Albion sell-out of Reading FA Cup ticket allocation

Cup fever gripped Albion fans today as they snapped up the full allocation of tickets for Saturday's fifth round tie at Reading in the space of a few hours.

All 4,000 tickets have been sold after going on sale to home season ticket holders this morning.

Ignoring the fact the Royals are Albion's FA Cup bogey team, having knocked them out of the competition three times since 2006, fans took advantage of the reduced prices of £10 for adults and £5 for concessions.

The Baggies scraped through both the third and fourth rounds via replays against Bristol City and Peterborough respectively, but that could be a good omen.

The last time they won the Cup in 1968, Albion also needed replays to get through the first two stages.

Kick-off at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday is 3pm.