SKIPPER David Pugh today urged his Bury teammates to temper their confidence with caution going into tonight's potentially highly-charged Coca-Cola Cup clash at Reading.

The Shakers start again at Elm Park after the original third round tie was controversially called off due to Reading's first ever abandoned match for waterlogging in their 124-year history.

Manager Stan Ternent will send out an unchanged side for the fifth successive game after the six players struggling with a flu bug reported for training yesterday and Pugh insisted: "We have got to be confident after being 2-0 up in the original game but we must not be over confident.

"We've got to show the same attitude, not be overawed and try to get off to a good start again.

"The match has been hyped up but the controversy of the first game will not carry over into tonight's game. Anything can happen on cup night and we should be encouraged by our recent away form."

Reading, boosted by an impressive away victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday, will have striker Lee Nogan playing his second game of the season after returning from injury on Saturday but will be without defensive linchpin Adrian Williams with a swollen ankle.

Reading are expecting a near capacity 15,000 crowd - almost double the attendance a fortnight ago - with the incentive of a home tie against Premiership side Southampton combined with all fans being allowed in for half price. and children accompanied by an adult getting in for 50p.

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By Peter Went, PA Sport

Reading skipper Adrian Williams reckons his side are on course for at least the last eight of the Coca-Cola Cup - a fortnight after they looked all washed up!

Third division Bury led by two goals in the third round clash at Elm Park when Sheffield referee John Kirkby called a 28th minute halt after a torrential downpour flooded the pitch.

Tonight Bury are back for a second attempt and this time know success will represent a lucrative home tie against Matt Le Tissier and his Southampton colleagues in the next round.

That also appeals to Reading, and Welsh international Williams said: "We don't think we would have conceded two goals in normal conditions against Bury - and we certainly have to ensure that we don't give them a start like that tonight!"

Bury led through Phil Stant - he has subsequently hit five goals in two games - and Tony Rigby and were understandably upset when the tie was abandoned.

"We must go there with the same attitude as we did two weeks ago and see what happens," said manager Stan Ternant.

Williams, meanwhile, added: "We know the winners face Southampton and playing our best we would have to fancy our chances against them at home. The prospect of a good cup run should be all the incentive we need tonight."

Second division Bradford, who shocked Nottingham Forest in the last round, have been reminded that their third round replay at home to Norwich will be anything but a formality.

Boss Lennie Lawrence said: "Norwich can be very threatening on the break so even though we are at home we can't have a cavalier approach. We must play with our heads as well as our hearts."

The Canaries have won only twice in their last 10 league games and manager Martin O'Neill wants a meeting with chairman Robert Chase to discuss the release of more cash to help the club push for an immediate return to the Premier League.

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