2007–08 Reading F.C. season
The 2007–08 Reading F.C. season was only the second top-flight campaign in the club's history. The team suffered an extremely poor run of form in January and February 2008, losing a club-record eight league games in a row. The club was relegated on the final day of the season after Fulham's victory at Portsmouth saw Reading finish in 18th place.
2007–08 season | |
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Chairman | John Madejski |
Manager | Steve Coppell |
Stadium | Madejski Stadium |
Premier League | 18th |
FA Cup | Third round vs Tottenham Hotspur |
League Cup | Third round vs Liverpool |
Top goalscorer | League: Dave Kitson (10) All: Dave Kitson (10) |
Highest home attendance | 24,135 vs Manchester United (19 January 2008) |
Lowest home attendance | 21,379 vs Wigan Athletic (22 September 2007) |
Average home league attendance | 23,467 (3 May 2008) |
Review and events edit
Pre-season edit
Reading travelled to South Korea to play in the 2007 Peace Cup. Reading lost to River Plate,[1] won against Lyon[2] and Shimizu S-Pulse,[3] and came second in Group B on goal difference.
In Didcot, a Reading XI won 2–0,[4] followed by a 6–1 hammering of Brentford.[5] Reading went away to Brighton & Hove Albion and won 3–1,[6] then a Reading XI drew 1–1 at a rescheduled game at Tooting & Mitcham United.[7] Reading's final pre-season game was against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, which Reading won 3–2.[8]
August edit
A tough start to the Premier League season saw Reading travel to Old Trafford to play Manchester United. Reading secured a creditable 0–0 draw, despite losing Dave Kitson to a red card just seconds after the player had entered the game as a substitute; Kitson was dismissed for a lunge on Patrice Evra.[9]
Reading's first home game of the season was a midweek fixture against reigning Premier League champions Chelsea. Reading dominated the first half and led at half-time through André Bikey's first goal for the club, smashed home after Petr Čech and Steve Sidwell collided in the Chelsea penalty area. Chelsea scored two quick goals, however, in the second half, to win the game 2–1, and Reading again had a player sent off, Kalifa Cissé, this time for two yellow cards.[10]
The following Saturday, Reading gained a badly-needed win against Everton. Stephen Hunt converted from a looping throw-in in the first-half, and Reading secured a 1–0 victory.[11] In their final league fixture of the month, an injury-hit Reading, without Nicky Shorey and Graeme Murty in defence, lost 3–0 at Bolton Wanderers.[12]
On 28 August, Reading began their League Cup campaign with a 1–0 victory away to League One Swansea City. Reading again played some of the match with only ten men, after Sam Sodje was red-carded in the 58th minute, but Leroy Lita struck the winning goal in extra-time, converting a Dave Kitson cross.[13]
September edit
Reading fans could have been forgiven for expecting a victory from the opening league fixture in the month at home to West Ham United, having won last season's corresponding fixture 6–0. Two goals from Matthew Etherington, however, helped West Ham to a 3–0 victory, as Reading's defence continued to struggle.[14] Another defeat followed at newly promoted Sunderland, Dave Kitson scoring a late consolation from a Nicky Shorey cross, as Sunderland won 2–1.[15]
Reading returned to winning ways on 22 September, and moved out of the relegation places with a 2–1 home victory over Wigan Athletic, Dave Kitson becoming the first Royal to score multiple times in the season, and James Harper with a late winner.[16] The next league match was an away loss to Portsmouth in an 11-goal thriller, the highest goal scoring game in the history of the Premier League to date.[17] While the two sides were equal at 2–2 early in the second half, Pompey went on to a decisive 7–4 victory. Benjani scored a hat-trick for the home squad in this wild match, which included a missed penalty by Nicky Shorey and scoring by Dave Kitson, Liam Rosinor, Shane Long and Nicky Shorey (later given as a Sol Campbell own goal).[18]
Again, Reading played one cup fixture in the month. Despite a spirited showing by a number of reserves, they lost 4–2 to Liverpool at home in the Carling Cup third round, with Fernando Torres scoring a hat-trick.[19] John Halls and Bobby Convey scored Reading's goals.
October edit
Reading began the month with a home game against Derby County on 7 October. In what proved to be a scrappy affair, Reading came out with a 1–0 victory through a Kevin Doyle goal; Derby did not manage a shot on target the whole game.[20]
Next followed an away game against Blackburn Rovers on 20 October after the international break. Reading's defensive frailties away from home showed once again as they went down 4–2. Kevin Doyle netted twice after coming on as a substitute while Benni McCarthy scored twice with Roque Santa Cruz and Tugay Kerimoğlu getting the other two goals for Blackburn.[21]
Reading finished October with a home game against Newcastle United. Reading took the lead courtesy of a 53rd minute Dave Kitson goal but a clumsy Michael Duberry own goal in the 76th minute looked to have rescued a point for the Magpies, however a moment of tactical brilliance by Steve Coppell resulted in the winning goal. Shane Long was brought on in the 84th minute to promptly score the winning goal on his second touch of the ball.[22]
November edit
Following its victory over Newcastle, Reading travelled to Craven Cottage with hopes of a second consecutive league win for the first time in the season. A laboured performance, however, saw Fulham win the game 3–1, after Kevin Doyle's second-half equaliser had put the Royals back in it.[23]
On 12 November, Reading hosted unbeaten Arsenal under the Madejski Stadium floodlights, and were soundly beaten 3–1, Nicky Shorey slotting home a late consolation after substitute Shane Long had headed against the bar. The result ended a run of three consecutive home victories, and cemented the five-point gap in the table between Newcastle in 11th (on 18 points), and Reading in 12th (on 13 points).[24]
Reading rounded up November with an away trip to Manchester City, many saw this game as a certain victory for the home team considering both City's home record and Reading's away record. City took the lead thanks to an 11th-minute goal by Martin Petrov only to be cancelled out just before half time by a well struck James Harper goal in the 43rd minute. Reading looked set to earn a hard-fought point but their hopes were dashed by a 94th minute Stephen Ireland strike. This result was Reading's sixth consecutive away defeat as they remained winless on the road.[25]
December edit
The month of December saw an improvement for Reading. They met Middlesbrough at home on 1 December; after an entirely forgettable first half, Dave Kitson gave Reading the lead, superbly lobbing Ross Turnbull. But with seven minutes remaining, Middlesbrough's Tuncay headed home Luke Young's cross for his first goal for Boro. The game concluded with a 1–1, just enough for Reading to stay out of the relegation zone.[26]
8 December saw an impressive and unexpected win for Reading over Liverpool. With a controversial penalty after Jamie Carragher fouled Brynjar Gunnarsson in the corner of the box, Stephen Hunt put the ball into the back of the goal, with Pepe Reina not standing a chance. Steven Gerrard eventually equalised after many failed Liverpool attacks before and after from Fernando Torres. A free kick was eventually awarded to Reading following an unsuccessful tackle by Gerrard, which Nicky Shorey floated into the area, and Kevin Doyle headed in. James Harper scored a fine third and Reading, with the help of the post, kept the Reds at bay for the remainder of the match.[27]
Following a 1–1 draw away to Birmingham City, in which Stephen Hunt earned Reading a point with his second goal from the penalty spot in two games.[28] Reading scraped a controversial victory over Sunderland at the Madejski Stadium. Leading through an Ívar Ingimarsson goal, Reading conceded a penalty when Ibrahima Sonko appeared to trip Kenwyne Jones. In the final minute, Stephen Hunt poked a Shane Long cross towards goal, and Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon appeared to palm the ball away. The assistant referee gave a goal, however, and Reading celebrated a 2–1 victory.[29]
On Boxing Day, Reading travelled to West Ham, leaving Upton Park with a creditable 1–1 draw. Dave Kitson equalized Nolberto Solano's opener after Brynjar Gunnarsson had been sent off for a two-footed challenge on West Ham's Hayden Mullins.[30]
Reading's final game of 2007 was against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, where the teams threatened to eclipse the 11 goals in Reading's match at Portsmouth earlier in the season. Tottenham won the match 6–4, although Reading led three times in the second half with goals from Kalifa Cissé and Ívar Ingimarsson and two from Dave Kitson. Tottenham controversially regained the lead after Jermain Defoe headed home Robbie Keane's saved penalty, Defoe having been two yards inside the penalty area when the kick was taken.[31]
January edit
2008 started badly for Reading, as Ibrahima Sonko was sent off after only four minutes of a home match against Portsmouth on 1 January, for fouling Benjani in the penalty area. Niko Kranjčar missed the resultant penalty, but Sol Campbell bundled the ball over the line a few minutes later after a mistake from Marcus Hahnemann. Reading failed to make much impact against Portsmouth after that, and the extra work-rate required due to being a man down showed in the second half when John Utaka outpaced Nicky Shorey for a second goal after 66 minutes to give the visitors a 2–0 victory.[32]
Just a week after losing 6–4 to Tottenham Hotspur in the league, Reading had an opportunity to give a better account of themselves in a FA Cup Third Round match at White Hart Lane. Fielding effectively a reserve team, Reading earned a replay at Madejski Stadium through a 2–2 draw and another two goals for Stephen Hunt.[33]
Reading returned to league action at Villa Park, and despite an injury to Michael Duberry, and the absence of Ibrahima Sonko and André Bikey to the African Cup of Nations, Steve Coppell opted to play Brynjar Gunnarsson in defence in first half, and Kalifa Cissé in the second half, despite the availability of reserves team captain Alex Pearce. Reading fell to a disappointing 3–1 defeat to Villa, James Harper scoring a late consolation goal for the Royals.[34]
Soon Reading played Tottenham again in the third round replay at home. Robbie Keane scored the only goal as Tottenham Hotspur went to win 1–0 and go into the hat in the fourth round draw.
