Reading 2-0 Man City
Reading climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone after beating Manchester City thanks to goals from Shane Long and Dave Kitson. The visitors’ best chance fell to Vedran Corluka, who failed to convert Elano’s free-kick from close range. City also felt they should have had a penalty for a foul on Michael Johnson. But [...]
Reading 1-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa kept up their challenge for fourth place in the Premier League with a win at relegation-placed Reading. Villa’s Gareth Barry missed a dubiously-awarded penalty before the visitors went ahead when Ashley Young slotted home after a counter-attack. Nicky Shorey had a shot parried as the Royals fought back, but Marlon Harewood curled in [...]
Everton 1-0 Reading
Phil Jagielka’s first goal for Everton inflicted a seventh straight league defeat on Reading in a scrappy match. It might have been different had Tim Howard not been equal to Stephen Hunt’s first-minute free-kick, but the result pushes Reading into the bottom three. On 62 minutes, Jagielka scored the winner with a looping header before [...]
Reading 0-2 Bolton
Bolton picked up their first away win in 10 months as struggling Reading slipped to a sixth successive defeat. After Matt Taylor failed to put Bolton ahead with a penalty, Kevin Nolan gave the Trotters the lead on 33 minutes with a 12-yard shot. And Heidar Helguson made it 2-0 just before the hour mark, [...]
Chelsea 1-0 Reading
Michael Ballack’s first-half header helped Chelsea keep in touch with the leaders as Reading suffered their fifth successive Premier League defeat. Ballack headed in Paulo Ferreira’s right-wing cross in the 32nd minute as the Blues dominated the first half. They were unable to score again in a nervy second half while Reading failed to make [...]
Reading 0-2 Man Utd
Second-half goals from Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo kept Manchester United at the top of the table. United were not at their best and were given a stern test by Reading who could have taken the lead had Dave Kitson lobbed over Edwin Van der Sar. But with 13 minutes remaining, Reading switched off, leaving [...]
Aston Villa 3-1 Reading
Reading’s nightmarish away form continued as Aston Villa battled to a third successive Premier League win. Villa dominated set-pieces with the Reading defence unable to cope with the accuracy of Ashley Young’s crosses. John Carew glanced in an inswinging free-kick midway through the first half before Martin Lauren rose to head home a corner just [...]
Tottenham 2-2 Reading
Stephen Hunt’s late equaliser for Reading set up a replay at the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday week for a place in the FA Cup fourth round. A bizarre Paul Robinson error from Hunt’s free-kick gave Reading the lead, but Dimitar Berbatov’s lashed finish and penalty put Spurs ahead. But a weakened Reading team hit back [...]
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