Liverpool 2-1 Reading: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 15 March 2008

Result

Liverpool 2-1 Reading

Premier League · Saturday 15 March 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Liverpool 2-1 Reading: match report

Liverpool won against Reading 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 15 March 2008. The half-time score was 1-1.

Marek Matejovsky opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Liverpool's goals came from J. Mascherano (19') and Fernando Torres (48'). Reading scored through Marek Matejovsky (5').

Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; Reading received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 4th on 56 points from 29 and Reading 14th on 28 points from 29. Liverpool went on to finish that season 4th with 76 points, and Reading 18th with 36.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Reading in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Liverpool wins, 0 draws and 1 for Reading.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Marek MatejovskyReading · 0-1
  • 19'Goal · J. MascheranoLiverpool · 1-1
  • 48'Goal · Fernando TorresLiverpool · 2-1
  • 59'Yellow card · Ingo GoetzeReading
  • 65'Yellow card · Ivar IngimarssonReading
  • 74'Yellow card · Marek MatejovskyReading
  • 79'Yellow card · Andre BikeyReading
  • 87'Yellow card · Kalifa CisseReading

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Liverpool 2, draws 0, Reading 1.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-2-3-1)

Pepe Reina, Fábio Aurélio, Álvaro Arbeloa, Javier Mascherano, Jamie Carragher, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Martin Škrtel

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ivar Ingimarsson, Andre Bikey, Noel Hunt, John Oster, James Harper, M. Matějovský, Kevin Doyle, Shane Long, Liam Rosenior