Charlie Savage scored against his father’s team as Reading thrashed Peterborough United 5-0 in the FA Cup first round on Saturday, in a father-versus-son tie at the Weston Homes Stadium that turned into one of the most one-sided matches of the day. The win was Reading’s biggest away victory in the history of the competition.

Peterborough are managed by Robbie Savage, the former Manchester United midfielder, and his son Charlie plays in midfield for Reading. It was an all-League One tie, but the two sides sat at opposite ends of the table, with Peterborough 22nd and Reading sixth, and the gulf in class showed. Reading went ahead after 26 minutes, when slick passing ended with Andy Rinomhota playing in Daniel Kyerewaa, whose shot found the bottom corner via a deflection past goalkeeper Alex Bass.

Three goals before half-time

Reading doubled the lead in the 34th minute, when left-back Haydon Roberts delivered a brilliant cross and top scorer Jack Marriott, a former Peterborough striker, met it with a diving header. It was effectively game over in first-half stoppage time, when Charlie Savage took possession after the ball ran off Marriott and his deflected effort found the top corner to make it 3-0.

Substitute Jamie Reid added a fourth in the 72nd minute, when Paudie O’Connor nodded one of Savage’s free-kicks into his path and he lifted the ball over Bass. Four minutes later Reid struck again, put clean through by Liam Fraser’s pass, to complete the rout with his second goal of the afternoon.

A family affair

The tie had been billed as a family occasion long before kick-off. Robbie Savage, the former Manchester United midfielder who manages Peterborough, watched from the home dugout as his son Charlie, a Reading midfielder, scored the goal that effectively ended the contest. Charlie Savage’s deflected strike in first-half stoppage time was the cruellest possible moment for the home side, and it gave the visitors a 3-0 lead at the break that they never looked like giving up.

For Reading, the afternoon also brought a first reward for Jamie Reid, whose two second-half goals were his first for the club. Top scorer Jack Marriott’s diving header against his former club had already underlined the difference between the sides, and by the final whistle the Royals had recorded their biggest away win in the competition’s history.

Into the second round

The attendance was 4,003, including 361 Reading fans, and the referee was Dean Whitestone. Reading manager Leam Richardson said he was thrilled with his side’s rampant attacking display and felt the hard work was paying off, after a performance full of quality and ruthlessness. Peterborough, by contrast, were described by their own club as lacklustre. Reading will learn their second-round opponents when the draw is made on Monday evening. Sources: DAZN / Press Association and TNT Sports.