Reading 2-4 Crystal Palace: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 8 December 2009

Result

Reading 2-4 Crystal Palace

Championship · Tuesday 8 December 2009, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-3

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Reading 2-4 Crystal Palace: match report

Reading were beaten by Crystal Palace 2-4 in the Championship on Tuesday 8 December 2009. It was 1-3 at half-time.

N. Clyne opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Reading's goals came from Alex Pearce (31') and Dejan Joksimovic (80', penalty). Crystal Palace scored through N. Clyne (7'), Darren Ambrose (43'), Victor Moses (44') and Victor Moses (88').

Discipline: Reading received no yellow cards; Crystal Palace received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 19th on 20 points from 19 and Crystal Palace 14th on 26 points from 19. Reading went on to finish that season 9th with 63 points, and Crystal Palace 13th with 59.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · N. ClyneCrystal Palace · 0-1
  • 31'Goal · Alex PearceReading · 1-1
  • 33'Yellow card · Danny ButterfieldCrystal Palace
  • 40'Yellow card · N. ClyneCrystal Palace
  • 43'Goal · Darren AmbroseCrystal Palace · 1-2
  • 44'Goal · Victor MosesCrystal Palace · 1-3
  • 80'Penalty goal · Dejan JoksimovicReading · 2-3
  • 86'Yellow card · Victor MosesCrystal Palace
  • 88'Goal · Victor MosesCrystal Palace · 2-4

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Reading 2, draws 2, Crystal Palace 0.

Team news

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

Marcus Hahnemann, Ivar Ingimarsson, Nicky Shorey, Michael Duberry, James Harper, Noel Hunt, Dave Kitson, Leroy Lita, Liam Rosenior