Walsall boss wants a champagne moment

The Saddlers head to the Madejski Stadium looking to make it through to the fifth round of the competition for the first time in 13 years.

O'Driscoll was the manager of Nottingham Forest the last time he visited Berkshire, with a Reading victory clinching promotion to the Premier League for Brian McDermott's side.

After watching the Royals celebrate, O'Driscoll is keen to make sure he is the one tasting victory tomorrow.

The head coach said: "Last time I went to the Madejski, I was with Nottingham Forest and they beat us one-nil and got promoted to the Premier Division.

"There was champagne everywhere. They had won a lot of games with Ian Harte putting free-kicks into the box and someone winning a header and they did us the exact same way.

"That was their trademark. So it will be nice to pop the champagne the other way."

O'Driscoll is expecting a tough game against a Reading side he expects to be at full strength.

He said: "Championship teams are always difficult and this one especially.

"We've watched their last two games and they've been very resilient, which is a trait Championship teams tend to acquire because of the intensity of the division.

"Reading are no different. They've been in the top echelons of football and they're desperate to get back there.

"Brian's come back in and he's trying to evolve the team into one that can compete at Championship level and get them back to where they were before.

"It'll be a difficult game for us but we'd love to get into the fifth round."