Portsmouth 3-1 Reading: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 28 October 2006
Result
Portsmouth 3-1 Reading
Premier League · Saturday 28 October 2006, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Portsmouth 3-1 Reading: match report
Portsmouth won against Reading 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 28 October 2006. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Portsmouth's goals came from an own goal by Brynjar Gunnarsson (9'), Nwankwo Kanu (52') and Pedro Mendes (66'). Reading scored through Kevin Doyle (84').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Portsmouth were 5th on 16 points from 9 and Reading 9th on 13 points from 9. Portsmouth went on to finish that season 9th with 54 points, and Reading 8th with 55.
Going into the match Portsmouth's last five read L-W-L-L-W and Reading's L-L-W-D-W.
Key events
- 9'Own goal · Brynjar Gunnarsson
- 52'Goal · Nwankwo Kanu
- 66'Goal · Pedro Mendes
- 84'Goal · Kevin Doyle
Team news
Portsmouth expected line-up
Shaka Hislop, Dejan Stefanovic, Arjan de Zeeuw, Nigel Quashie, Patrik Berger, Richard Hughes, Alexei Smertin, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Lomana Lualua, Steve Stone, Teddy Sheringham
Reading line-up
Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ibrahima Sonko, Ivar Ingimarsson, Steve Sidwell, James Harper, Kevin Doyle, Bobby Convey, Shane Long, Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson, Ki-Hyeon Seol