Burnley 1-0 Reading: result and report
Championship · Saturday 9 May 2009
Result
Burnley 1-0 Reading
Championship · Saturday 9 May 2009, 16:20 UTC · half-time 0-0
Burnley 1-0 Reading: match report
Burnley beat Reading 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 9 May 2009. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Graham Alexander of Burnley in the 84th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Burnley received no yellow cards; Reading received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Burnley were 5th on 76 points from 46 and Reading 4th on 77 points from 46. Burnley went on to finish that season 2nd with 85 points, and Reading 5th with 77.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Burnley win, 0 draws and 3 for Reading.
Going into the match Burnley's last five read W-D-W-L-W and Reading's L-W-W-D-D.
Key events
- 37'Yellow card · Marek Matejovsky
- 83'Yellow card · Andre Bikey
- 84'Penalty goal · Graham Alexander
- 90'Second yellow · Andre Bikey
Head-to-head
Team news
Reading expected line-up (4-4-2)
Marcus Hahnemann, Ivar Ingimarsson, Nicky Shorey, Michael Duberry, James Harper, Noel Hunt, Dave Kitson, Leroy Lita, Liam Rosenior