Reading 6-0 West Ham United: result and report

Premier League · Monday 1 January 2007

Result

Reading 6-0 West Ham United

Premier League · Monday 1 January 2007, 14:00 UTC · half-time 4-0

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Reading 6-0 West Ham United: match report

Reading beat West Ham United 6-0 in the Premier League on Monday 1 January 2007. The half-time score was 4-0.

Brynjar Gunnarsson opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Reading's goals came from Brynjar Gunnarsson (12'), Noel Hunt (14'), an own goal by Anton Ferdinand (29'), Kevin Doyle (36'), L. Lita (52') and Kevin Doyle (77'). West Ham United did not score.

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; West Ham United received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 9th on 27 points from 21 and West Ham United 18th on 18 points from 21. Reading went on to finish that season 8th with 55 points, and West Ham United 15th with 41.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Reading win, 0 draws and 0 for West Ham United.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Brynjar GunnarssonReading · 1-0
  • 14'Goal · Noel HuntReading · 2-0
  • 29'Own goal · Anton FerdinandReading · 3-0
  • 36'Goal · Kevin DoyleReading · 4-0
  • 52'Goal · L. LitaReading · 5-0
  • 55'Yellow card · James HarperReading
  • 77'Goal · Kevin DoyleReading · 6-0

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Reading 1, draws 0, West Ham United 0.

Team news

Reading line-up

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ibrahima Sonko, Ivar Ingimarsson, Steve Sidwell, Noel Hunt, James Harper, Leroy Lita, Kevin Doyle, Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson, Glen Little

West Ham United line-up

Robert Green, Paul Konchesky, Danny Gabbidon, Anton Ferdinand, Christian Dailly, Yossi Benayoun, Nigel Reo-Coker, Marlon Harewood, Bobby Zamora, Hayden Mullins, Lee Bowyer