Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Reading: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 20 October 2007

Result

Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Reading

Premier League · Saturday 20 October 2007, 14:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Reading: match report

Blackburn Rovers defeated Reading 4-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 October 2007. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Benni McCarthy opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Blackburn Rovers's goals came from Benni McCarthy (18'), R. Santa Cruz (22'), Tugay Kerimoglu (32') and Benni McCarthy (82', penalty). Reading scored through Kevin Doyle (80') and Kevin Doyle (90+1').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 6th on 15 points from 8 and Reading 12th on 10 points from 9. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 7th with 58 points, and Reading 18th with 36.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Reading in a 4-5-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Blackburn Rovers win, 1 draw and 0 for Reading.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Benni McCarthyBlackburn Rovers · 1-0
  • 22'Goal · R. Santa CruzBlackburn Rovers · 2-0
  • 32'Goal · Tugay KerimogluBlackburn Rovers · 3-0
  • 80'Goal · Kevin DoyleReading · 3-1
  • 82'Penalty goal · Benni McCarthyBlackburn Rovers · 4-1
  • 90+1'Goal · Kevin DoyleReading · 4-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 1, draws 1, Reading 0.

Team news

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Andre Ooijer, Stephen Warnock, Christopher Samba, Tugay Kerimoglu, Brett Emerton, Robbie Savage, Daniel Bentley, Roque Santa Cruz, Brad Friedel, B. McCarthy, David Dunn

Reading line-up (4-5-1)

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ibrahima Sonko, Andre Bikey, Michael Duberry, Noel Hunt, James Harper, Emerse Fae, Dave Kitson, Graeme Murty, Liam Rosenior