article_snippet.sent: Reading still have lingering relegation worries in the Championship after they threw away a 1-0 lead to draw 1-1 with Cardiff at the Madejski Stadium.
article_snippet.sent: Reading took a 1-0 lead to draw 1-1 with Cardiff at the Madejski Stadium with only four minutes gone when Pavel Pogrebnyak got a touch to Garath McCleary's nod-down to divert the ball past Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall.
article_snippet.sent: Reading face Arsenal in their last-four clash at Wembley on April 18.
article_snippet.sent: As Reading's cup displays have been impressive, though, their league form has been patchy.
article_snippet.sent: Reading made the early running and were rewarded in only the fourth minute when their went ahead.
article_snippet.sent: Reading could have stretched their lead when captain Alex Pearce rose to meet a McCleary corner but fellow centre-back Michael Hector got there before fellow centre-back Michael Hector and glanced fellow centre-back Michael Hector header wide.
article_snippet.sent: Reading continued to assert control after the break, with Chelsea loanee Nathan Ake impressing on Nathan Ake debut in midfield.
article_snippet.sent: Most of Reading's best creative moves were channelled through Nathan Ake.
article_snippet.sent: Reading went much closer in the closing stages.
highlights_snippet.sent: Pavel Pogrebnyak had put Reading in front after four minutes .