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6th Mar 2015 | FA Cup

In Stead Of Royals

Anytime Goalscorer: Jon Stead

The Bradford dream factory has been built around a well-travelled 31-year-old striker in the FA Cup.

After reaching the League Cup final in 2013, and having beat Chelsea and Sunderland this term, it’s not really a surprise to see Bradford nothing longer than 13/8 (Betfred) to beat Reading and reach the FA Cup semi-finals.

However, at the longer best price of 9/4 (Bet365), a better option appears to be backing Jon Stead to score anytime during the match at Valley Parade.

The journeyman striker has now netted in five of his last six FA Cup outings and is the joint-leading scorer in the competition. Once a player believes it’s his year, he can be hard to stop.

That’s the challenge facing the Reading defence and it’s hard to convincingly argue that they are up to it. The Royals have the fourth worst away defence in the Championship and have only kept one clean sheet in eight.

Odds correct at time of publishing: 06:33 6th Mar, 2015 but subject to change

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