Watford’s Premier League Under-21 Cup clash against Reading tonight has been postponed.

The young Hornets were due to face the Royals in the quarter-finals of the competition at The Camrose, Basingstoke.

A pitch inspection was held at 12.45pm and with conditions expected to get worse throughout the day, it was decided to the game could not be played.

Watford have reached the last eight after knocking out Swansea City, Plymouth Argyle and Bristol Rovers in the previous rounds.