FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015
A third successive defeat for Cardiff in all competitions after a dismal second-half display.
Full-back Fabio has to be dragged away from the Reading players after a fracas at the final whistle, but there wasn't much fire in the belly from Cardiff today.
Manager Russell Slade might say they can now concentrate on the league but, with the Premier League's top two Chelsea and Manchester City knocked out today, this could be the year of the underdog in the FA Cup.
With Swansea losing 3-1 at Blackburn earlier this afternoon, that's the end of the Welsh clubs' involvement in the FA Cup this season.