Reading players will have to wait to book their end-of-season holidays according to Alex Pearce.

The Championship season is set to finish on 2 May but Royals centre-back Pearce has revealed that none of his teammates have booked their holidays as they dare to dream in the FA Cup.

Reading face Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday and Pearce is hopeful of their chances of reaching the final on May 30.

He said: "One thing I've learned about football is you can't plan anything.

"So holidays are off. You can't book anything, you've got to just see where you are and it would be great.

"We're all committed and dedicated to getting to this final. Saturday will be a great day for us.

"You take one step at a time. All we need to worry about is the game on Saturday. If we start thinking about the final, we'll slip up and won't do what we have to do, which is go there with a game plan, do as many things right as we can and hopefully get a result."