Southampton 1-1 Reading: result and report

Championship · Sunday 28 December 2008

Result

Southampton 1-1 Reading

Championship · Sunday 28 December 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Southampton 1-1 Reading: match report

Southampton drew with Reading 1-1 in the Championship on Sunday 28 December 2008. The half-time score was 0-0.

David McGoldrick opened the scoring in the 74th minute. Southampton's goal came from David McGoldrick (74'). Reading scored through Ingo Goetze (84').

Discipline: Southampton received 4 yellow cards; Reading received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Southampton were 21st on 22 points from 25 and Reading 2nd on 50 points from 25. Southampton went on to finish that season 23rd with 45 points, and Reading 5th with 77.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 31'Yellow card · Kevin DoyleReading
  • 44'Yellow card · Marek MatejovskyReading
  • 44'Yellow card · Ryan SmithSouthampton
  • 50'Yellow card · J. CorkSouthampton
  • 74'Goal · David McGoldrickSouthampton · 1-0
  • 76'Yellow card · David McGoldrickSouthampton
  • 80'Yellow card · O. GobernSouthampton
  • 84'Goal · Ingo GoetzeReading · 1-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Ingo GoetzeReading

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Southampton 1, draws 1, Reading 1.

Team news

Southampton expected line-up

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

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