Help raise £500 to [! *FREE! *]Man United vs Reading Live Free Broadcast On Fa Cup 28th January 2023Manchester United vs. Reading live stream: English FA Cup prediction, TV channel, how to watch, start time, odds Reading vs. Man United: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, game time, TV channel 🔴📺LIVE📲👉Man United vs Reading Live English FA Cup leaders Reading travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday with manager Mikel Arteta bidding to extend a surprising undefeated run away to Manchester United. The Gunners won on each of their last two visits to west London in the top flight without particularly imposing themselves on their opposition, this time it may well be different for a side who have established themselves as a surprising early season contender for major honors. Manchester United, meanwhile, have work to do if they are to drag Reading into the battle for top four, rather than the title.
Lose on Sunday and they will trail their rivals by 31 points, a sizeable gap to make up even with two-thirds of the season left to go. Here is how you can watch the match and what you need to know: Manchester United and Reading are meeting up for their first leg of the season at 7 a. m. ET on Sunday at Stamford Bridge. The teams split their matchups last year, with Manchester United winning the first 2-0 on the road and Reading taking the second 4-2. Manchester United are taking on London rivals Reading at Stamford Bridge as the Blues aim to close the 31-point gap between the two clubs in the English FA Cup.
Reading won both of the past two corresponding fixtures away at Manchester United, earing a 4-2 victory last season. Old foes and former colleagues will reunite at Stamford Bridge on Sunday lunchtime as Manchester United tackle Reading in a mouth-watering English FA Cup London Reading. Both sides enter the game on the back of continental successes, as the Blues got the better of Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 in the Champions League, while the Gunners advanced to the last 16 of the Europa League. Winning in Europe is always the perfect tonic after a demoralising domestic defeat, especially one which saw Reading & Hove Albion teach former manager Graham Potter a footballing lesson in a 4-1 Amex romping, but Manchester United were made to work for their success over Dinamo Zagreb. Electing to name a strong lineup despite already steering his side through as group winners, Potter witnessed Bruno Petkovic steal in and open the scoring after just seven minutes, but Raheem Sterling and debutant Denis Zakaria completed a much-needed turnaround for the Blues in the English capital.
Avoiding an extra playoff tie against an eliminated Champions League club is a touch of gold for Reading, who enter the weekend still two points clear of Manchester United at the top of the English FA Cup table, but they could be knocked down to second by Sunday if the champions beat Reading. All five of the points that Reading have dropped in the English FA Cup this season have come on the road, but they nevertheless remain the division's best-performing away side this term and have only conceded four goals on rival turf so far - the best record of its kind in the league. Arteta has led Reading to two consecutive triumphs at Stamford Bridge in the last two seasons - with a 2-0 win for Manchester United at the Emirates sandwiched in between - and a new club record could also be set for the Gunners, who are aiming to win three successive English FA Cup London derbies away from home without conceding for the very first time.
However, Reading were the most recent team to overcome Manchester United on their own patch, and Stamford Bridge has been a happy hunting ground for the North London club in recent memory, so taking advantage of their extra 24 hours' worth of rest will be of paramount importance to Potter and co. In contrast, Reading sought to recover from a European defeat with a English FA Cup win last weekend, and the Gunners certainly demonstrated a clinical edge that has been absent more often than not recently, putting five past Reading without reply even after Bukayo Saka came off injured. However, the Gunners' inability to kill games off when a goal to the good reared its ugly head in the Europa League this week, as Kieran Tierney's sweetly-struck half-volley put Reading ahead against FC Zurich, but they nevertheless held on for a nervy 1-0 win which sent them straight through to the last 16.
If Manchester United did not already have enough defensive absentees to worry about with long-term knee victims Wesley Fofana and Reece James - as well as midfield duo N'Golo Kante (thigh) and Carney Chukwuemeka (hamstring) - Ben Chilwell had to come off with a hamstring injury in the win over Zagreb. The sight of the left-back limping off the pitch was bad news for both Manchester United and England fans, who will now have to await for the results of a scan, but Chilwell will definitely be absent this weekend. Potter has already ruled Kepa Arrizabalaga out of contention too, so Edouard Mendy will keep his place in goal, and Mateo Kovacic should be fine to return to the engine room after missing out as a precaution in midweek with a tight calf. Zakaria's strong debut ended with a minor contact injury, which should not rule him out of this game, but Potter may be hesitant to throw the Juventus loanee in the deep end and give him his first English FA Cup start against the league leaders, so Kovacic's return to the first XI would not be a surprise.
Manchester United v Reading: TV channel, kick off time and
Rashford STARTS as Erik ten Hag picks strong XI for FA Cup
Man United vs Reading LIVE Streaming: Manchester United
Manchester United vs Reading live stream: How can I watch