Reading 1-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 1 December 2007

Result

Reading 1-1 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Saturday 1 December 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 1-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Reading drew with Middlesbrough 1-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 1 December 2007. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Dave Kitson opened the scoring in the 54th minute. Reading's goal came from Dave Kitson (54'). Middlesbrough scored through Sanli Tuncay (83').

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Reading were 13th on 13 points from 14 and Middlesbrough 17th on 10 points from 14. Reading went on to finish that season 18th with 36 points, and Middlesbrough 13th with 42.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Reading win, 0 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 44'Yellow card · G. MurtyReading
  • 49'Yellow card · Adam JohnsonMiddlesbrough
  • 54'Goal · Dave KitsonReading · 1-0
  • 55'Yellow card · Brynjar GunnarssonReading
  • 83'Goal · Sanli TuncayMiddlesbrough · 1-1

Head-to-head

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

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

Middlesbrough line-up (4-4-2)

Ross Turnbull, Luke Young, Emanuel Pogatetz, David Wheater, George Boateng, Fábio Rochemback, Stewart Downing, Adam Johnson, Jérémie Aliadière, Lee Dong-Gook, Jonathan Woodgate