Next, Reading played Manchester United at the Madejski Stadium. Despite a spirited performance, Manchester United broke the deadlock on 77 minutes with a goal from Wayne Rooney. In injury time, Cristiano Ronaldo wrapped up the points after a second goal, condemning Reading to their fifth-straight defeat.
Reading then played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea dominated the match and took a deserved 1–0 lead on a 33rd-minute goal from Michael Ballack, despite numerous chances, that was the final score.
February edit
February started miserably for the Royals. First, they lost against fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers at home 0–2 with the goals coming from Kevin Nolan and Heiðar Helguson. After a seventh-straight Premier League loss to Everton, Reading dropped into the relegation zone.
Reading went to Everton trying to get a win. Everton proved too strong and beat Reading 1–0 through a Phil Jagielka goal just after the hour mark.
Reading's next game was at home to Aston Villa. Shorey scored Reading's first goal in five matches in the 90th minute for the Royals, but it was all too late—Villa had scored two goals earlier on in the match through Ashley Young and Marlon Harewood, condemning Reading to 2–1 defeat.
March edit
March began well for Reading, making a complete turn-around. Their first match was against Middlesbrough at the Riverside, a hard-fought match that seeming looked to finish in a draw. In injury time, however, James Harper scored the winner, making the final score 1–0. The victory took Reading out of the relegation zone and into 14th place.
Reading beat Manchester City 2–0, at home, to make it six points out of six. Shane Long and substitute Dave Kitson scored for Reading.
Reading then travelled to Liverpool, going up 1–0 up after a screamer from Marek Matějovský. Liverpool, however, won the game 2–1 in the end. In their next game, Reading beat Birmingham 2–1, as Bikey scored both goals for Reading, making Mauro Zárate's equaliser trivial. Reading then drew against Blackburn in their final game in March, with Matějovský being controversially sent off for two yellow cards.
April edit
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Reading went to St James' Park to play Newcastle in the Premier League. The Royals were beaten 3–0 with goals from Obafemi Martins in the 18th minute, Michael Owen in the 43rd and Mark Viduka in the 57th. This was only the start of a bad month for the Royals. Reading played fellow relegation rivals Fulham at home. 24,221 fans saw a 2–0 defeat as Brian McBride scored within 25 minutes. The Royals' day was over after Fulham substitute Erik Nevland scored a 90th-minute goal to see the Reading's hopes of staying up getting harder by the game.
Arsenal away was next. The Royals were not on form on the road and it showed. Reading lost 2–0 to the Gunners, with Emmanuel Adebayor and Gilberto Silva scoring. Wigan away was next for the Royals, which finished in a fair 0–0 draw. If Reading lost their next game, they could have been in the drop zone.
May edit
Reading's goal drought continued into May, as the club slipped into the relegation places following a 1–0 home defeat to Tottenham. Robbie Keane's first-half goal was enough to seal all three points for Spurs, for whom Radek Černý made an important late save from a Liam Rosenior shot.
Reading were officially relegated to the Championship on the final day of the season, despite securing a 4–0 victory away to Derby. Reading's strikers found their form a little too late, as Dave Kitson, Kevin Doyle and Leroy Lita all added to James Harper's first-half goal. Fulham beat Portsmouth 1–0 in their final game of the season to condemn Reading to relegation.
Squad edit
- As of match played 11 May 2008
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Marcus Hahnemann | GK | 15 June 1972 (aged 35) | Fulham | 2002 | 266 | 0 | |||
32 | Adam Federici | GK | 31 January 1985 (aged 23) | Torres | 2005 | 10 | 0 | |||
36 | Mikkel Andersen | GK | 17 December 1988 (aged 19) | AB | 2007[35] | 2009[35] | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Graeme Murty | [a] | DF | 13 November 1974 (aged 33) | York City | 1998 | 338 | 2 | ||
3 | Nicky Shorey | DF | 19 February 1981 (aged 27) | Leyton Orient | 2001 | 296 | 12 | |||
5 | Ibrahima Sonko | DF | 22 January 1981 (aged 27) | Brentford | 2004 | 133 | 5 | |||
14 | John Halls | DF | 14 February 1982 (aged 26) | Stoke City | 2006 | 8 | 2 | |||
16 | Ívar Ingimarsson | DF | 20 August 1977 (aged 30) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2003 | 206 | 11 | |||
19 | Liam Rosenior | DF | 9 July 1984 (aged 23) | Fulham | 2007[36] | 2010[36] | 19 | 1 | ||
22 | André Bikey | DF | 8 January 1985 (aged 23) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2007 [37] | 2010[37] | 45 | 4 | ||
23 | Ulises de la Cruz | DF | 8 February 1974 (aged 34) | Aston Villa | 2006[38] | 25 | 1 | |||
29 | Michael Duberry | DF | 14 October 1975 (aged 32) | Stoke City | 2007[39] | 2008[39] | 24 | 0 | ||
33 | Scott Golbourne | DF | 29 February 1988 (aged 20) | Bristol City | 2006 | 4 | 0 | |||
38 | Adam Bygrave | DF | 24 February 1989 (aged 19) | Academy | 2007 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
4 | Kalifa Cissé | [b] | MF | 9 January 1984 (aged 24) | Boavista | 2007[40] | 2010[40] | 25 | 1 | |
6 | Brynjar Gunnarsson | MF | 16 October 1975 (aged 32) | Watford | 2005 | 81 | 8 | |||
7 | Glen Little | MF | 15 October 1975 (aged 32) | Burnley | 2004 | 114 | 6 | |||
10 | Stephen Hunt | MF | 1 August 1981 (aged 26) | Brentford | 2005 | 124 | 13 | |||
11 | John Oster | [c] | MF | 8 December 1978 (aged 29) | Burnley | 2005 | 90 | 3 | ||
15 | James Harper | MF | 9 November 1980 (aged 27) | Arsenal | 2001 | 320 | 22 | |||
17 | Bobby Convey | MF | 27 May 1983 (aged 24) | D.C. United | 2004 | 103 | 8 | |||
20 | Emerse Faé | [d] | MF | 24 January 1984 (aged 24) | Nantes | 2007[41] | 2010 (+1)[41] | 11 | 0 | |
28 | Marek Matějovský | MF | 20 December 1981 (aged 26) | Mladá Boleslav | 2008[42] | 2011[42] | 14 | 1 | ||
30 | Jimmy Kébé | [e] | MF | 19 January 1984 (aged 24) | Lens | 2008[43] | 2010[43] | 5 | 0 | |
34 | James Henry | [f] | MF | 9 July 1987 (aged 20) | Academy | 2004 | 1 | 0 | ||
42 | Oliver Bozanic | MF | 8 January 1989 (aged 19) | Central Coast Mariners | 2007 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||||
8 | Leroy Lita | [g] | FW | 28 December 1984 (aged 23) | Bristol City | 2005 | 88 | 31 | ||
9 | Kevin Doyle | FW | 18 September 1983 (aged 24) | Cork City | 2005 | 121 | 38 | |||
12 | Dave Kitson | FW | 21 January 1980 (aged 28) | Cambridge United | 2003 | 147 | 60 | |||
24 | Shane Long | FW | 22 January 1987 (aged 21) | Cork City | 2005 | 72 | 9 | |||
43 | Viktor Illugason | FW | 25 January 1990 (aged 18) | Breiðablik | 2007 | 0 | 0 | |||
Radoslav Vasilev | FW | 12 October 1990 (aged 17) | Slavia Sofia | 2007[44] | 0 | 0 | ||||
Out on loan | ||||||||||
18 | Sam Sodje | [h] | DF | 9 April 1981 (aged 27) | Brentford | 2006[45] | 8 | 1 | ||
21 | Graham Stack | [i] | GK | 26 September 1981 (aged 26) | Arsenal | 2005 | 2008 | 10 | 0 | |
25 | Alan Bennett | DF | 4 October 1981 (aged 26) | Cork City | 2007 | 0 | 0 | |||
26 | Curtis Osano | DF | 8 March 1987 (aged 21) | Academy | 2005 | 2 | 0 | |||
27 | Aaron Brown | DF | 23 June 1983 (aged 24) | Tamworth | 2005 | 0 | 0 | |||
35 | Alex Pearce | [j] | DF | 9 November 1988 (aged 19) | Academy | 2006 | 4 | 0 | ||
37 | Hal Robson-Kanu | [k] | MF | 21 May 1989 (aged 18) | Academy | 2007 | 0 | 0 | ||
39 | Simon Church | [l] | FW | 10 December 1988 (aged 19) | Academy | 2007 | 0 | 0 | ||
40 | Jem Karacan | [m] | MF | 21 February 1989 (aged 19) | Academy | 2007 | 0 | 0 | ||
41 | Ben Hamer | GK | 20 November 1987 (aged 20) | Academy | 2006 | 0 | 0 | |||
44 | Scott Davies | [n] | MF | 9 July 1987 (aged 20) | Academy | 2004 | 0 | 0 | ||
Left during the season | ||||||||||
19 | Seol Ki-hyeon | MF | 8 January 1979 (aged 29) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2006[46] | 34 | 4 | |||
31 | Simon Cox | [o] | FW | 28 April 1987 (aged 21) | Academy | 2005 | 9 | 0 | ||
47 | Péter Máté | DF | 2 December 1984 (aged 23) | on loan from Debrecen | 2006 | 1 | 1 |
- ^ Graeme Murty was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents, making his international debut for Scotland in 2004.
