Chelsea 2-2 Reading: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 26 December 2006

Result

Chelsea 2-2 Reading

Premier League · Tuesday 26 December 2006, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Chelsea 2-2 Reading: match report

Chelsea drew with Reading 2-2 in the Premier League on Tuesday 26 December 2006. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Didier Drogba opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Didier Drogba (38') and Didier Drogba (72'). Reading scored through L. Lita (67') and an own goal by Michael Essien (85').

Discipline: Chelsea received 1 yellow card; Reading received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Chelsea were 2nd on 45 points from 19 and Reading 9th on 26 points from 19. Chelsea went on to finish that season 2nd with 83 points, and Reading 8th with 55.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Chelsea win, 0 draws and 0 for Reading.

Going into the match Chelsea's last five read W-W-W-D-W and Reading's L-L-D-L-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 38'Goal · Didier DrogbaChelsea · 1-0
  • 67'Goal · L. LitaReading · 1-1
  • 72'Goal · Didier DrogbaChelsea · 2-1
  • 75'Yellow card · L. LitaReading
  • 85'Own goal · Michael EssienReading · 2-2
  • 88'Yellow card · Michael BallackChelsea

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Chelsea 1, draws 0, Reading 0.

Team news

Chelsea expected line-up

John Terry, William Gallas, Michael Essien, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, Didier Drogba, Joe Cole, Claude Makélélé, Petr Čech, Damien Duff, Eiður Guðjohnsen

Reading line-up

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ibrahima Sonko, Ivar Ingimarsson, Steve Sidwell, James Harper, Leroy Lita, Kevin Doyle, Graeme Murty, Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson, Glen Little