Fulham 2-3 Reading: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 4 May 2013
Result
Fulham 2-3 Reading
Premier League · Saturday 4 May 2013, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Fulham 2-3 Reading: match report
Fulham lost to Reading 2-3 in the Premier League on Saturday 4 May 2013. The half-time score was 0-1.
Hal Robson-Kanu opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Fulham's goals came from Bryan Ruiz (70') and Bryan Ruiz (77'). Reading scored through Hal Robson-Kanu (12', penalty), Hal Robson-Kanu (62'), Adam Le Fondre (75') and Jem Karacan (83').
Discipline: Fulham received 2 yellow cards; Reading received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Fulham were 14th on 37 points from 35 and Reading 19th on 27 points from 35. Fulham went on to finish that season 17th with 40 points, and Reading 19th with 30.
Fulham lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Reading in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Fulham wins, 1 draw and 2 for Reading.
Going into the match Fulham's last five read L-L-L-D-L and Reading's D-L-D-L-L.
Key events
- 12'Penalty goal · Hal Robson-Kanu
- 27'Yellow card · Philippe Senderos
- 62'Goal · Hal Robson-Kanu
- 70'Goal · Bryan Ruiz
- 75'Goal · Adam Le Fondre
- 77'Goal · Bryan Ruiz
- 83'Goal · Jem Karacan
- 84'Yellow card · Adrian Mariappa
- 87'Yellow card · Eyong Tarkang Enoh
Head-to-head
Team news
Fulham line-up (4-4-1-1)
Sascha Riether, Philippe Senderos, Brede Hangeland, John Arne Semundseth Riise, Damien Duff, Giorgios Karagounis, Dimitar Berbatov, Mark Schwarzer, Bryan Ruiz, Eyong Enoh, Urby Emanuelson
Reading line-up (4-4-2)
Alex Simon McCarthy, Sean Morrison, Chris Gunter, Danny Guthrie, Jem Karacan, Garath McCleary, Hal Robson-Kanu, Jobi McAnuff, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Adrian Mariappa, Stephen Kelly