Reading 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 10 March 2015

Result

Reading 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Championship · Tuesday 10 March 2015, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Reading 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Reading beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 10 March 2015. The half-time score was 1-0.

Jamie Mackie opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Reading's goals came from Jamie Mackie (24') and Jamie Mackie (56'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Chris O'Grady (53', penalty).

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 21st on 40 points from 35 and Brighton & Hove Albion 18th on 40 points from 35. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 49 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 21st with 47.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 3 draws and 0 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Going into the match Reading's last five read D-L-L-W-L and Brighton & Hove Albion's W-L-W-W-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Goal · Jamie MackieReading · 1-0
  • 53'Penalty goal · Chris O'GradyBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-1
  • 56'Goal · Jamie MackieReading · 2-1
  • 61'Yellow card · Rohan InceBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 87'Yellow card · Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 88'Yellow card · Joe BennettBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 88'Yellow card · Garath McClearyReading
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Gordon GreerBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Pavel PogrebnyakReading

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Reading 4, draws 3, Brighton & Hove Albion 0.

Team news

Reading expected line-up (4-4-2)

Alex Simon McCarthy, Chris Gunter, Sean Morrison, Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Jordan Obita, Jem Karacan, Hal Robson-Kanu, Garath McCleary

Brighton & Hove Albion expected line-up (4-3-3)

Tomasz Kuszczak, Gordon Greer, Matthew Upson, Lewis Dunk, Andrew Crofts, Rohan Ince, Will Buckley, Leonardo Ulloa, Stephen Ward, Keith Andrews, Iñigo Calderón