Reading 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 12 November 2006
Result
Reading 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League · Sunday 12 November 2006, 13:30 UTC · half-time 2-1
Reading 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur: match report
Reading won against Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 12 November 2006. The half-time score was 2-1.
Robbie Keane opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Reading's goals came from Nicky Shorey (38'), Steve Sidwell (45') and Kevin Doyle (79'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Robbie Keane (24', penalty).
Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Reading were 13th on 13 points from 11 and Tottenham Hotspur 11th on 15 points from 11. Reading went on to finish that season 8th with 55 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 5th with 60.
Going into the match Reading's last five read L-L-L-L-W and Tottenham Hotspur's W-D-W-D-W.
Key events
- 24'Penalty goal · Robbie Keane
- 38'Goal · Nicky Shorey
- 45'Goal · Steve Sidwell
- 54'Yellow card · Ki-Hyeon Seol
- 79'Goal · Kevin Doyle
- 89'Yellow card · Jermaine Jenas
Team news
Reading line-up
Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ibrahima Sonko, Ivar Ingimarsson, Steve Sidwell, Noel Hunt, James Harper, Kevin Doyle, Graeme Murty, Glen Little, Ki-Hyeon Seol
Tottenham Hotspur line-up
Paul Robinson, Young-Pyo Lee, Michael Dawson, Ledley King, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Didier Zokora, Jermaine Jenas, Hossam Ghaly, Dimitar Berbatov, R. Keane, Aaron Lennon