Reading 1-2 Southampton: result and report

Championship · Saturday 22 November 2008

Result

Reading 1-2 Southampton

Championship · Saturday 22 November 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Reading 1-2 Southampton: match report

Reading were beaten by Southampton 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 22 November 2008. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Bradley Wright-Phillips opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Reading's goal came from Jimmy Kébé (57'). Southampton scored through Bradley Wright-Phillips (14') and Bradley Wright-Phillips (49').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Southampton received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 3rd on 33 points from 17 and Southampton 21st on 16 points from 17. Reading went on to finish that season 5th with 77 points, and Southampton 23rd with 45.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Bradley Wright-PhillipsSouthampton · 0-1
  • 44'Yellow card · Bradley Wright-PhillipsSouthampton
  • 49'Goal · Bradley Wright-PhillipsSouthampton · 0-2
  • 57'Goal · Jimmy KébéReading · 1-2
  • 58'Yellow card · L. JamesSouthampton
  • 76'Yellow card · Marek MatejovskyReading
  • 90'Yellow card · Adam LallanaSouthampton

Head-to-head

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

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

Southampton expected line-up

Antti Niemi, Claus Lundekvam, Danny Higginbotham, Paul Telfer, Anders Svensson, Fabrice Fernandes, David Prutton, Kevin Phillips, Rory Delap