Pre-season

Reading travelled to South Korea to play in the 2007 Peace Cup. Reading lost to River Plate,^[1] won against Lyon^[2] and Shimizu S-Pulse,^[3] and came second in Group B on goal difference.

In Didcot, a Reading XI won 2–0,^[4] followed by a 6–1 hammering of Brentford.^[5] Reading went away to Brighton & Hove Albion and won 3–1,^[6] then a Reading XI drew 1–1 at a rescheduled game at Tooting & Mitcham United.^[7] Reading's final pre-season game was against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, which Reading won 3–2.^[8]

August

A tough start to the Premier League season saw Reading travel to Old Trafford to play Manchester United. Reading secured a creditable 0–0 draw, despite losing Dave Kitson to a red card just seconds after the player had entered the game as a substitute; Kitson was dismissed for a lunge on Patrice Evra.^[9]

Reading's first home game of the season was a midweek fixture against reigning Premier League champions Chelsea. Reading dominated the first half and led at half-time through André Bikey's first goal for the club, smashed home after Petr Čech and Steve Sidwell collided in the Chelsea penalty area. Chelsea scored two quick goals, however, in the second half, to win the game 2–1, and Reading again had a player sent off, Kalifa Cissé, this time for two yellow cards.^[10]

The following Saturday, Reading gained a badly-needed win against Everton. Stephen Hunt converted from a looping throw-in in the first-half, and Reading secured a 1–0 victory.^[11] In their final league fixture of the month, an injury-hit Reading, without Nicky Shorey and Graeme Murty in defence, lost 3–0 at Bolton Wanderers.^[12]

On 28 August, Reading began their League Cup campaign with a 1–0 victory away to League One Swansea City. Reading again played some of the match with only ten men, after Sam Sodje was red-carded in the 58th minute, but Leroy Lita struck the winning goal in extra-time, converting a Dave Kitson cross.^[13]

September

Reading fans could have been forgiven for expecting a victory from the opening league fixture in the month at home to West Ham United, having won last season's corresponding fixture 6–0. Two goals from Matthew Etherington, however, helped West Ham to a 3–0 victory, as Reading's defence continued to struggle.^[14] Another defeat followed at newly promoted Sunderland, Dave Kitson scoring a late consolation from a Nicky Shorey cross, as Sunderland won 2–1.^[15]

Reading returned to winning ways on 22 September, and moved out of the relegation places with a 2–1 home victory over Wigan Athletic, Dave Kitson becoming the first Royal to score multiple times in the season, and James Harper with a late winner.^[16] The next league match was an away loss to Portsmouth in an 11-goal thriller, the highest goal scoring game in the history of the Premier League to date.^[17] While the two sides were equal at 2–2 early in the second half, Pompey went on to a decisive 7–4 victory. Benjani scored a hat-trick for the home squad in this wild match, which included a missed penalty by Nicky Shorey and scoring by Dave Kitson, Liam Rosinor, Shane Long and Nicky Shorey (later given as a Sol Campbell own goal).^[18]

Again, Reading played one cup fixture in the month. Despite a spirited showing by a number of reserves, they lost 4–2 to Liverpool at home in the Carling Cup third round, with Fernando Torres scoring a hat-trick.^[19] John Halls and Bobby Convey scored Reading's goals.

October

Reading began the month with a home game against Derby County on 7 October. In what proved to be a scrappy affair, Reading came out with a 1–0 victory through a Kevin Doyle goal; Derby did not manage a shot on target the whole game.^[20]

Next followed an away game against Blackburn Rovers on 20 October after the international break. Reading's defensive frailties away from home showed once again as they went down 4–2. Kevin Doyle netted twice after coming on as a substitute while Benni McCarthy scored twice with Roque Santa Cruz and Tugay Kerimoğlu getting the other two goals for Blackburn.^[21]

