Reading 3-1 Liverpool: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 8 December 2007

Result

Reading 3-1 Liverpool

Premier League · Saturday 8 December 2007, 17:15 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Reading 3-1 Liverpool: match report

Reading beat Liverpool 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 8 December 2007. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Noel Hunt opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Reading's goals came from Noel Hunt (17', penalty), Kevin Doyle (60') and James Harper (67'). Liverpool scored through Steven Gerrard (28').

Discipline: Reading received no yellow cards; Liverpool received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Reading were 13th on 14 points from 15 and Liverpool 4th on 30 points from 14. Reading went on to finish that season 18th with 36 points, and Liverpool 4th with 76.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Liverpool in a 4-4-2.

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Penalty goal · Noel HuntReading · 1-0
  • 28'Goal · Steven GerrardLiverpool · 1-1
  • 59'Yellow card · Steven GerrardLiverpool
  • 60'Goal · Kevin DoyleReading · 2-1
  • 67'Goal · James HarperReading · 3-1

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

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

Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)

Pepe Reina, John Arne Semundseth Riise, Álvaro Arbeloa, Javier Mascherano, Jamie Carragher, Jack Hobbs, Mohamed Sissoko, Fernando Torres, Andriy Voronin, Peter Crouch, Steven Gerrard