Reading 1-1 Manchester United: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 23 September 2006
Result
Reading 1-1 Manchester United
Premier League · Saturday 23 September 2006, 16:15 UTC · half-time 0-0
Reading 1-1 Manchester United: match report
Reading drew with Manchester United 1-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 23 September 2006. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Kevin Doyle opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Reading's goal came from Kevin Doyle (48', penalty). Manchester United scored through Cristiano Ronaldo (73').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Reading were 7th on 9 points from 5 and Manchester United 3rd on 12 points from 5. Reading went on to finish that season 8th with 55 points, and Manchester United 1st with 89.
Going into the match Reading's last five read W-W-L-L-W and Manchester United's L-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 48'Penalty goal · Kevin Doyle
- 73'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
Team news
Reading line-up
Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ibrahima Sonko, Ivar Ingimarsson, Steve Sidwell, James Harper, Leroy Lita, Kevin Doyle, Bobby Convey, Graeme Murty, Ki-Hyeon Seol
Manchester United expected line-up
Edwin van der Sar, Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown, John O'Shea, Patrice Evra, Kieran Richardson, Louis Saha, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville