FA Cup: BBC to show Reading-Bradford replay

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Bradford City's FA Cup quarter-final replay at Reading will be shown live on BBC One on Monday, 16 March.

League One side Bradford drew 0-0 with their Championship opponents at Valley Parade on Saturday.

Coverage of the game, at the Madejski Stadium, starts at 19:30 GMT with the winner facing Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

Arsenal beat Manchester United 2-1 in their last-eight tie on Monday, watched by 8.9m viewers on BBC One.

The highest television audience for an FA Cup tie before that this season was 7.1m for Cambridge's 0-0 draw with Manchester United in the fourth round.

In the other semi-final, Aston Villa will face either Blackburn or Liverpool, whose quarter-final game also finished goalless and who will replay at Ewood Park on Wednesday, 8 April.

Full semi-final draw:

Bradford/Reading v Arsenal

Aston Villa v Liverpool/Blackburn