Reading finished October with a home game against Newcastle United. Reading took the lead courtesy of a 53rd minute Dave Kitson goal but a clumsy Michael Duberry own goal in the 76th minute looked to have rescued a point for the Magpies, however a moment of tactical brilliance by Steve Coppell resulted in the winning goal. Shane Long was brought on in the 84th minute to promptly score the winning goal on his second touch of the ball.^[22]

November

Following its victory over Newcastle, Reading travelled to Craven Cottage with hopes of a second consecutive league win for the first time in the season. A laboured performance, however, saw Fulham win the game 3–1, after Kevin Doyle's second-half equaliser had put the Royals back in it.^[23]

On 12 November, Reading hosted unbeaten Arsenal under the Madejski Stadium floodlights, and were soundly beaten 3–1, Nicky Shorey slotting home a late consolation after substitute Shane Long had headed against the bar. The result ended a run of three consecutive home victories, and cemented the five-point gap in the table between Newcastle in 11th (on 18 points), and Reading in 12th (on 13 points).^[24]

Reading rounded up November with an away trip to Manchester City, many saw this game as a certain victory for the home team considering both City's home record and Reading's away record. City took the lead thanks to an 11th-minute goal by Martin Petrov only to be cancelled out just before half time by a well struck James Harper goal in the 43rd minute. Reading looked set to earn a hard-fought point but their hopes were dashed by a 94th minute Stephen Ireland strike. This result was Reading's sixth consecutive away defeat as they remained winless on the road.^[25]

December

The month of December saw an improvement for Reading. They met Middlesbrough at home on 1 December; after an entirely forgettable first half, Dave Kitson gave Reading the lead, superbly lobbing Ross Turnbull. But with seven minutes remaining, Middlesbrough's Tuncay headed home Luke Young's cross for his first goal for Boro. The game concluded with a 1–1, just enough for Reading to stay out of the relegation zone.^[26]

8 December saw an impressive and unexpected win for Reading over Liverpool. With a controversial penalty after Jamie Carragher fouled Brynjar Gunnarsson in the corner of the box, Stephen Hunt put the ball into the back of the goal, with Pepe Reina not standing a chance. Steven Gerrard eventually equalised after many failed Liverpool attacks before and after from Fernando Torres. A free kick was eventually awarded to Reading following an unsuccessful tackle by Gerrard, which Nicky Shorey floated into the area, and Kevin Doyle headed in. James Harper scored a fine third and Reading, with the help of the post, kept the Reds at bay for the remainder of the match.^[27]

Following a 1–1 draw away to Birmingham City, in which Stephen Hunt earned Reading a point with his second goal from the penalty spot in two games.^[28] Reading scraped a controversial victory over Sunderland at the Madejski Stadium. Leading through an Ívar Ingimarsson goal, Reading conceded a penalty when Ibrahima Sonko appeared to trip Kenwyne Jones. In the final minute, Stephen Hunt poked a Shane Long cross towards goal, and Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon appeared to palm the ball away. The assistant referee gave a goal, however, and Reading celebrated a 2–1 victory.^[29]

On Boxing Day, Reading travelled to West Ham, leaving Upton Park with a creditable 1–1 draw. Dave Kitson equalized Nolberto Solano's opener after Brynjar Gunnarsson had been sent off for a two-footed challenge on West Ham's Hayden Mullins.^[30]

Reading's final game of 2007 was against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, where the teams threatened to eclipse the 11 goals in Reading's match at Portsmouth earlier in the season. Tottenham won the match 6–4, although Reading led three times in the second half with goals from Kalifa Cissé and Ívar Ingimarsson and two from Dave Kitson. Tottenham controversially regained the lead after Jermain Defoe headed home Robbie Keane's saved penalty, Defoe having been two yards inside the penalty area when the kick was taken.^[31]

January

2008 started badly for Reading, as Ibrahima Sonko was sent off after only four minutes of a home match against Portsmouth on 1 January, for fouling Benjani in the penalty area. Niko Kranjčar missed the resultant penalty, but Sol Campbell bundled the ball over the line a few minutes later after a mistake from Marcus Hahnemann. Reading failed to make much impact against Portsmouth after that, and the extra work-rate required due to being a man down showed in the second half when John Utaka outpaced Nicky Shorey for a second goal after 66 minutes to give the visitors a 2–0 victory.^[32]

