Crawley Town will play FA Cup semi-finalists Reading in a pre-season friendly at the Checkatrade.com Stadium on Monday July 27 (7.45pm).

The game against Steve Clarke’s Championship outfit could see a return to Crawley for Hope Akpan who played under Steve Evans and Richie Barker before joining Reading in January 2013.

New Reds boss Mark Yates will also take a side to play Conference north outfit Nuneaton on Wednesday July 29.