Reading 1-3 Sheffield United: result and report
Championship · Saturday 22 August 2009
Result
Reading 1-3 Sheffield United
Championship · Saturday 22 August 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Reading 1-3 Sheffield United: match report
Reading were beaten by Sheffield United 1-3 in the Championship on Saturday 22 August 2009. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Matthew Mills opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Reading's goal came from Matthew Mills (13'). Sheffield United scored through Stephen Quinn (43'), Jamie Ward (62') and David Cotterill (90').
Discipline: Reading received no yellow cards; Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 19th on 2 points from 3 and Sheffield United 8th on 5 points from 3. Reading went on to finish that season 9th with 63 points, and Sheffield United 8th with 65.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 1 draw and 1 for Sheffield United.
Going into the match Reading's last five read D-L-D and Sheffield United's D-W-D.
Key events
- 13'Goal · Matthew Mills
- 29'Yellow card · Chris Morgan
- 43'Goal · Stephen Quinn
- 62'Goal · Jamie Ward
- 65'Yellow card · David Cotterill
- 90'Goal · David Cotterill
Head-to-head
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
Sheffield United expected line-up
Paddy Kenny, Phil Jagielka, Claude Davis, Chris Armstrong, Robert Kozluk, Keith Gillespie, Rob Hulse, Chris Morgan, Mikele Leigertwood, Michael Tonge