Just a week after losing 6–4 to Tottenham Hotspur in the league, Reading had an opportunity to give a better account of themselves in a FA Cup Third Round match at White Hart Lane. Fielding effectively a reserve team, Reading earned a replay at Madejski Stadium through a 2–2 draw and another two goals for Stephen Hunt.^[33]

Reading returned to league action at Villa Park, and despite an injury to Michael Duberry, and the absence of Ibrahima Sonko and André Bikey to the African Cup of Nations, Steve Coppell opted to play Brynjar Gunnarsson in defence in first half, and Kalifa Cissé in the second half, despite the availability of reserves team captain Alex Pearce. Reading fell to a disappointing 3–1 defeat to Villa, James Harper scoring a late consolation goal for the Royals.^[34]

Soon Reading played Tottenham again in the third round replay at home. Robbie Keane scored the only goal as Tottenham Hotspur went to win 1–0 and go into the hat in the fourth round draw.

Next, Reading played Manchester United at the Madejski Stadium. Despite a spirited performance, Manchester United broke the deadlock on 77 minutes with a goal from Wayne Rooney. In injury time, Cristiano Ronaldo wrapped up the points after a second goal, condemning Reading to their fifth-straight defeat.

Reading then played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea dominated the match and took a deserved 1–0 lead on a 33rd-minute goal from Michael Ballack, despite numerous chances, that was the final score.

February

February started miserably for the Royals. First, they lost against fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers at home 0–2 with the goals coming from Kevin Nolan and Heiðar Helguson. After a seventh-straight Premier League loss to Everton, Reading dropped into the relegation zone.

Reading went to Everton trying to get a win. Everton proved too strong and beat Reading 1–0 through a Phil Jagielka goal just after the hour mark.

Reading's next game was at home to Aston Villa. Shorey scored Reading's first goal in five matches in the 90th minute for the Royals, but it was all too late—Villa had scored two goals earlier on in the match through Ashley Young and Marlon Harewood, condemning Reading to 2–1 defeat.

March

March began well for Reading, making a complete turn-around. Their first match was against Middlesbrough at the Riverside, a hard-fought match that seeming looked to finish in a draw. In injury time, however, James Harper scored the winner, making the final score 1–0. The victory took Reading out of the relegation zone and into 14th place.

Reading beat Manchester City 2–0, at home, to make it six points out of six. Shane Long and substitute Dave Kitson scored for Reading.

Reading then travelled to Liverpool, going up 1–0 up after a screamer from Marek Matějovský. Liverpool, however, won the game 2–1 in the end. In their next game, Reading beat Birmingham 2–1, as Bikey scored both goals for Reading, making Mauro Zárate's equaliser trivial. Reading then drew against Blackburn in their final game in March, with Matějovský being controversially sent off for two yellow cards.

April

Reading went to St James' Park to play Newcastle in the Premier League. The Royals were beaten 3–0 with goals from Obafemi Martins in the 18th minute, Michael Owen in the 43rd and Mark Viduka in the 57th. This was only the start of a bad month for the Royals. Reading played fellow relegation rivals Fulham at home. 24,221 fans saw a 2–0 defeat as Brian McBride scored within 25 minutes. The Royals' day was over after Fulham substitute Erik Nevland scored a 90th-minute goal to see the Reading's hopes of staying up getting harder by the game.

Arsenal away was next. The Royals were not on form on the road and it showed. Reading lost 2–0 to the Gunners, with Emmanuel Adebayor and Gilberto Silva scoring. Wigan away was next for the Royals, which finished in a fair 0–0 draw. If Reading lost their next game, they could have been in the drop zone.

