Reading 1-2 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 15 August 2007

Result

Reading 1-2 Chelsea

Premier League · Wednesday 15 August 2007, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Reading 1-2 Chelsea: match report

Reading lost to Chelsea 1-2 in the Premier League on Wednesday 15 August 2007. The half-time score was 1-0.

Andre Bikey opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Reading's goal came from Andre Bikey (29'). Chelsea scored through Frank Lampard (47') and Didier Drogba (50').

Discipline: Reading received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Chelsea received 4 yellow cards.

Reading went on to finish that season 18th with 36 points, and Chelsea 3rd with 83.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Chelsea in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to F. Lampard of Chelsea (8.1), ahead of Andre Bikey (8.0).

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Ingo GoetzeReading
  • 15'Yellow card · Kalifa CisseReading
  • 26'Yellow card · Ricardo CarvalhoChelsea
  • 29'Goal · Andre BikeyReading · 1-0
  • 31'Yellow card · Steve SidwellChelsea
  • 37'Yellow card · Noel HuntReading
  • 47'Goal · Frank LampardChelsea · 1-1
  • 50'Goal · Didier DrogbaChelsea · 1-2
  • 52'Yellow card · Ivar IngimarssonReading
  • 83'Second yellow · Kalifa CisseReading
  • 90'Yellow card · Ashley ColeChelsea
  • 90+1'Yellow card · John Mikel ObiChelsea

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Reading 0, draws 1, Chelsea 1.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

Marcus Hahnemann, Graeme Murty, Ivar Ingimarsson, Michael Duberry, Nicky Shorey, John Oster, Kalifa Cisse, James Harper, Noel Hunt, Kevin Doyle, Shane Long

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

Petr Čech, Paulo Ferreira, Tal Ben Haim, Ricardo Carvalho, Ashley Cole, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Steve Sidwell, Florent Malouda, F. Lampard, Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou, Didier Drogba