Follow live coverage as Reading face Burnley in the FA Cup today. This season marks the 144th edition of the world’s oldest cup competition, with Manchester United the reigning champions after they beat local rivals Manchester City in the final at Wembley.

In the midst of a promotion charge, Burnley could easily have been forgiven for treating the FA Cup like a nuisance.

Burnley have made a new bid for Plymouth forward Morgan Whittaker. The offer, a package of around £5m plus add-ons, falls well below Argyle's valuation of the player. It is the second approach Burnley have made in this transfer window.

Scott Parker felt his heavily-rotated Burnley side thoroughly deserved their FA Cup third round win against Reading, despite being made to work hard for their progression.

Interestingly, in recent years, Southampton has had an upper hand over Burnley at home. Having won a fixture 3-2, while drawing another 2-2, they have not lost at home against the Clarets since February 2020.

His side came out on top thanks to two extra time goals, but they should have progressed inside 90 minutes. That they didn't was thanks to the Burnley no.2, who managed to let an effort from 40 yards squeeze through his body and over the line, handing Reading their only goal of the game.

Looking at Man Utd's best players it was their defenders and goalkeeper.

One of the most storied competitions in English soccer is intensifying as Premier League teams enter the FA Cup for the third round beginning on Thursday. In the 144th edition of the tournament, Manchester United will look to repeat as champions but with a tough first-round fixture against Arsenal,

Reading have won their last two FA Cup ties against Burnley, beating them 3-2 in the third round in 2006-07 and 1-0 in the 2009-10 fourth round. Burnley were beaten 1-0 by Tottenham in the FA Cup third round last season – they've not fallen at the first available hurdle in the competition in consecutive years since a run of four between 2012 and 2015.

The FA Cup is the oldest active football competition in the world, first played in the 1871-72 season. Inside: a list of all finals and winners.

English FA Cup results on Thursday: Fulham 4 (Muniz 26, Jimenez 49-pen, Andersen 65, Castagne 85) Watford 1 (Vata 33) Aston Villa v West Ham (2000), Wycombe v Portsmouth (1945)

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