Yohan Cabaye's penalty and a close-range Fraizer Campbell strike proved enough for Crystal Palace to earn a 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final victory over Reading.
Both goals were scored inside the final four minutes at the Madejski Stadium, following what had been a tight and cagey affair up until that point in proceedings.
Reading had a big chance of their own prior to falling behind, but Ola John was denied by Wayne Hennessey just moments before the key breakthrough came at the other end.
Relive how the 90 minutes of action unfolded with Sports Mole's live text coverage below.
READING XI: Al-Habsi, Gunter, Obita, McShane, Cooper, Hector, Norwood, Quinn, Robson-Kanu, John, Cox
CRYSTAL PALACE XI: Hennessey; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; Bolasie, Jedinak, Cabaye, Ledley, Zaha; Adebayor
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READING SUBS: Bond, Vydra, McCleary, Rakels, Ferdinand, Piazon, Williams
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: McCarthy, Kelly, Puncheon, Mutch, Sako, Campbell, Gayle
Brian McDermott: "I've been lucky enough to be in the quarter-finals three times with Reading and we got to the last four last time. It's a competition we love and we are reveling in it. It's a full house at the Madejski, what's not to love? We have players who can make things happen, we are really looking forward to it. It's going to be a good night."
Alan Pardew: "We are having a bit of a tricky spell at the moment so it would be nice to get some glory in this. We have played brilliantly in the FA Cup, and we have had a bit of luck which we have not had in the league. Reading will play above themselves tonight, so we will have to play above ourselves."
5 - Crystal Palace have won five of their last six away games in the FA Cup, including each of the last four. Talons.
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READING SUBS: Bond, Vydra, McCleary, Rakels, Ferdinand, Piazon, Williams
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: McCarthy, Kelly, Puncheon, Mutch, Sako, Campbell, Gayle
PHOTO | @RobsonKanu chases down a loose ball for the Royals as they look to counter... pic.twitter.com/956BrEmaxY
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Cooper puts his arm on Bolasie's chest, as the winger looks to charge down a ball over the top. It goes from bad to worse for the Reading man, who is shown a straight red card.
Cabaye's spot kick is so very nearly kept out by Al-Habsi, but his hand to the ball is not enough to stop it finding the bottom corner. Palace lead with four minutes to go.