- ^ Kalifa Cissé was born in Dreux, France, but qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in March 2008, having previously represented them at U-20 level.
- ^ John Oster was born in Boston, England, but qualified to represent Wales, making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
- ^ Emerse Faé was born in Nantes, France and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for Ivory Coast in March 2005.
- ^ Jimmy Kébé was born in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, but qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
- ^ James Henry was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and has represented Scotland at youth level. However, he would later represent England at youth level.
- ^ Leroy Lita was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo, but qualified to represent England, representing England at U-21 level.
- ^ Sam Sodje was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in 2004.
- ^ Graham Stack was born in Hampstead, England, but qualified to represent Ireland, making his Republic of Ireland Under-21 debut 2003.
- ^ Alex Pearce was born in Wallingford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and Ireland internationally through his parents and has represented Scotland at youth and U-21 level. He would, however, later be called up and make his full international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2012.
- ^ Hal Robson-Kanu was born in Ealing, England, and represented England at U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Wales through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Welsh U-21 side in May 2010 before making his full international debut for Wales five days later.
- ^ Simon Church was born in High Wycombe, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales through his grandparents and made his international debut for the Welsh U-21 side in August 2007 before making his full international debut for Wales in May 2009.
- ^ Jem Karacan was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualifies to represent Turkey internationally through his father and has represented Turkey at every youth level.
- ^ Scott Davies was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally and has represented them at youth and U-21 level.
- ^ Simon Cox was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally though his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011.
Out on loan edit
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Transfers edit
In edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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16 May 2007 | MF | Kalifa Cissé | Boavista | €1,000,000 | [40][47] | |
2 August 2007 | MF | Emerse Faé | Nantes | £2,500,000 | [41] | |
31 August 2007 | DF | Liam Rosenior | Fulham | Undisclosed | [36] | |
12 December 2007 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev | Slavia Sofia | Undisclosed | [44] | |
7 January 2008 | MF | Marek Matějovský | Mladá Boleslav | Undisclosed | [42] | |
28 January 2008 | MF | Jimmy Kébé | Lens | Undisclosed | [43] |
Out edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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31 August 2007 | MF | Seol Ki-Hyeon | Fulham | Undisclosed | [48] | |
31 January 2008 | FW | Simon Cox | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | [49] |
Loans out edit
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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6 July 2007 | DF | Curtis Osano | Rushden & Diamonds | End of season | [50] | |
24 July 2007 | MF | Scott Davies | Aldershot Town | End of season | [51] | |
31 July 2007 | DF | Alan Bennett | Southampton | 13 January 2008 | [52] | |
9 August 2007 | GK | Graham Stack | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season | [53][54][55] | |
11 August 2007 | GK | Ben Hamer | Brentford | 14 October 2007 | [56][57] | |
31 August 2007 | FW | Simon Cox | Swindon Town | January 2008 | [58] | |
31 August 2007 | DF | Sam Sodje | Charlton Athletic | End of season | [59] | |
18 October 2007 | MF | Jem Karacan | Bournemouth | 6 January 2008 | [60][61] | |
19 October 2007 | FW | Simon Church | Crewe Alexandra | 19 January 2008 | [62][63] | |
1 November 2007 | DF | John Halls | Preston North End | 1 December 2007 | [64] | |
2 November 2007 | MF | James Henry | Bournemouth | 3 January 2008 | [65][66] | |
2 November 2007 | DF | Alex Pearce | Bournemouth | 3 January 2008 | [65][66] | |
6 November 2007 | DF | Scott Golbourne | Bournemouth | 12 January 2008 | [67][66] | |
20 November 2007 | DF | Adam Bygrave | Gillingham | 22 April 2008 | [68][69][70][71][72] | |
1 January 2008 | GK | Ben Hamer | Brentford | End of season | [73][74] | |
9 January 2008 | DF | John Halls | Crystal Palace | 11 February 2008 | [75] | |
29 January 2008 | FW | Simon Church | Yeovil Town | End of season | [76] | |
30 January 2008 | MF | Hal Robson-Kanu | Southend United | End of season | [77] | |
31 January 2008 | MF | James Henry | Norwich City | 17 March 2008 | [78][79] | |
31 January 2008 | DF | Alex Pearce | Norwich City | End of season | [78] | |
5 March 2008 | FW | Leroy Lita | Charlton Athletic | 19 April 2008 | [80][81][82] | |
7 March 2008 | DF | Alan Bennett | Brentford | End of Season | [83] | |
20 March 2008 | MF | Jem Karacan | Millwall | End of Season | [84][85] | |
27 March 2008 | DF | Aaron Brown | Walsall | End of Season | [86] |
Released edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref |
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16 May 2008 | DF | Aaron Brown | Yeovil Town | 11 August 2008 | [87][88] | |
16 May 2008 | DF | Adam Bygrave | Weymouth | 25 May 2008 | [87][89] | |
16 May 2008 | DF | Ulises de la Cruz | Birmingham City | 3 March 2009 | [87] | |
16 May 2008 | DF | John Halls | Brentford | 25 September 2008 | [87] | |
16 May 2008 | MF | John Oster | Crystal Palace | 11 August 2008 | [87] | |
16 May 2008 | GK | Graham Stack | Plymouth Argyle | 18 July 2008 | [87][90] | |
20 June 2008 | MF | Glen Little | Portsmouth | 20 June 2008 | [91] | |
30 June 2008 | DF | Curtis Osano | Rushden & Diamonds | July 2008 | [92] |
Trial edit
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Last club | Date to | Ref. |
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17 January 2008 | GK | Wojciech Kowalewski | Spartak Moscow | 27 January 2008 | [93] |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premier League | 12 August 2007 | 11 May 2008 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 26.32 |
FA Cup | 5 January 2008 | 15 January 2008 | Third round | Third round replay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
League Cup | 28 August 2007 | 25 September 2007 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
Total | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 26.19 |
Last updated: 11 May 2008
Source: Competitions
Premier League edit
Results summary edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 41 | −19 |
Results by round edit
Results edit
12 August 2007 1 | Manchester United | 0–0 | Reading | Trafford |
16:00 BST (UTC+1) | Seol 22' Kitson 73' Harper 90' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,655 Referee: Rob Styles |
18 August 2007 3 | Reading | 1–0 | Everton | Reading |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Hunt 44' Ingimarsson 74' Long 85' | Lescott 73' McFadden 81' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 22,813 Referee: Steve Bennett |
25 August 2007 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Reading | Horwich |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Speed 31' Anelka 54' N.Hunt 70' Méïté 76' Braaten 90+1' | de la Cruz 71' | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 20,023 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
1 September 2007 5 | Reading | 0–3 | West Ham United | Reading |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Bellamy 6' Etherington 49', 90' Green 55' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,533 Referee: Howard Webb |
15 September 2007 6 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Reading | Sunderland |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Jones 29' Wallace 47', 47' | Gunnarsson 49' Bikey 66' Kitson 85' | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,272 Referee: Steve Tanner |
22 September 2007 7 | Reading | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Reading |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Kitson 29' Ingimarsson 30' Rosenior 43' Harper 90' Hahnemann 90' | Brown 35' Bent 50' Bramble 90' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,379 Referee: Keith Stroud |
29 September 2007 8 | Portsmouth | 7–4 | Reading | Portsmouth |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Benjani 7', 37', 70' Hreiðarsson 55' Taylor 65' Kranjčar 75' Imgimarsson 81' (o.g.) Muntari 90+2' (pen.) | Hunt 45' Kitson 48' Long 79' Duberry 90' Campbell 90+4' (o.g.) | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,102 Referee: Mark Halsey |
7 October 2007 9 | Reading | 1–0 | Derby County | Reading |
14:00 BST (UTC+1) | Ingimarsson 30' Doyle 63' | Davis 38' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,091 Referee: Lee Mason |
20 October 2007 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–2 | Reading | Blackburn |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | McCarthy 18', 82' (pen.) Santa Cruz 22' Kerimoğlu 32' | Doyle 80', 90+1' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 19,425 Referee: Andre Marriner |