May

Reading's goal drought continued into May, as the club slipped into the relegation places following a 1–0 home defeat to Tottenham. Robbie Keane's first-half goal was enough to seal all three points for Spurs, for whom Radek Černý made an important late save from a Liam Rosenior shot.

Reading were officially relegated to the Championship on the final day of the season, despite securing a 4–0 victory away to Derby. Reading's strikers found their form a little too late, as Dave Kitson, Kevin Doyle and Leroy Lita all added to James Harper's first-half goal. Fulham beat Portsmouth 1–0 in their final game of the season to condemn Reading to relegation.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  NGA Sam Sodje (at Charlton Athletic until end of the season) 21 GK  IRL Graham Stack (at Wolverhampton Wanderers until end of the season) 25 DF  IRL Alan Bennett (at Brentford until end of the season) 26 DF  KEN Curtis Osano (at Rushden & Diamonds until end of the season) 27 DF  ENG Aaron Brown (at Walsall until end of the season) 35 DF  SCO Alex Pearce (at Norwich City until end of the season)

No. Pos. Nation Player 37 MF  WAL Hal Robson-Kanu (at Southend United until end of the season) 39 FW  WAL Simon Church (at Yeovil Town until end of the season) 40 MF  TUR Jem Karacan (at Millwall until end of the season) 41 GK  ENG Ben Hamer (at Brentford until end of the season) 44 MF  IRL Scott Davies (at Aldershot Town until end of the season)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  KOR Seol Ki-Hyeon (to Fulham) 31 FW  ENG Simon Cox (to Swindon Town) 47 DF  HUN Péter Máté (loan return to Debrecen)

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
16 May 2007	MF		Kalifa Cissé	Boavista	€1,000,000	[40][47]
2 August 2007	MF		Emerse Faé	Nantes	£2,500,000	[41]
31 August 2007	DF		Liam Rosenior	Fulham	Undisclosed	[36]
12 December 2007	FW		Radoslav Vasilev	Slavia Sofia	Undisclosed	[44]
7 January 2008	MF		Marek Matějovský	Mladá Boleslav	Undisclosed	[42]
28 January 2008	MF		Jimmy Kébé	Lens	Undisclosed	[43]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 August 2007	MF		Seol Ki-Hyeon	Fulham	Undisclosed	[48]
31 January 2008	FW		Simon Cox	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[49]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
6 July 2007	DF		Curtis Osano	Rushden & Diamonds	End of season	[50]
24 July 2007	MF		Scott Davies	Aldershot Town	End of season	[51]
31 July 2007	DF		Alan Bennett	Southampton	13 January 2008	[52]
9 August 2007	GK		Graham Stack	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[53][54][55]
11 August 2007	GK		Ben Hamer	Brentford	14 October 2007	[56][57]
31 August 2007	FW		Simon Cox	Swindon Town	January 2008	[58]
31 August 2007	DF		Sam Sodje	Charlton Athletic	End of season	[59]
18 October 2007	MF		Jem Karacan	Bournemouth	6 January 2008	[60][61]
19 October 2007	FW		Simon Church	Crewe Alexandra	19 January 2008	[62][63]
1 November 2007	DF		John Halls	Preston North End	1 December 2007	[64]
2 November 2007	MF		James Henry	Bournemouth	3 January 2008	[65][66]
2 November 2007	DF		Alex Pearce	Bournemouth	3 January 2008	[65][66]
6 November 2007	DF		Scott Golbourne	Bournemouth	12 January 2008	[67][66]
20 November 2007	DF		Adam Bygrave	Gillingham	22 April 2008	[68][69][70][71][72]
1 January 2008	GK		Ben Hamer	Brentford	End of season	[73][74]
9 January 2008	DF		John Halls	Crystal Palace	11 February 2008	[75]
29 January 2008	FW		Simon Church	Yeovil Town	End of season	[76]
30 January 2008	MF		Hal Robson-Kanu	Southend United	End of season	[77]
31 January 2008	MF		James Henry	Norwich City	17 March 2008	[78][79]
31 January 2008	DF		Alex Pearce	Norwich City	End of season	[78]
5 March 2008	FW		Leroy Lita	Charlton Athletic	19 April 2008	[80][81][82]
7 March 2008	DF		Alan Bennett	Brentford	End of Season	[83]
20 March 2008	MF		Jem Karacan	Millwall	End of Season	[84][85]
27 March 2008	DF		Aaron Brown	Walsall	End of Season	[86]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
16 May 2008	DF		Aaron Brown	Yeovil Town	11 August 2008	[87][88]
16 May 2008	DF		Adam Bygrave	Weymouth	25 May 2008	[87][89]
16 May 2008	DF		Ulises de la Cruz	Birmingham City	3 March 2009	[87]
16 May 2008	DF		John Halls	Brentford	25 September 2008	[87]
16 May 2008	MF		John Oster	Crystal Palace	11 August 2008	[87]
16 May 2008	GK		Graham Stack	Plymouth Argyle	18 July 2008	[87][90]
20 June 2008	MF		Glen Little	Portsmouth	20 June 2008	[91]
30 June 2008	DF		Curtis Osano	Rushden & Diamonds	July 2008	[92]

