Scunthorpe United 2-2 Reading: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 20 April 2010

Result

Scunthorpe United 2-2 Reading

Championship · Tuesday 20 April 2010, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Scunthorpe United 2-2 Reading: match report

Scunthorpe United drew with Reading 2-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 20 April 2010. The half-time score was 0-0.

Alex Pearce opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Scunthorpe United's goals came from G. Hooper (82') and Matthew Sparrow (89'). Reading scored through Alex Pearce (48') and Dejan Joksimovic (72', penalty).

Discipline: Scunthorpe United received 5 yellow cards; Reading received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Scunthorpe United were 20th on 50 points from 43 and Reading 9th on 59 points from 43. Scunthorpe United went on to finish that season 21st with 52 points, and Reading 9th with 63.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Yellow card · Alex PearceReading
  • 36'Yellow card · Garry ThompsonScunthorpe United
  • 48'Goal · Alex PearceReading · 0-1
  • 51'Yellow card · Paul HayesScunthorpe United
  • 53'Yellow card · Zurab KhizanishviliReading
  • 65'Yellow card · Andrew WrightScunthorpe United
  • 71'Yellow card · Cliff ByrneScunthorpe United
  • 71'Yellow card · Jobi McAnuffReading
  • 72'Penalty goal · Dejan JoksimovicReading · 0-2
  • 82'Goal · G. HooperScunthorpe United · 1-2
  • 89'Goal · Matthew SparrowScunthorpe United · 2-2
  • 90'Yellow card · Joe MurphyScunthorpe United

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Scunthorpe United 0, draws 1, Reading 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