Portsmouth will welcome Reading to Fratton Park in the Carabao Cup first round, with the fixture scheduled for the week beginning August 11. Confirmed date and ticket details will follow.
The encounter represents the second clash between these sides in rapid succession, following a pre-season friendly arranged for July 26 at the Madejski Stadium.
The Blues will recall fondly their latest encounter with the Berkshire club in February 2024, securing a commanding 4-1 triumph at home. Strikes from Paddy Lane, Marlon Pack, Callum Lang and Colby Bishop delivered maximum points during their successful League One title campaign.
Reading have recently completed a takeover after experiencing significant upheaval off the pitch, and concluded the previous season narrowly missing out on the League One play-offs.
The clubs have met just once before in this tournament, when Conor Chaplin found the net in Portsmouth’s 2-1 home defeat during August 2015.
Carabao Cup First Round – Southern Section
Coventry City v Luton Town
Bristol City v Milton Keynes Dons
Bromley v Ipswich Town
Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United
Leyton Orient v Wycombe Wanderers
Watford v Norwich City
Charlton Athletic v Stevenage
Oxford United v Colchester United
Barnet or Newport County v Millwall
Cardiff City v Swindon Town
Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon
Northampton Town v Southampton
Cheltenham Town v Exeter City
Plymouth Argyle v Queens Park Rangers
Swansea City v Crawley Town
Portsmouth v Reading
Carabao Cup First Round – Northern Section
Barrow v Preston North End
Grimsby Town v Shrewsbury Town
Blackpool v Port Vale
Salford City v Rotherham United
Harrogate Town v Lincoln City
Tranmere Rovers v Burton Albion
Stockport County v Crewe Alexandra
Huddersfield Town v Leicester City
Wrexham v Hull City
Birmingham City v Sheffield United
Stoke City v Walsall
Accrington Stanley or Oldham Athletic v Peterborough United
Blackburn Rovers v Bradford City
Middlesbrough v Doncaster Rovers
West Bromwich Albion v Derby County
Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday
Chesterfield v Mansfield Town
Barnsley v Fleetwood Town
Wigan Athletic v Notts County