Trial

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	Last club	Date to	Ref.
17 January 2008	GK		Wojciech Kowalewski	Spartak Moscow	27 January 2008	[93]

Overview

Premier League

Results

Manchester United v Reading

12 August 2007 1	Manchester United	0–0	Reading	Trafford
16:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Seol  22' Kitson  73' Harper  90'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,655 Referee: Rob Styles

Reading v Chelsea

15 August 2007 2	Reading	1–2	Chelsea	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Long  13' Cissé  15'  72' Bikey 30' Hunt  37' Ingimarsson  52'	Report	Carvalho  26' Sidwell  31' Lampard 47' Drogba 50' Wright-Phillips  76' A. Cole  89' Mikel  90'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,031 Referee: Mike Dean

Reading v Everton

18 August 2007 3	Reading	1–0	Everton	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hunt 44' Ingimarsson  74' Long  85'	Report	Lescott  73' McFadden  81'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 22,813 Referee: Steve Bennett

Bolton Wanderers v Reading

25 August 2007 4	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Reading	Horwich
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Speed 31' Anelka 54' N.Hunt  70' Méïté  76' Braaten 90+1'	Report	de la Cruz  71'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 20,023 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Reading v West Ham United

1 September 2007 5	Reading	0–3	West Ham United	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Bellamy 6' Etherington 49', 90' Green  55'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,533 Referee: Howard Webb

Sunderland v Reading

15 September 2007 6	Sunderland	2–1	Reading	Sunderland
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Jones 29' Wallace 47',  47'	Report	Gunnarsson  49' Bikey  66' Kitson 85'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,272 Referee: Steve Tanner

Reading v Wigan Athletic

22 September 2007 7	Reading	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kitson 29' Ingimarsson  30' Rosenior  43' Harper 90' Hahnemann  90'	Report	Brown  35' Bent 50' Bramble  90'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,379 Referee: Keith Stroud

Portsmouth v Reading

29 September 2007 8	Portsmouth	7–4	Reading	Portsmouth
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Benjani 7', 37', 70' Hreiðarsson 55' Taylor  65' Kranjčar 75' Imgimarsson 81' (o.g.) Muntari 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Hunt 45' Kitson 48' Long 79' Duberry  90' Campbell 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,102 Referee: Mark Halsey

Reading v Derby County

7 October 2007 9	Reading	1–0	Derby County	Reading
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Ingimarsson  30' Doyle 63'	Report	Davis  38'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,091 Referee: Lee Mason

Blackburn Rovers v Reading

20 October 2007 10	Blackburn Rovers	4–2	Reading	Blackburn
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McCarthy 18', 82' (pen.) Santa Cruz 22' Kerimoğlu 32'	Report	Doyle 80', 90+1'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 19,425 Referee: Andre Marriner