3 November 2007 12 | Fulham | 3–1 | Reading | Fulham |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Davies 16' Stefanović 34' Omozusi 50' 90' Dempsey 72' Healy 83', 90' | Doyle 54' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,086 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
12 November 2007 13 | Reading | 1–3 | Arsenal | Reading |
20:00 GMT (UTC) | Gunnarsson 85' Shorey 87' | Flamini 43' Adebayor 52' Hleb 78' Fàbregas 79' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,024 Referee: Rob Styles |
24 November 2007 14 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Reading | Manchester |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Petrov 11' Ireland 90+4' | Harper 43' Hunt 50' Long 86' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,813 Referee: Steve Tanner |
1 December 2007 15 | Reading | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Murty 44' Kitson 54' Gunnarsson 55' | Johnson 48' Tuncay 83' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 22,262 Referee: Alan Wiley |
15 December 2007 17 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Reading | Birmingham |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Forssell 4' Johnson 39' Larsson 63' | Murty 38' Hunt 51' (pen.) | Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: 27,300 Referee: Lee Probert |
22 December 2007 18 | Reading | 2–1 | Sunderland | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Ingimarsson 69' Hunt 90+2' | Murphy 32' Leadbitter 38' Jones 61' Chopra 82' (pen.) Yorke 90' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,082 Referee: Steve Tanner |
26 December 2007 19 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Reading | Newham |
13:00 GMT (UTC) | Solano 42' Green 44' Cole 64' | Gunnarsson Hunt 44' Kitson 60' Shorey 66' | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,277 Referee: Peter Walton |
29 December 2007 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6–4 | Reading | Tottenham |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Berbatov 7', 63', 73', 83' Malbranque 76' Defoe 79' | Cissé 8', 16' Ingimarsson 53' Kitson 69', 74' Shorey 77' Long 90' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,178 Referee: Keith Stroud |
12 January 2008 22 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Reading | Birmingham |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Carew 22', 87' Laursen 55' | de la Cruz 26' Hahnemann 48' Harper 90+2' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 38,288 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
19 January 2008 23 | Reading | 0–2 | Manchester United | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Convey 68' | Ferdinand 68' Rooney 77' Ronaldo 90+3' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,135 Referee: Steve Bennett |
30 January 2008 24 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Reading | Walham Green |
19:45 GMT (UTC) | Ballack 31' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,171 Referee: Mike Dean |
2 February 2008 25 | Reading | 0–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Lita 34' Kitson 44' Ingimarsson 90' | Davies 13' Nolan 33' Helguson 58' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,893 Referee: Phil Dowd |
9 February 2008 26 | Everton | 1–0 | Reading | Liverpool |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Jagielka 62' | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,582 Referee: Mark Halsey |
24 February 2008 27 | Reading | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Reading |
12:30 GMT (UTC) | Sonko 42' Matějovský 52' Shorey 90+4' | Young 45' Gardner 51' Harewood 83' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,889 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
1 March 2008 28 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Reading | Middlesbrough |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Boateng 30' Wheater 32' Grounds 73' Downing 77' | Bikey 17' Rosenior 41' Hunt 65' Shorey 80' Long 90' Harper 90+1' | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,273 Referee: Howard Webb |
8 March 2008 29 | Reading | 2–0 | Manchester City | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Long 61' Kitson 88' | Hamann 18' Johnson 43' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,062 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
15 March 2008 30 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Reading | Liverpool |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Mascherano 19' Torres 48' | Matějovský 5' Hunt 59' Ingimarsson 65' Bikey 79' Cissé 87' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,524 Referee: Andre Marriner |
22 March 2008 31 | Reading | 2–1 | Birmingham City | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Bikey 31', 79' | Zárate 64' Ridgewell 79' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,085 Referee: Mike Riley |
29 March 2008 32 | Reading | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Hahnemann 39' Matějovský 61' 72' Shorey 77' | Nelsen 39' Warnock 49' Roberts 52' Reid 58' Khizanishvili 90' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,374 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
5 April 2008 33 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Reading | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Martins 18' Owen 43' Viduka 57' | Bikey 41' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,179 Referee: Lee Probert |
26 April 2008 36 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Reading | Wigan |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Taylor 55' Kilbane 69' | Shorey 30' Hunt 32' Bikey 53' Duberry 64' | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 19,043 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
3 May 2008 37 | Reading | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reading |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Harper 88' | Keane 16' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,125 Referee: Howard Webb |
11 May 2008 38 | Derby County | 0–4 | Reading | Derby |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Harper 14' Kitson 60' Doyle 68' Lita 90' | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 33,087 Referee: Mike Riley |
Table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 37 | |
17 | Fulham | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 36 | |
18 | Reading (R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 36 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
19 | Birmingham City (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 35 | |
20 | Derby County (R) | 38 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 89 | −69 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
(R) Relegated
FA Cup edit
5 January 2008 Third Round | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Reading | London |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Berbatov 29', 49' (pen.) Huddlestone 82' Jenas 90' Zokora 90' | Duberry 46' Hunt 25', 77' Convey 82' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,243 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
15 January 2008 Third Round Reply | Reading | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reading |
20:00 GMT (UTC) | Lita 12' Long 86' | Keane 15' 73' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 22,130 Referee: Mike Riley |
League Cup edit
28 August 2007 Second Round | Swansea City | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Reading | Swansea |
19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Monk | Sodje 58' Lita 105' Halls Cissé Faé | Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 12,027 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Statistics edit
- As of match played 11 May 2008
Appearances and goals edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | USA | Marcus Hahnemann | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | SCO | Graeme Murty | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Nicky Shorey | 38 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | MF | MLI | Kalifa Cissé | 25 | 1 | 11+11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | SEN | Ibrahima Sonko | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ISL | Brynjar Gunnarsson | 20 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ENG | Glen Little | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | FW | ENG | Leroy Lita | 18 | 2 | 10+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
9 | FW | IRL | Kevin Doyle | 36 | 6 | 34+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | 2007, reading, season, only, second, flight, campaign, club, history, team, suffered, extremely, poor, form, january, february, 2008, losing, club, record, eight, league, games, club, relegated, final, season, after, fulham, victory, portsmouth, reading, finis. The 2007 08 Reading F C season was only the second top flight campaign in the club s history The team suffered an extremely poor run of form in January and February 2008 losing a club record eight league games in a row The club was relegated on the final day of the season after Fulham s victory at Portsmouth saw Reading finish in 18th place Reading2007 08 seasonChairmanJohn MadejskiManagerSteve CoppellStadiumMadejski StadiumPremier League18thFA CupThird round vs Tottenham HotspurLeague CupThird round vs LiverpoolTop goalscorerLeague Dave Kitson 10 All Dave Kitson 10 Highest home attendance24 135 vs Manchester United 19 January 2008 Lowest home attendance21 379 vs Wigan Athletic 22 September 2007 Average home league attendance23 467 3 May 2008 Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 2006 072008 09 Contents 1 Review and events 1 1 Pre season 1 2 August 1 3 September 1 4 October 1 5 November 1 6 December 1 7 January 1 8 February 1 9 March 1 10 April 1 11 May 2 Squad 2 1 Out on loan 2 2 Left club during season 3 Transfers 3 1 In 3 2 Out 3 3 Loans out 3 4 Released 3 5 Trial 4 Competitions 4 1 Overview 4 2 Premier League 4 2 1 Results summary 4 2 2 Results by round 4 2 3 Results 4 2 4 Table 4 3 FA Cup 4 4 League Cup 5 Statistics 5 1 Appearances and goals 5 2 Starting 11 5 3 Goal Scorers 5 4 Clean sheets 5 5 Disciplinary record 6 Notes 7 ReferencesReview and events editSee also 2007 08 Premier League Pre season edit Reading travelled to South Korea to play in the 2007 Peace Cup Reading lost to River Plate 1 won against Lyon 2 and Shimizu S Pulse 3 and came second in Group B on goal difference In Didcot a Reading XI won 2 0 4 followed by a 6 1 hammering of Brentford 5 Reading went away to Brighton amp Hove Albion and won 3 1 6 then a Reading XI drew 1 1 at a rescheduled game at Tooting amp Mitcham United 7 Reading s final pre season game was against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux which Reading won 3 2 8 August edit A tough start to the Premier League season saw Reading travel to Old Trafford to play Manchester United Reading secured a creditable 0 0 draw despite losing Dave Kitson to a red card just seconds after the player had entered the game as a substitute Kitson was dismissed for a lunge on Patrice Evra 9 Reading s first home game of the season was a midweek fixture against reigning Premier League champions Chelsea Reading dominated the first half and led at half time through Andre Bikey s first goal for the club smashed home after Petr Cech and Steve Sidwell collided in the Chelsea penalty area Chelsea scored two quick goals however in the second half to win the game 2 1 and Reading again had a player sent off Kalifa Cisse this time for two yellow cards 10 The following Saturday Reading gained a badly needed win against Everton Stephen Hunt converted from a looping throw in in the first half and Reading secured a 1 0 victory 11 In their final league fixture of the month an injury hit Reading without Nicky Shorey and Graeme Murty in defence lost 3 0 at Bolton Wanderers 12 On 28 August Reading began their League Cup campaign with a 1 0 victory away to League One Swansea City Reading again played some of the match with only ten men after Sam Sodje was red carded in the 58th minute but Leroy Lita struck the winning goal in extra time converting a Dave Kitson cross 13 September edit Reading fans could have been forgiven for expecting a victory from the opening league fixture in the month at home to West Ham United having won last season s corresponding fixture 6 0 Two goals from Matthew Etherington however helped West Ham to a 3 0 victory as Reading s defence continued to struggle 14 Another defeat followed at newly promoted Sunderland Dave Kitson scoring a late consolation from a Nicky Shorey cross as Sunderland won 2 1 15 Reading returned to winning ways on 22 September and moved out of the relegation places with a 2 1 home victory over Wigan Athletic Dave Kitson becoming the first Royal to score multiple times in the season and James Harper with a late winner 16 The next league match was an away loss to Portsmouth in an 11 goal thriller the highest goal scoring game in the history of the Premier League to date 17 While the two sides were equal at 2 2 early in the second half Pompey went on to a decisive 7 4 victory Benjani scored a hat trick for the home squad in this wild match which included a missed penalty by Nicky Shorey and scoring by Dave Kitson Liam Rosinor Shane Long and Nicky Shorey later given as a Sol Campbell own goal 18 Again Reading played one cup fixture in the month Despite a spirited showing by a number of reserves they lost 4 2 to Liverpool at home in the Carling Cup third round with Fernando Torres scoring a hat trick 19 John Halls and Bobby Convey scored Reading s goals October edit Reading began the month with a home game against Derby County on 7 October In what proved to be a scrappy affair Reading came out with a 1 0 victory through a Kevin Doyle goal Derby did not manage a shot on target the whole game 20 Next followed an away game against Blackburn Rovers on 20 October after the international break Reading s defensive frailties away from home showed once again as they went down 4 2 Kevin Doyle netted twice after coming on as a substitute while Benni McCarthy scored twice with Roque Santa Cruz and Tugay Kerimoglu getting the other two goals for Blackburn 21 Reading finished October with a home game against Newcastle United Reading took the lead courtesy of a 53rd minute Dave Kitson goal but a clumsy Michael Duberry own goal in the 76th minute looked to have rescued a point for the Magpies however a moment of tactical brilliance by Steve Coppell resulted in the winning goal Shane Long was brought on in the 84th minute to promptly score the winning goal on his second touch of the ball 22 November edit Following its victory over Newcastle Reading travelled to Craven Cottage with hopes of a second consecutive league win for the first time in the season A laboured performance however saw Fulham win the game 3 1 after Kevin Doyle s second half equaliser had put the Royals back in it 23 On 12 November Reading hosted unbeaten Arsenal under the Madejski Stadium floodlights and were soundly beaten 3 1 Nicky Shorey slotting home a late consolation after substitute Shane Long had headed against the bar The result ended a run of three consecutive home victories and cemented the five point gap in the table between Newcastle in 11th on 18 points and Reading in 12th on 13 points 24 Reading rounded up November with an away trip to Manchester City many saw this game as a certain victory for the home team considering both City s home record and Reading s away record City took the lead thanks to an 11th minute goal by Martin Petrov only to be cancelled out just before half time by a well struck James Harper goal in the 43rd minute Reading looked set to earn a hard fought point but their hopes were dashed by a 94th minute Stephen Ireland strike This result was Reading s sixth consecutive away defeat as they remained winless on the road 25 December edit The month of December saw an improvement for Reading They met Middlesbrough at home on 1 December after an entirely forgettable first half Dave Kitson gave Reading the lead superbly lobbing Ross Turnbull But with seven minutes remaining Middlesbrough s Tuncay headed home Luke Young s cross for his first goal for Boro The game concluded with a 1 1 just enough for Reading to stay out of the relegation zone 26 8 December saw an impressive and unexpected win for Reading over Liverpool With a controversial penalty after Jamie Carragher fouled Brynjar Gunnarsson in the corner of the box Stephen Hunt put the ball into the back of the goal with Pepe Reina not standing a chance Steven Gerrard eventually equalised after many failed Liverpool attacks before and after from Fernando Torres A free kick was eventually awarded to Reading following an unsuccessful tackle by Gerrard which Nicky Shorey floated into the area and Kevin Doyle headed in James Harper scored a fine third and Reading with the help of the post kept the Reds at bay for the remainder of the match 27 Following a 1 1 draw away to Birmingham City in which Stephen Hunt earned Reading a point with his second goal from the penalty spot in two games 28 Reading scraped a controversial victory over Sunderland at the Madejski Stadium Leading through an Ivar Ingimarsson goal Reading conceded a penalty when Ibrahima Sonko appeared to trip Kenwyne Jones In the final minute Stephen Hunt poked a Shane Long cross towards goal and Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon appeared to palm the ball away The assistant referee gave a goal however and Reading celebrated a 2 1 victory 29 On Boxing Day Reading travelled to West Ham leaving Upton Park with a creditable 1 1 draw Dave Kitson equalized Nolberto Solano s opener after Brynjar Gunnarsson had been sent off for a two footed challenge on West Ham s Hayden Mullins 30 Reading s final game of 2007 was against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane where the teams threatened to eclipse the 11 goals in Reading s match at Portsmouth earlier in the season Tottenham won the match 6 4 although Reading led three times in the second half with goals from Kalifa Cisse and Ivar Ingimarsson and two from Dave Kitson Tottenham controversially regained the lead after Jermain Defoe headed home Robbie Keane s saved penalty Defoe having been two yards inside the penalty area when the kick was taken 31 January edit 2008 started badly for Reading as Ibrahima Sonko was sent off after only four minutes of a home match against Portsmouth on 1 January for fouling Benjani in the penalty area Niko Kranjcar missed the resultant penalty but Sol Campbell bundled the ball over the line a few minutes later after a mistake from Marcus Hahnemann Reading failed to make much impact against Portsmouth after that and the extra work rate required due to being a man down showed in the second half when John Utaka outpaced