Reading 1-2 Newcastle United: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 13 April 2010

Result

Reading 1-2 Newcastle United

Championship · Tuesday 13 April 2010, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Reading 1-2 Newcastle United: match report

Reading lost to Newcastle United 1-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 13 April 2010. The half-time score was 0-2.

Kevin Nolan opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Reading's goal came from an own goal by Danny Simpson (72'). Newcastle United scored through Kevin Nolan (20') and Kevin Nolan (42').

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 11th on 56 points from 41 and Newcastle United 1st on 92 points from 42. Reading went on to finish that season 9th with 63 points, and Newcastle United 1st with 102.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Newcastle United in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Reading wins, 0 draws and 3 for Newcastle United.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · Kevin NolanNewcastle United
  • 20'Goal · Kevin NolanNewcastle United · 0-1
  • 28'Yellow card · Alex PearceReading
  • 42'Goal · Kevin NolanNewcastle United · 0-2
  • 58'Yellow card · Andy GriffinReading
  • 63'Yellow card · Ryan TaylorNewcastle United
  • 72'Own goal · Danny SimpsonReading · 1-2
  • 78'Yellow card · Shola AmeobiNewcastle United

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Reading 2, draws 0, Newcastle United 3.

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

Newcastle United expected line-up (4-4-2)

Damien Duff, Steve Harper, Sebastien Bassong, Steven Taylor, Obafemi Martins, Mark Viduka, Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands, Nicky Butt, Fabricio Coloccini, Habib Beye, Kevin Nolan