Reading v Newcastle United

27 October 2007 11	Reading	2–1	Newcastle United	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kitson 53' Long 84'	Report	Faye  71' Duberry 76' (o.g.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,119 Referee: Phil Dowd

Fulham v Reading

3 November 2007 12	Fulham	3–1	Reading	Fulham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Davies 16' Stefanović  34' Omozusi  50'  90' Dempsey 72' Healy  83', 90'	Report	Doyle 54'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,086 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Reading v Arsenal

12 November 2007 13	Reading	1–3	Arsenal	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Gunnarsson  85' Shorey 87'	Report	Flamini 43' Adebayor 52' Hleb 78' Fàbregas  79'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,024 Referee: Rob Styles

Manchester City v Reading

24 November 2007 14	Manchester City	2–1	Reading	Manchester
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Petrov 11' Ireland 90+4'	Report	Harper 43' Hunt  50' Long  86'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,813 Referee: Steve Tanner

Reading v Middlesbrough

1 December 2007 15	Reading	1–1	Middlesbrough	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Murty  44' Kitson 54' Gunnarsson  55'	Report	Johnson  48' Tuncay 83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 22,262 Referee: Alan Wiley

Reading v Liverpool

8 December 2007 16	Reading	3–1	Liverpool	Reading
17:15 GMT (UTC)	Hunt 16' (pen.) Doyle 59' Harper 67'	Report	Gerrard 28',  58'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,022 Referee: Andre Marriner

Birmingham City v Reading

15 December 2007 17	Birmingham City	1–1	Reading	Birmingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Forssell 4' Johnson  39' Larsson  63'	Report	Murty  38' Hunt 51' (pen.)	Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: 27,300 Referee: Lee Probert

Reading v Sunderland

22 December 2007 18	Reading	2–1	Sunderland	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Ingimarsson 69' Hunt 90+2'	Report	Murphy  32' Leadbitter  38' Jones  61' Chopra 82' (pen.) Yorke  90'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,082 Referee: Steve Tanner

West Ham United v Reading

26 December 2007 19	West Ham United	1–1	Reading	Newham
13:00 GMT (UTC)	Solano 42' Green  44' Cole  64'	Report	Gunnarsson Hunt  44' Kitson 60' Shorey  66'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,277 Referee: Peter Walton

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

29 December 2007 20	Tottenham Hotspur	6–4	Reading	Tottenham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Berbatov 7', 63', 73', 83' Malbranque 76' Defoe 79'	Report	Cissé  8', 16' Ingimarsson 53' Kitson 69', 74' Shorey  77' Long  90'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,178 Referee: Keith Stroud

Reading v Portsmouth

1 January 2008 21	Reading	0–2	Portsmouth	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Sonko  3' Murty  23' Cissé  63' Bikey  81'	Report	Campbell 9' Hughes  58' Utaka 66'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,084 Referee: Mike Dean

Aston Villa v Reading

12 January 2008 22	Aston Villa	3–1	Reading	Birmingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Carew 22', 87' Laursen 55'	Report	de la Cruz  26' Hahnemann  48' Harper 90+2'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 38,288 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Reading v Manchester United

19 January 2008 23	Reading	0–2	Manchester United	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Convey  68'	Report	Ferdinand  68' Rooney 77' Ronaldo 90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,135 Referee: Steve Bennett

Chelsea v Reading

30 January 2008 24	Chelsea	1–0	Reading	Walham Green
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Ballack 31'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,171 Referee: Mike Dean

Reading v Bolton Wanderers

2 February 2008 25	Reading	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Lita  34' Kitson  44' Ingimarsson  90'	Report	Davies  13' Nolan 33' Helguson 58'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,893 Referee: Phil Dowd

Everton v Reading

9 February 2008 26	Everton	1–0	Reading	Liverpool
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Jagielka 62'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,582 Referee: Mark Halsey

Reading v Aston Villa

24 February 2008 27	Reading	1–2	Aston Villa	Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Sonko  42' Matějovský  52' Shorey 90+4'	Report	Young 45' Gardner  51' Harewood 83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,889 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Middlesbrough v Reading