Nicky Shorey for a second goal after 66 minutes to give the visitors a 2 0 victory 32 Just a week after losing 6 4 to Tottenham Hotspur in the league Reading had an opportunity to give a better account of themselves in a FA Cup Third Round match at White Hart Lane Fielding effectively a reserve team Reading earned a replay at Madejski Stadium through a 2 2 draw and another two goals for Stephen Hunt 33 Reading returned to league action at Villa Park and despite an injury to Michael Duberry and the absence of Ibrahima Sonko and Andre Bikey to the African Cup of Nations Steve Coppell opted to play Brynjar Gunnarsson in defence in first half and Kalifa Cisse in the second half despite the availability of reserves team captain Alex Pearce Reading fell to a disappointing 3 1 defeat to Villa James Harper scoring a late consolation goal for the Royals 34 Soon Reading played Tottenham again in the third round replay at home Robbie Keane scored the only goal as Tottenham Hotspur went to win 1 0 and go into the hat in the fourth round draw Next Reading played Manchester United at the Madejski Stadium Despite a spirited performance Manchester United broke the deadlock on 77 minutes with a goal from Wayne Rooney In injury time Cristiano Ronaldo wrapped up the points after a second goal condemning Reading to their fifth straight defeat Reading then played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge Chelsea dominated the match and took a deserved 1 0 lead on a 33rd minute goal from Michael Ballack despite numerous chances that was the final score February edit February started miserably for the Royals First they lost against fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers at home 0 2 with the goals coming from Kevin Nolan and Heidar Helguson After a seventh straight Premier League loss to Everton Reading dropped into the relegation zone Reading went to Everton trying to get a win Everton proved too strong and beat Reading 1 0 through a Phil Jagielka goal just after the hour mark Reading s next game was at home to Aston Villa Shorey scored Reading s first goal in five matches in the 90th minute for the Royals but it was all too late Villa had scored two goals earlier on in the match through Ashley Young and Marlon Harewood condemning Reading to 2 1 defeat March edit March began well for Reading making a complete turn around Their first match was against Middlesbrough at the Riverside a hard fought match that seeming looked to finish in a draw In injury time however James Harper scored the winner making the final score 1 0 The victory took Reading out of the relegation zone and into 14th place Reading beat Manchester City 2 0 at home to make it six points out of six Shane Long and substitute Dave Kitson scored for Reading Reading then travelled to Liverpool going up 1 0 up after a screamer from Marek Matejovsky Liverpool however won the game 2 1 in the end In their next game Reading beat Birmingham 2 1 as Bikey scored both goals for Reading making Mauro Zarate s equaliser trivial Reading then drew against Blackburn in their final game in March with Matejovsky being controversially sent off for two yellow cards April edit This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information November 2010 Reading went to St James Park to play Newcastle in the Premier League The Royals were beaten 3 0 with goals from Obafemi Martins in the 18th minute Michael Owen in the 43rd and Mark Viduka in the 57th This was only the start of a bad month for the Royals Reading played fellow relegation rivals Fulham at home 24 221 fans saw a 2 0 defeat as Brian McBride scored within 25 minutes The Royals day was over after Fulham substitute Erik Nevland scored a 90th minute goal to see the Reading s hopes of staying up getting harder by the game Arsenal away was next The Royals were not on form on the road and it showed Reading lost 2 0 to the Gunners with Emmanuel Adebayor and Gilberto Silva scoring Wigan away was next for the Royals which finished in a fair 0 0 draw If Reading lost their next game they could have been in the drop zone May edit Reading s goal drought continued into May as the club slipped into the relegation places following a 1 0 home defeat to Tottenham Robbie Keane s first half goal was enough to seal all three points for Spurs for whom Radek Cerny made an important late save from a Liam Rosenior shot Reading were officially relegated to the Championship on the final day of the season despite securing a 4 0 victory away to Derby Reading s strikers found their form a little too late as Dave Kitson Kevin Doyle and Leroy Lita all added to James Harper s first half goal Fulham beat Portsmouth 1 0 in their final game of the season to condemn Reading to relegation Squad editAs of match played 11 May 2008No Name Nationality Position Date of birth Age Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps GoalsGoalkeepers1 Marcus Hahnemann nbsp GK 1972 06 15 15 June 1972 aged 35 Fulham 2002 266 032 Adam Federici nbsp GK 1985 01 31 31 January 1985 aged 23 Torres 2005 10 036 Mikkel Andersen nbsp GK 1988 12 17 17 December 1988 aged 19 AB 2007 35 2009 35 0 0Defenders2 Graeme Murty nbsp a DF 1974 11 13 13 November 1974 aged 33 York City 1998 338 23 Nicky Shorey nbsp DF 1981 02 19 19 February 1981 aged 27 Leyton Orient 2001 296 125 Ibrahima Sonko nbsp DF 1981 01 22 22 January 1981 aged 27 Brentford 2004 133 514 John Halls nbsp DF 1982 02 14 14 February 1982 aged 26 Stoke City 2006 8 216 Ivar Ingimarsson nbsp DF 1977 08 20 20 August 1977 aged 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2003 206 1119 Liam Rosenior nbsp DF 1984 07 09 9 July 1984 aged 23 Fulham 2007 36 2010 36 19 122 Andre Bikey nbsp DF 1985 01 08 8 January 1985 aged 23 Lokomotiv Moscow 2007 37 2010 37 45 423 Ulises de la Cruz nbsp DF 1974 02 08 8 February 1974 aged 34 Aston Villa 2006 38 25 129 Michael Duberry nbsp DF 1975 10 14 14 October 1975 aged 32 Stoke City 2007 39 2008 39 24 033 Scott Golbourne nbsp DF 1988 02 29 29 February 1988 aged 20 Bristol City 2006 4 038 Adam Bygrave nbsp DF 1989 02 24 24 February 1989 aged 19 Academy 2007 0 0Midfielders4 Kalifa Cisse nbsp b MF 1984 01 09 9 January 1984 aged 24 Boavista 2007 40 2010 40 25 16 Brynjar Gunnarsson nbsp MF 1975 10 16 16 October 1975 aged 32 Watford 2005 81 87 Glen Little nbsp MF 1975 10 15 15 October 1975 aged 32 Burnley 2004 114 610 Stephen Hunt nbsp MF 1981 08 01 1 August 1981 aged 26 Brentford 2005 124 1311 John Oster nbsp c MF 1978 12 08 8 December 1978 aged 29 Burnley 2005 90 315 James Harper nbsp MF 1980 11 09 9 November 1980 aged 27 Arsenal 2001 320 2217 Bobby Convey nbsp MF 1983 05 27 27 May 1983 aged 24 D C United 2004 103 820 Emerse Fae nbsp d MF 1984 01 24 24 January 1984 aged 24 Nantes 2007 41 2010 1 41 11 028 Marek Matejovsky nbsp MF 1981 12 20 20 December 1981 aged 26 Mlada Boleslav 2008 42 2011 42 14 130 Jimmy Kebe nbsp e MF 1984 01 19 19 January 1984 aged 24 Lens 2008 43 2010 43 5 034 James Henry nbsp f MF 1987 07 09 9 July 1987 aged 20 Academy 2004 1 042 Oliver Bozanic nbsp MF 1989 01 08 8 January 1989 aged 19 Central Coast Mariners 2007 2009 0 0Forwards8 Leroy Lita nbsp g FW 1984 12 28 28 December 1984 aged 23 Bristol City 2005 88 319 Kevin Doyle nbsp FW 1983 09 18 18 September 1983 aged 24 Cork City 2005 121 3812 Dave Kitson nbsp FW 1980 01 21 21 January 1980 aged 28 Cambridge United 2003 147 6024 Shane Long nbsp FW 1987 01 22 22 January 1987 aged 21 Cork City 2005 72 943 Viktor Illugason nbsp FW 1990 01 25 25 January 1990 aged 18 Breidablik 2007 0 0Radoslav Vasilev nbsp FW 1990 10 12 12 October 1990 aged 17 Slavia Sofia 2007 44 0 0Out on loan18 Sam Sodje nbsp h DF 1981 04 09 9 April 1981 aged 27 Brentford 2006 45 8 121 Graham Stack nbsp i GK 1981 09 26 26 September 1981 aged 26 Arsenal 2005 2008 10 025 Alan Bennett nbsp DF 1981 10 04 4 October 1981 aged 26 Cork City 2007 0 026 Curtis Osano nbsp DF 1987 03 08 8 March 1987 aged 21 Academy 2005 2 027 Aaron Brown nbsp DF 1983 06 23 23 June 1983 aged 24 Tamworth 2005 0 035 Alex Pearce nbsp j DF 1988 11 09 9 November 1988 aged 19 Academy 2006 4 037 Hal Robson Kanu nbsp k MF 1989 05 21 21 May 1989 aged 18 Academy 2007 0 039 Simon Church nbsp l FW 1988 12 10 10 December 1988 aged 19 Academy 2007 0 040 Jem Karacan nbsp m MF 1989 02 21 21 February 1989 aged 19 Academy 2007 0 041 Ben Hamer nbsp GK 1987 11 20 20 November 1987 aged 20 Academy 2006 0 044 Scott Davies nbsp n MF 1987 07 09 9 July 1987 aged 20 Academy 2004 0 0Left during the season19 Seol Ki hyeon nbsp MF 1979 01 08 8 January 1979 aged 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2006 46 34 431 Simon Cox nbsp o FW 1987 04 28 28 April 1987 aged 21 Academy 2005 9 047 Peter Mate nbsp DF 1984 12 02 2 December 1984 aged 23 on loan from Debrecen 2006 1 1 Graeme Murty was born in Saltburn by the Sea North Yorkshire England but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents making his international debut for Scotland in 2004 Kalifa Cisse was born in Dreux France but qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in March 2008 having previously represented them at U 20 level John Oster was born in Boston England but qualified to represent Wales making his international debut for Wales in 1997 Emerse Fae was born in Nantes France and represented them at U 17 and U 21 level but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for Ivory Coast in March 2005 Jimmy Kebe was born in Vitry sur Seine France but qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004 James Henry was born in Reading England but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and has represented Scotland at youth level However he would later represent England at youth level Leroy Lita was born in Kinshasa DR Congo but qualified to represent England representing England at U 21 level Sam Sodje was born in Greenwich England but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in 2004 Graham Stack was born in Hampstead England but qualified to represent Ireland making his Republic of Ireland Under 21 debut 2003 Alex Pearce was born in Wallingford England but also qualified to represent Scotland and Ireland internationally through his parents and has represented Scotland at youth and U 21 level He would however later be called up and make his full international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2012 Hal Robson Kanu was born in Ealing England and represented England at U 19 and U 20 level but also qualified to represent Wales through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Welsh U 21 side in May 2010 before making his full international debut for Wales five days later Simon Church was born in High Wycombe England but also qualifies to represent Wales through his grandparents and made his international debut for the Welsh U 21 side in August 2007 before making his full international debut for Wales in May 2009 Jem Karacan was born in Lewisham England but also qualifies to represent Turkey internationally through his father and has represented Turkey at every youth level Scott Davies was born in Aylesbury England but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally and has represented them at youth and U 21 level Simon Cox was born in Reading England but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally though his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011 Out on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player18 DF nbsp NGA Sam Sodje at Charlton Athletic until end of the season 21 GK nbsp IRL Graham Stack at Wolverhampton Wanderers until end of the season 25 DF nbsp IRL Alan Bennett at Brentford until end of the season 26 DF nbsp KEN Curtis Osano at Rushden amp Diamonds until end of the season 27 DF nbsp ENG Aaron Brown at Walsall until end of the season 35 DF nbsp SCO Alex Pearce at Norwich City until end of the season No Pos Nation Player37 MF nbsp WAL Hal Robson Kanu at Southend United until end of the season 39 FW nbsp WAL Simon Church at Yeovil Town until end of the season 40 MF nbsp TUR Jem Karacan at Millwall until end of the season 41 GK nbsp ENG Ben Hamer at Brentford until end of the season 44 MF nbsp IRL Scott Davies at Aldershot Town until end of the season Left club during season edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player19 MF nbsp KOR Seol Ki Hyeon to Fulham 31 FW nbsp ENG Simon Cox to Swindon Town 47 DF nbsp HUN Peter Mate loan return to Debrecen Transfers editMain articles List of English football transfers summer 2007 and List of English football transfers winter 2007 08 In edit Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref 16 May 2007 MF nbsp Kalifa Cisse Boavista 1 000 000 40 47 2 August 2007 MF nbsp Emerse Fae Nantes 2 500 000 41 31 August 2007 DF nbsp Liam Rosenior Fulham Undisclosed 36 12 December 2007 FW nbsp Radoslav Vasilev Slavia Sofia Undisclosed 44 7 January 2008 MF nbsp Marek Matejovsky Mlada Boleslav Undisclosed 42 28 January 2008 MF nbsp Jimmy Kebe Lens Undisclosed 43 Out edit Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref 31 August 2007 MF nbsp Seol Ki Hyeon Fulham Undisclosed 48 31 January 2008 FW nbsp Simon Cox Swindon Town Undisclosed 49 Loans out edit Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref 6 July 2007 DF nbsp Curtis Osano Rushden amp Diamonds End of season 50 24 July 2007 MF nbsp Scott Davies Aldershot Town End of season 51 31 July 2007 DF nbsp Alan Bennett Southampton 13 January 2008 52 9 August 2007 GK nbsp Graham Stack Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season 53 54 55 11 August 2007 GK nbsp Ben Hamer Brentford 14 October 2007 56 57 31 August 2007 FW nbsp Simon Cox Swindon Town January 2008 58 31 August 2007 DF nbsp Sam Sodje Charlton Athletic End of season 59 18 October 2007 MF nbsp Jem Karacan Bournemouth 6 January 2008 60 61 19 October 2007 FW nbsp Simon Church Crewe Alexandra 19 January 2008 62 63 1 November 2007 DF nbsp John Halls Preston North End 1 December 2007 64 2 November 2007 MF nbsp James Henry Bournemouth 3 January 2008 65 66 2 November 2007 DF nbsp Alex Pearce Bournemouth 3 January 2008 65 66 6 November 2007 DF nbsp Scott Golbourne Bournemouth 12 January 2008 67 66 20 November 2007 DF nbsp Adam Bygrave Gillingham 22 April 2008 68 69 70 71 72 1 January 2008 GK nbsp Ben Hamer Brentford End of season 73 74 9 January 2008 DF nbsp John Halls Crystal Palace 11 February 2008 75 29 January 2008 FW nbsp Simon Church Yeovil Town End of season 76 30 January 2008 MF nbsp Hal Robson Kanu Southend United End of season 77 31 January 2008 MF nbsp James Henry Norwich City 17 March 2008 78 79 31 January 2008 DF nbsp Alex Pearce Norwich City End of season 78 5 March 2008 FW nbsp Leroy Lita Charlton Athletic 19 April 2008 80 81 82 7 March 2008 DF nbsp Alan Bennett Brentford End of Season 83 20 March 2008 MF nbsp Jem Karacan Millwall End of Season 84 85 27 March 2008 DF nbsp Aaron Brown Walsall End of Season 86 Released edit Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref16 May 2008 DF nbsp Aaron Brown Yeovil Town 11 August 2008 87 88 16 May 2008 DF nbsp Adam Bygrave Weymouth 25 May 2008 87 89 16 May 2008 DF nbsp Ulises de la Cruz Birmingham City 3 March 2009 87 16 May 2008 DF nbsp John Halls Brentford 25 September 2008 87 16 May 2008 MF nbsp John Oster Crystal Palace 11 August 2008 87 16 May 2008 GK nbsp Graham Stack Plymouth Argyle 18 July 2008 87 90 20 June 2008 MF nbsp Glen Little Portsmouth 20 June 2008 91 30 June 2008 DF nbsp Curtis Osano Rushden amp Diamonds July 2008 92 Trial edit Date from Position Nationality Name Last club Date to Ref 17 January 2008 GK nbsp Wojciech Kowalewski Spartak Moscow 27 January 2008 93 Competitions editOverview edit Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position RecordPld W D L GF GA GD Win Premier League 12 August 2007 11 May 2008 Matchday 1 18th 38 10 6 22 41 66 25 0 26 32FA Cup 5 January 2008 15 January 2008 Third round Third round replay 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 00 0 00League Cup 28 August 2007 25 September 2007 Second round Third round 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 50 00Total 42 11 7 24 46 73 27 0 26 19Last updated 11 May 2008 Source Competitions Premier League edit Main article 2007 08 Premier League Results summary edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 10 6 22 41 66 25 36 8 2 9 19 25 6 2 4 13 22 41 19Results by round edit Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAResultDLWLLLWLWLWLLLDWDWDLLLLLLLLWWLWDLLLDLWPosition121571318181617121212121212121213121213131314161718181813141514161617171818Source citation needed A Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Results edit Manchester United v Reading 12 August 2007 1Manchester United0 0ReadingTrafford16 00 BST UTC 1 Report Seol nbsp 22 Kitson nbsp 73 Harper nbsp 90 Stadium Old Trafford Attendance 75 655Referee Rob StylesReading v Chelsea 15 August 2007 2Reading1 2ChelseaReading20 00 BST UTC 1 Long nbsp 13 Cisse nbsp 15 nbsp 72 Bikey nbsp 30 Hunt nbsp 37 Ingimarsson nbsp 52 Report Carvalho nbsp 26 Sidwell nbsp 31 Lampard nbsp 47 Drogba nbsp 50 Wright Phillips nbsp 76 A Cole nbsp 89 Mikel nbsp 90 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 031Referee Mike DeanReading v Everton 18 August 2007 3Reading1 0EvertonReading15 00 BST UTC 1 Hunt nbsp 44 Ingimarsson nbsp 74 Long nbsp 85 Report Lescott nbsp 73 McFadden nbsp 81 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 22 813Referee Steve BennettBolton Wanderers v Reading 25 August 2007 4Bolton Wanderers3 0ReadingHorwich15 00 BST UTC 1 Speed nbsp 31 Anelka nbsp 54 N Hunt nbsp 70 Meite nbsp 76 Braaten nbsp 90 1 Report de la Cruz nbsp 71 Stadium Reebok Stadium Attendance 20 023Referee Mark ClattenburgReading v West Ham United 1 September 2007 5Reading0 3West Ham UnitedReading15 00 BST UTC 1 Report Bellamy nbsp 6 Etherington nbsp 49 90 Green nbsp 55 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 23 533Referee Howard WebbSunderland v Reading 15 September 2007 6Sunderland2 1ReadingSunderland15 00 BST UTC 1 Jones nbsp 29 Wallace nbsp 47 nbsp 47 Report Gunnarsson nbsp 49 Bikey nbsp 66 Kitson nbsp 85 Stadium Stadium of Light Attendance 39 272Referee Steve TannerReading v Wigan Athletic 22 September 2007 7Reading2 1Wigan AthleticReading15 00 BST UTC 1 Kitson nbsp 29 Ingimarsson nbsp 30 Rosenior nbsp 43 Harper nbsp 90 Hahnemann nbsp 90 Report Brown nbsp 35 Bent nbsp 50 Bramble nbsp 90 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 21 379Referee Keith StroudPortsmouth v Reading 29 September 2007 8Portsmouth7 4ReadingPortsmouth15 00 BST UTC 1 Benjani nbsp 7 37 70 Hreidarsson nbsp 55 Taylor nbsp 65 Kranjcar nbsp 75 Imgimarsson nbsp 81 o g Muntari nbsp 90 2 pen Report Hunt nbsp 45 Kitson nbsp 48 Long nbsp 79 Duberry nbsp 90 Campbell nbsp 90 4 o g Stadium Fratton Park Attendance 20 102Referee Mark HalseyReading v Derby County 7 October 2007 9Reading1 0Derby CountyReading14 00 BST UTC 1 Ingimarsson nbsp 30 Doyle nbsp 63 Report Davis nbsp 38 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 23 091Referee Lee MasonBlackburn Rovers v Reading 20 October 2007 10Blackburn Rovers4 2ReadingBlackburn15 00 BST UTC 1 McCarthy nbsp 18 82 pen Santa Cruz nbsp 22 Kerimoglu nbsp 32 Report Doyle nbsp 80 90 1 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 19 425Referee Andre MarrinerReading v Newcastle United 27 October 2007 11Reading2 1Newcastle UnitedReading15 00 BST UTC 1 Kitson nbsp 53 Long nbsp 84 Report Faye nbsp 71 Duberry nbsp 76 o g Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 119Referee Phil DowdFulham v Reading 3 November 2007 12Fulham3 1ReadingFulham15 00 GMT UTC Davies nbsp 16 Stefanovic nbsp 34 Omozusi nbsp 50 nbsp 90 Dempsey nbsp 72 Healy nbsp 83 nbsp 90 Report Doyle nbsp 54 Stadium Craven Cottage Attendance 22 086Referee Mark ClattenburgReading v Arsenal 12 November 2007 13Reading1 3ArsenalReading20 00 GMT UTC Gunnarsson nbsp 85 Shorey nbsp 87 Report Flamini nbsp 43 Adebayor nbsp 52 Hleb nbsp 78 Fabregas nbsp 79 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 024Referee Rob StylesManchester City v Reading 24 November 2007 14Manchester City2 1ReadingManchester15 00 GMT UTC Petrov nbsp 11 Ireland nbsp 90 4 Report Harper nbsp 43 Hunt nbsp 50 Long nbsp 86 Stadium City of Manchester Stadium Attendance 43 813Referee Steve TannerReading v Middlesbrough 1 December 2007 15Reading1 1MiddlesbroughReading15 00 GMT UTC Murty nbsp 44 Kitson nbsp 54 Gunnarsson nbsp 55 Report Johnson nbsp 48 Tuncay nbsp 83 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 22 262Referee Alan WileyReading v Liverpool 8 December 2007 16Reading3 1LiverpoolReading17 15 GMT UTC Hunt nbsp 16 pen Doyle nbsp 59 Harper nbsp 67 Report Gerrard nbsp 28 nbsp 58 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 022Referee Andre MarrinerBirmingham City v Reading 15 December 2007 17Birmingham City1 1ReadingBirmingham15 00 GMT UTC Forssell nbsp 4 Johnson nbsp 39 Larsson nbsp 63 Report Murty nbsp 38 Hunt nbsp 51 pen Stadium St Andrews Attendance 27 300Referee Lee ProbertReading v Sunderland 22 December 2007 18Reading2 1SunderlandReading15 00 GMT UTC Ingimarsson nbsp 69 Hunt nbsp 90 2 Report Murphy nbsp 32 Leadbitter nbsp 38 Jones nbsp 61 Chopra nbsp 82 pen Yorke nbsp 90 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 082Referee Steve TannerWest Ham United v Reading 26 December 2007 19West Ham United1 1ReadingNewham13 00 GMT UTC Solano nbsp 42 Green nbsp 44 Cole nbsp 64 Report Gunnarsson nbsp Hunt nbsp 44 Kitson nbsp 60 Shorey nbsp 66 Stadium Upton Park Attendance 34 277Referee Peter WaltonTottenham Hotspur v Reading 29 December 2007 20Tottenham Hotspur6 4ReadingTottenham15 00 GMT UTC Berbatov nbsp 7 63 73 83 Malbranque nbsp 76 Defoe nbsp 79 Report Cisse nbsp 8 nbsp 16 Ingimarsson nbsp 53 Kitson nbsp 69 74 Shorey nbsp 77 Long nbsp 90 Stadium White Hart Lane Attendance 36 178Referee Keith StroudReading v Portsmouth 1 January 2008 21Reading0 2PortsmouthReading15 00 GMT UTC Sonko nbsp 3 Murty nbsp 23 Cisse nbsp 63 Bikey nbsp 81 Report Campbell nbsp 9 Hughes nbsp 58 Utaka nbsp 66 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 084Referee Mike DeanAston Villa v Reading 12 January 2008 22Aston Villa3 1ReadingBirmingham15 00 GMT UTC Carew nbsp 22 87 Laursen nbsp 55 Report de la Cruz nbsp 26 Hahnemann nbsp 48 Harper nbsp 90 2 Stadium Villa Park Attendance 38 288Referee Uriah RennieReading v Manchester United 19 January 2008 23Reading0 2Manchester UnitedReading15 00 GMT UTC Convey nbsp 68 Report Ferdinand nbsp 68 Rooney nbsp 77 Ronaldo nbsp 90 3 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 135Referee Steve BennettChelsea v Reading 30 January 2008 24Chelsea1 0ReadingWalham Green19 45 GMT UTC Ballack nbsp 31 Report Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 171Referee Mike DeanReading v Bolton Wanderers 2 February 2008 25Reading0 2Bolton WanderersReading15 00 GMT UTC Lita nbsp 34 Kitson nbsp 44 Ingimarsson nbsp 90 Report Davies nbsp 13 Nolan nbsp 33 Helguson nbsp 58 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 21 893Referee Phil DowdEverton v Reading 9 February 2008 26Everton1 0ReadingLiverpool15 00 GMT UTC Jagielka nbsp 62 Report Stadium Goodison Park Attendance 36 582Referee Mark HalseyReading v Aston Villa 24 February 2008 27Reading1 2Aston VillaReading12 30 GMT UTC Sonko nbsp 42 Matejovsky nbsp 52 Shorey nbsp 90 4 Report Young nbsp 45 Gardner nbsp 51 Harewood nbsp 83 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 23 889Referee Martin AtkinsonMiddlesbrough v Reading 1 March 2008 28Middlesbrough0 1ReadingMiddlesbrough15 00 GMT UTC Boateng nbsp 30 Wheater nbsp 32 Grounds nbsp 73 Downing nbsp 77 Report Bikey nbsp 17 Rosenior nbsp 41 Hunt nbsp 65 Shorey nbsp 80 Long nbsp 90 Harper nbsp 90 1 Stadium Riverside Stadium Attendance 23 273Referee Howard WebbReading v Manchester City 8 March 2008 29Reading2 0Manchester CityReading15 00 GMT UTC Long nbsp 61 Kitson nbsp 88 Report Hamann nbsp 18 Johnson nbsp 43 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 062Referee Uriah RennieLiverpool v Reading 15 March 2008 30Liverpool2 1ReadingLiverpool15 00 GMT UTC Mascherano nbsp 19 Torres nbsp 48 Report Matejovsky nbsp 5 Hunt nbsp 59 Ingimarsson nbsp 65 Bikey nbsp 79 Cisse nbsp 87 Stadium Anfield Attendance 43 524Referee Andre MarrinerReading v Birmingham City 22 March 2008 31Reading2 1Birmingham CityReading15 00 GMT UTC Bikey nbsp 31 79 Report Zarate nbsp 64 Ridgewell nbsp 79 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 085Referee Mike RileyReading v Blackburn Rovers 29 March 2008 32Reading0 0Blackburn RoversReading15 00 GMT UTC Hahnemann nbsp 39 Matejovsky nbsp 61 nbsp 72 Shorey nbsp 77 Report Nelsen nbsp 39 Warnock nbsp 49 Roberts nbsp 52 Reid nbsp 58 Khizanishvili nbsp 90 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 23 374Referee Mark ClattenburgNewcastle United v Reading 5 April 2008 33Newcastle United3 0ReadingNewcastle upon Tyne15 00 BST UTC 1 Martins nbsp 18 Owen nbsp 43 Viduka nbsp 57 Report Bikey nbsp 41 Stadium St James Park Attendance 52 179Referee Lee ProbertReading v Fulham 12 April 2008 34Reading0 2FulhamReading15 00 BST UTC 1 Report McBride nbsp 24 Stalteri nbsp 79 Nevland nbsp 90 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 112Referee Chris FoyArsenal v Reading 19 April 2008 35Arsenal2 0ReadingIslington12 45 BST UTC 1 Adebayor nbsp 30 Gilberto nbsp 39 Report Kitson nbsp 28 Bikey nbsp 58 Sonko nbsp 70 Stadium Emirates Stadium Attendance 60 109Referee Peter WaltonWigan Athletic v Reading 26 April 2008 36Wigan Athletic0 0ReadingWigan15 00 BST UTC 1 Taylor nbsp 55 Kilbane nbsp 69 Report Shorey nbsp 30 Hunt nbsp 32 Bikey nbsp 53 Duberry nbsp 64 Stadium JJB Stadium Attendance 19 043Referee Martin AtkinsonReading v Tottenham Hotspur 3 May 2008 37Reading0 1Tottenham HotspurReading15 00 BST UTC 1 Harper nbsp 88 Report Keane nbsp 16 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 24 125Referee Howard WebbDerby County v Reading 11 May 2008 38Derby County0 4ReadingDerby15 00 BST UTC 1 Report Harper nbsp 14 Kitson nbsp 60 Doyle nbsp 68 Lita nbsp 90 Stadium Pride Park Stadium Attendance 33 087Referee Mike RileyTable edit Main article 2007 08 Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 10 19 36 54 18 3717 Fulham 38 8 12 18 38 60 22 3618 Reading R 38 10 6 22 41 66 25 36 Relegation to Football League Championship19 Birmingham City R 38 8 11 19 46 62 16 3520 Derby County R 38 1 8 29 20 89 69 11Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored For further information on European qualification see Premier League Competition R Relegated FA Cup edit Main article 2007 08 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur v Reading 5 January 2008 Third RoundTottenham Hotspur2 2ReadingLondon15 00 GMT UTC Berbatov nbsp 29 49 pen Huddlestone nbsp 82 Jenas nbsp 90 Zokora nbsp 90 Report Duberry nbsp 46 Hunt nbsp 25 77 Convey nbsp 82 Stadium White Hart Lane Attendance 35 243Referee Mark ClattenburgReading v Tottenham Hotspur 15 January 2008 Third Round ReplyReading0 1Tottenham HotspurReading20 00 GMT UTC Lita nbsp 12 Long nbsp 86 Report Keane nbsp 15 nbsp 73 Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 22 130Referee Mike RileyLeague Cup edit Main article 2007 08 Football League Cup Swansea City v Reading 28 August 2007 Second RoundSwansea City0 1 a e t ReadingSwansea19 45 BST UTC 1 Monk nbsp Report Sodje nbsp nbsp 58 Lita nbsp 105 Halls nbsp Cisse nbsp Fae nbsp Stadium Liberty Stadium Attendance 12 027Referee Kevin FriendReading v Liverpool 25 September 2007 Third RoundReading2 4LiverpoolReading19 45 BST UTC 1 Convey nbsp 28 Halls nbsp 64 Bikey nbsp Duberry nbsp Fae nbsp Report Benayoun nbsp 23 Torres nbsp 50 72 86 Leiva nbsp Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 23 563Referee Martin AtkinsonStatistics editAs of match played 11 May 2008Appearances and goals edit No Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals1 GK nbsp USA Marcus Hahnemann 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 02 DF nbsp SCO Graeme Murty 28 0 28 0 0 0 0 03 DF nbsp ENG Nicky Shorey 38 2 36 2 1 0 1 04 MF nbsp MLI Kalifa Cisse 25 1 11 11 1 2 0 1 05 DF nbsp SEN Ibrahima Sonko 16 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 06 MF nbsp ISL Brynjar Gunnarsson 20 0 18 2 0 0 0 0 07 MF nbsp ENG Glen Little 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 08 FW nbsp ENG Leroy Lita 18 2 10 4 1 2 0 2 19 FW nbsp IRL Kevin Doyle 36 6 34 2 6 0 0 0 010 MF span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |