Captain Paul McShane said "the shackles are off" his side for the game.

The 30-year-old defender said cup competitions were "secondary" for the promotion-chasing Royals this season, but added: "That makes Tuesday night's match a bonus game.

"We'll go and enjoy the game, and everything is possible."

This sounds dangerously close to suggesting that Reading are going to come and play football, that's dangerous talk he should stop that.