1 March 2008 28	Middlesbrough	0–1	Reading	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Boateng  30' Wheater  32' Grounds  73' Downing  77'	Report	Bikey  17' Rosenior  41' Hunt  65' Shorey  80' Long  90' Harper 90+1'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,273 Referee: Howard Webb

Reading v Manchester City

8 March 2008 29	Reading	2–0	Manchester City	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Long 61' Kitson 88'	Report	Hamann  18' Johnson  43'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,062 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Liverpool v Reading

15 March 2008 30	Liverpool	2–1	Reading	Liverpool
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Mascherano 19' Torres 48'	Report	Matějovský 5' Hunt  59' Ingimarsson  65' Bikey  79' Cissé  87'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,524 Referee: Andre Marriner

Reading v Birmingham City

22 March 2008 31	Reading	2–1	Birmingham City	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Bikey 31', 79'	Report	Zárate 64' Ridgewell  79'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,085 Referee: Mike Riley

Reading v Blackburn Rovers

29 March 2008 32	Reading	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Hahnemann  39' Matějovský  61'  72' Shorey  77'	Report	Nelsen  39' Warnock  49' Roberts  52' Reid  58' Khizanishvili  90'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,374 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Newcastle United v Reading

5 April 2008 33	Newcastle United	3–0	Reading	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Martins 18' Owen 43' Viduka 57'	Report	Bikey  41'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,179 Referee: Lee Probert

Reading v Fulham

12 April 2008 34	Reading	0–2	Fulham	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	McBride 24' Stalteri  79' Nevland 90'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,112 Referee: Chris Foy

Arsenal v Reading

19 April 2008 35	Arsenal	2–0	Reading	Islington
12:45 BST (UTC+1)	Adebayor 30' Gilberto 39'	Report	Kitson  28' Bikey  58' Sonko  70'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,109 Referee: Peter Walton

Wigan Athletic v Reading

26 April 2008 36	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Reading	Wigan
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Taylor  55' Kilbane  69'	Report	Shorey  30' Hunt  32' Bikey  53' Duberry  64'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 19,043 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Reading v Tottenham Hotspur

3 May 2008 37	Reading	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Harper  88'	Report	Keane 16'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,125 Referee: Howard Webb

Derby County v Reading

11 May 2008 38	Derby County	0–4	Reading	Derby
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Harper 14' Kitson 60' Doyle 68' Lita 90'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 33,087 Referee: Mike Riley

FA Cup

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

5 January 2008 Third Round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Reading	London
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Berbatov 29', 49' (pen.) Huddlestone  82' Jenas  90' Zokora  90'	Report	Duberry  46' Hunt 25', 77' Convey  82'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,243 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Reading v Tottenham Hotspur

15 January 2008 Third Round Reply	Reading	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Lita  12' Long  86'	Report	Keane 15'  73'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 22,130 Referee: Mike Riley

League Cup

Swansea City v Reading

28 August 2007 Second Round	Swansea City	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Reading	Swansea
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Monk	Report	Sodje   58' Lita 105' Halls Cissé Faé	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 12,027 Referee: Kevin Friend

