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Reading set for meeting with Academy favourite after Portsmouth cup draw
A general view of the ground before the Sky Bet Championship match at Fratton Park, Portsmouth. Picture date: Saturday December 21, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Portsmouth. Photo credit should read: Steven Paston/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: (Image: Steven Paston)
Reading will travel to Championship Portsmouth in Round One of the Carabao Cup.
The Royals exited in Round One last season at Colchester United, but reached Round Two the season before after thrashing higher level Millwall 4-0 at the Den.
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Reading have not faced Pompey since 2023/24, John Mousinho's men doing the double on route to winning League One.
Surviving in the Championship last season, their first year back in the second tier for over a decade, Portsmouth signed Reading defender Tom McIntyre for £75,000 in 2024.
After initially playing regularly, the 26-year-old is now out of favour at Fratton Park, spending the second half of the season on loan with Charlton Athletic and linked with a move away from the South Coast this summer.
Reading have twice reached the quarter-final of the League Cup, but not since 1998.
Ties are due to take place week commencing August 11 and tickets will announced in due course.
