings 

Since 1971 Reading and Cambridge United have met 23 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: 5
Cambridge wins: 8
Figures include League, League Cup, and FA Cup fixtures only.

2001/2002 Season:
James Harper scored the only goal earlier this season that gave the Royals a 1-0 home win:
18 September 2001: Reading 1 Cambridge United 0

2000/2001 Season:
Last 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
2 December 2000: Reading 3 Cambridge United 0

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
14 August 1999: Cambridge United 3 Reading 1
Click on the result for match reports.

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.

Match Odds

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Predictions A Reading win.
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Opposition Site Cambridge United's official site:
http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/
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