Stevenage and Crawley among FA Cup dreamers

Stevenage manager Graham Westley is out to make life as uncomfortable as possible for FA Cup opponents Reading today.

League Two Borough have already famously seen off Newcastle at Broadhall Way this season and are now ready to welcome the Championship Royals to their modest ground as they bid to make the fifth round for the first time in their history.

"This is not a nice place to come and everyone who comes here says it," said Westley. "A big part of that is the environment and the pitch but the biggest part by far is the attitude of the players as they're a hungry bunch."

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Leyton Orient are looking to spring another shock at Swansea, having already knocked out their Championship promotion rivals Norwich. "It's a similar task to the previous round, but I'd say Swansea are probably a better footballing side than Norwich," said defender Terrell Forbes. "They keep the ball well and the pitch is slicked up for them. But we'll go there, work hard and try to get the same kind of result."

Brighton manager Gus Poyet, who lifted the cup with Chelsea in 2000, has his sights set on another Championship scalp. Having seen off Portsmouth in the third round, Poyet's side will put their giantkilling pedigree to the test once more when they travel to League One Sheffield Wednesday, while Crawley Town - managed by colourful Glaswegian Steve Evans - are away to Torquay and look to have a realistic chance of earning a place in the last 16.