Reading 1-3 Arsenal: result and report

Premier League · Monday 12 November 2007

Result

Reading 1-3 Arsenal

Premier League · Monday 12 November 2007, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Reading 1-3 Arsenal: match report

Reading were beaten by Arsenal 1-3 in the Premier League on Monday 12 November 2007. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Mathieu Flamini opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Reading's goal came from Nicky Shorey (87'). Arsenal scored through Mathieu Flamini (43'), Emmanuel Adebayor (52') and Alexander Hleb (78').

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

Going into the game Reading were 12th on 13 points from 12 and Arsenal 1st on 29 points from 11. Reading went on to finish that season 18th with 36 points, and Arsenal 2nd with 85.

Reading lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Arsenal in a 4-4-1-1.

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 43'Goal · Mathieu FlaminiArsenal · 0-1
  • 52'Goal · Emmanuel AdebayorArsenal · 0-2
  • 78'Goal · Alexander HlebArsenal · 0-3
  • 79'Yellow card · Cesc FàbregasArsenal
  • 85'Yellow card · Brynjar GunnarssonReading
  • 87'Goal · Nicky ShoreyReading · 1-3

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Reading 0, draws 0, Arsenal 2.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-1-4-1)

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ibrahima Sonko, Ivar Ingimarsson, Noel Hunt, James Harper, Kevin Doyle, Dave Kitson, Bobby Convey, Graeme Murty, Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson

Arsenal line-up (4-4-1-1)

Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, William Gallas, Gaël Clichy, Emmanuel Eboué, Cesc Fàbregas, Tomáš Rosický, Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini, Emmanuel Adebayor