Reading 0-1 Chelsea: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 14 October 2006
Result
Reading 0-1 Chelsea
Premier League · Saturday 14 October 2006, 16:15 UTC · half-time 0-1
Reading 0-1 Chelsea: match report
Reading were beaten by Chelsea 0-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 14 October 2006. It was 0-1 at half-time.
The only goal was an own goal by Ivar Ingimarsson in the 45th minute, credited to Chelsea.
Discipline: Reading received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Chelsea received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Reading were 8th on 13 points from 7 and Chelsea 3rd on 16 points from 7. Reading went on to finish that season 8th with 55 points, and Chelsea 2nd with 83.
Going into the match Reading's last five read W-D-W-W-L and Chelsea's D-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 29'Yellow card · Ivar Ingimarsson
- 44'Yellow card · John Mikel Obi
- 45'Own goal · Ivar Ingimarsson
- 45'Yellow card · I. Sonko
- 52'Yellow card · John Terry
- 62'Second yellow · John Mikel Obi
- 77'Yellow card · Andre Bikey
- 83'Second yellow · Andre Bikey
Team news
Reading expected line-up
Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ivar Ingimarsson, Ibrahima Sonko, Steve Sidwell, James Harper, Kevin Doyle, Bobby Convey, Leroy Lita, Ki-Hyeon Seol, Graeme Murty
Chelsea expected line-up
Damien Duff, William Gallas, John Terry, Paulo Ferreira, Michael Essien, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, Arjen Robben, Petr Čech, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Joe Cole, Claude Makélélé