Bradford boss Phil Parkinson believes his side have already won one psychological battle ahead of Monday night 's FA Cup quarter-final replay against Reading at the Madejski Stadium . Both sides made wholesale changes to their Saturday line-ups in order to combat the frantic fixture scheduling and it was the second-string Bantams who came out best with a gutsy 1-1 draw at Notts County . Bradford 's fortunes came in contrast to their Reading rivals , as Steve Clarke sent out a team entirely unrecognisable from the one that earned a draw at Valley Parade last week and saw the Royals slump to a heavy 4-1 defeat at Watford . Almen Abdi ( centre ) got Watford off to a dream start against Reading by scoring inside a minute . Matej Vydra ( right ) also scored for Watford as they beat Reading 4-1 on Saturday afternoon . Parkinson admitted his own side 's push for a place in the League One play-offs had made team selection tricky at Meadow Lane , but is convinced the respective weekend performances will have given his own side a bigger lift . Parkinson said : ' I think Reading had an advantage because they are not going to go up or down whereas we 've got to make sure we 're still fighting on two fronts . 'Reading were able to make more changes but they got thumped which wo n't help them . When we 've made changes we 've got results and that will give everybody a lift because the lads who came in are walking around with a spring in their step . ' I think we got it right . I was pleased with the balance of the team ( at Notts County ) and I thought all the lads who came in actually added something in terms of freshness . ' Reading manager Steve Clarke is bemused by the decision to host a quarter-final replay on a Monday . Both teams missed chances as Reading and Bradford drew 0-0 in the quarter-final last weekend . Bradford manager Phil Parkinson acknowledges the crowd during their FA Cup quarter-final match . Both Parkinson and Clarke have made their feelings clear about the controversial scheduling of the last eight replay , which is due primarily to a ruling that domestic games must not clash with UEFA competitions . But Parkinson hopes to be able to bring back all the first-team players who have starred in their improbable cup run so far , with striker Jon Stead showing a welcome return to form with a swinging opener at Meadow Lane . Stead , who will look to maintain his record of scoring in every round of this season 's competition at the Madejski Stadium , had looked off the pace as he struggled with a minor injury issue in recent weeks , with his last goal coming in the famous 2-0 win over Sunderland last month . However , the 31-year-old has been given time to recover by Parkinson and it paid off in his 11th goal of the season before he was taken off on the hour mark as a precautionary measure . ' I thought Jon just needed a break , ' said Parkinson . 'He has run himself into the ground every weekend but he looked fresher . ' I gave him that opportunity of a rest and we played him for 60 minutes yesterday . He 's clinical with both feet and it was a great finish from him so hopefully the break will have done him good . '
Bradford face Reading in FA Cup quarter-final replay on Monday night . Royals were beaten by Watford on Sunday , while Steve Clarke secured draw . Phil Parkinson and Reading boss Bantams unhappy with scheduling .