Peterborough to host Reading in FA Cup round of 128

Peterborough will host Reading on 7 November 2026 at 23:00 Saudi time (Damascus), in a meeting between the two sides in the round of 128 of the FA Cup football competition for the 2026 season.

In terms of recent results, Peterborough lost their last match against Barnsley 0-1 at home on 6 December 2025, after having beaten Cardiff 1-0 on 1 November 2025. Before that, the team lost away to Everton 0-2, while they beat Notts County 4-3 and beat Newport County away 4-2.

As for Reading, their recent results were mixed, as they lost at home to Carlisle 2-3 on 1 November 2025, and lost to Burnley 1-3 on 11 January 2025. In contrast, they achieved two consecutive wins at home, the first against Harrogate Town 5-3 on 1 December 2024, and the second against Fleetwood Town 2-0 on 2 November 2024, while they lost away to Eastleigh 1-2 on 3 December 2023.

In the history of direct meetings between the two teams, the last match between them ended in a goalless draw 0-0 at Peterborough's ground on 16 February 2022, while Reading won the previous meeting held at their ground on 14 September 2021 by a score of 3-1.