Reading v Liverpool

25 September 2007 Third Round	Reading	2–4	Liverpool	Reading
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Convey 28' Halls 64' Bikey Duberry Faé	Report	Benayoun 23' Torres 50', 72', 86' Leiva	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,563 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Marcus Hahnemann	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Graeme Murty	28	0	28	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Nicky Shorey	38	2	36	2	1	0	1	0
4	MF	MLI	Kalifa Cissé	25	1	11+11	1	2	0	1	0
5	DF	SEN	Ibrahima Sonko	16	0	15+1	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	ISL	Brynjar Gunnarsson	20	0	18+2	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Glen Little	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW	ENG	Leroy Lita	18	2	10+4	1	2	0	2	1
9	FW	IRL	Kevin Doyle	36	6	34+2	6	0	0	0	0
10	MF	IRL	Stephen Hunt	40	6	37	4	2	2	1	0
11	MF	WAL	John Oster	18	0	12+6	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW	ENG	Dave Kitson	36	10	34	10	0	0	2	0
14	DF	ENG	John Halls	3	1	0+1	0	0	0	2	1
15	MF	ENG	James Harper	41	6	38	6	1	0	2	0
16	DF	ISL	Ívar Ingimarsson	35	2	33+1	2	1	0	0	0
17	MF	USA	Bobby Convey	24	1	12+8	0	2	0	2	1
18	DF	NGA	Sam Sodje	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	ENG	Liam Rosenior	19	1	15+2	1	2	0	0	0
20	MF	CIV	Emerse Faé	11	0	3+5	0	1	0	2	0
22	DF	CMR	André Bikey	24	3	14+8	3	1	0	1	0
23	DF	ECU	Ulises de la Cruz	10	0	6	0	2	0	2	0
24	FW	IRL	Shane Long	32	3	29	3	2	0	1	0
28	MF	CZE	Marek Matějovský	14	1	14	1	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Michael Duberry	16	0	13	0	1	0	2	0
30	MF	MLI	Jimmy Kébé	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	AUS	Adam Federici	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
33	DF	ENG	Scott Golbourne	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
34	MF	ENG	James Henry	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35	DF	SCO	Alex Pearce	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
Players who appeared for Reading no longer at the club:
19	MF	KOR	Seol Ki-hyeon	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	ENG	Simon Cox	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Starting 11

No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 1 GK Marcus Hahnemann 38 2 RB Graeme Murty 28 16 CB Ívar Ingimarsson 34 22 CB André Bikey 16 3 LB Nicky Shorey 38 19 RM Liam Rosenior 17 15 CM James Harper 41 6 CM Brynjar Gunnarsson 18 10 LM Stephen Hunt 38 12 CF Dave Kitson 29 9 CF Kevin Doyle 34 Goal Scorers Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 1 FW 12 Dave Kitson 10 0 0 10 2 FW 19 Kevin Doyle 6 0 0 6 MF 15 James Harper 6 0 0 6 MF 10 Stephen Hunt 4 2 0 6 5 DF 22 André Bikey 3 0 0 3 FW 24 Shane Long 3 0 0 3 7 DF 16 Ívar Ingimarsson 2 0 0 2 DF 3 Nicky Shorey 2 0 0 2 FW 8 Leroy Lita 1 0 1 2 10 MF 28 Marek Matějovský 1 0 0 1 DF 19 Liam Rosenior 1 0 0 1 MF 4 Kalifa Cissé 1 0 0 1 MF 17 Bobby Convey 0 0 1 1 DF 14 John Halls 0 0 1 1 Own Goal 1 0 0 1 TOTALS 41 2 3 46 Clean sheets Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 1 GK 1 Marcus Hahnemann 8 0 0 8 2 GK 32 Adam Federici 0 0 1 1 TOTALS 8 0 1 9 Disciplinary record Number Nation Position Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 2 DF Graeme Murty 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 DF Nicky Shorey 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 MF Kalifa Cissé 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 5 DF Ibrahima Sonko 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 MF Brynjar Gunnarsson 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 8 FW Leroy Lita 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 FW Kevin Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 MF Stephen Hunt 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 11 MF John Oster 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 FW Dave Kitson 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 14 DF John Halls 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 MF James Harper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 DF Ívar Ingimarsson 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 17 MF Bobby Convey 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 DF Sam Sodje 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 19 DF Liam Rosenior 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 MF Emerse Faé 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 22 DF André Bikey 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 23 DF Ulises de la Cruz 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 FW Shane Long 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 28 MF Marek Matějovský 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 29 DF Michael Duberry 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 Players away on loan: Players who left Reading during the season: 19 MF Seol Ki-hyeon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total 58 5 4 0 8 1 70 6 Notes References ↑ "Royals lose Peace Cup opener". readingfc.co.uk. 15 July 2007. 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