Reading 5-2 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 5 March 2011

Result

Reading 5-2 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 5 March 2011, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Reading 5-2 Middlesbrough: match report

Reading beat Middlesbrough 5-2 in the Championship on Saturday 5 March 2011. It was 2-1 at half-time.

H. Robson-Kanu opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Reading's goals came from H. Robson-Kanu (14'), Ian Harte (35'), Ian Harte (48'), Ingo Goetze (53') and Ingo Goetze (68'). Middlesbrough scored through L. Lita (29') and L. Lita (72', penalty).

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

Going into the game Reading were 11th on 46 points from 34 and Middlesbrough 20th on 37 points from 33. Reading went on to finish that season 5th with 79 points, and Middlesbrough 12th with 62.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Reading wins, 2 draws and 3 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · H. Robson-KanuReading · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · M. LeigertwoodReading
  • 29'Goal · L. LitaMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 33'Yellow card · Nicky BaileyMiddlesbrough
  • 35'Goal · Ian HarteReading · 2-1
  • 48'Goal · Ian HarteReading · 3-1
  • 53'Goal · Ingo GoetzeReading · 4-1
  • 68'Goal · Ingo GoetzeReading · 5-1
  • 72'Penalty goal · L. LitaMiddlesbrough · 5-2

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Reading 2, draws 2, Middlesbrough 3.

Team news

Reading line-up

Alex Simon McCarthy, Matthew Mills, Zurab Khizanishvili, Ian Harte, Jay Tabb, Mikele Leigertwood, Jimmy Kébé, Shane Long, Hal Robson-Kanu, Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson, Noel Hunt

Middlesbrough line-up

Jason Steele, Jonathan Grounds, Sebastian Tony Hines, Andrew Taylor, Joe Bennett, Tony McMahon, Merouane Zemmama, Nicky Bailey, Barry Robson, Leroy Lita, Marvin Emnes