Fulham 3-1 Reading: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 3 November 2007

Result

Fulham 3-1 Reading

Premier League · Saturday 3 November 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Fulham 3-1 Reading: match report

Fulham defeated Reading 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 3 November 2007. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Simon Davies opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Fulham's goals came from Simon Davies (18'), Clint Dempsey (72') and D. Healy (90'). Reading scored through Kevin Doyle (54').

Discipline: Fulham received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Reading received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Fulham were 14th on 9 points from 11 and Reading 12th on 13 points from 11. Fulham went on to finish that season 17th with 36 points, and Reading 18th with 36.

Fulham lined up in a 4-4-2 and Reading in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Fulham wins, 0 draws and 2 for Reading.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Simon DaviesFulham · 1-0
  • 35'Yellow card · Dejan StefanovicFulham
  • 51'Yellow card · Elliot OmozusiFulham
  • 54'Goal · Kevin DoyleReading · 1-1
  • 72'Goal · Clint DempseyFulham · 2-1
  • 83'Yellow card · D. HealyFulham
  • 90'Goal · D. HealyFulham · 3-1
  • 90+2'Second yellow · Elliot OmozusiFulham

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Fulham 0, draws 0, Reading 2.

Team news

Fulham expected line-up (4-4-2)

Tony Warner, Carlos Bocanegra, Paul Konchesky, Chris Baird, Zat Knight, Simon Davies, Steven Davis, Alexei Smertin, Hameur Bouazza, Brian McBride

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ibrahima Sonko, Michael Duberry, Noel Hunt, James Harper, Leroy Lita, Kevin Doyle, Dave Kitson, Graeme Murty, Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson