Liverpool 2-0 Reading: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 4 November 2006

Result

Liverpool 2-0 Reading

Premier League · Saturday 4 November 2006, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Liverpool · Reading · Premier League predictions

Liverpool 2-0 Reading: match report

Liverpool won against Reading 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 4 November 2006. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Dirk Kuyt (14') and Dirk Kuyt (73'). Reading did not score.

Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; Reading received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 9th on 14 points from 10 and Reading 10th on 13 points from 10. Liverpool went on to finish that season 3rd with 68 points, and Reading 8th with 55.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Dirk KuytLiverpool · 1-0
  • 53'Yellow card · Steve SidwellReading
  • 64'Yellow card · Sam SodjeReading
  • 73'Goal · Dirk KuytLiverpool · 2-0

Team news

Liverpool line-up

Pepe Reina, Steve Finnan, John Arne Semundseth Riise, Jamie Carragher, Jermaine Pennant, Boudewijn Zenden, Peter Crouch, Dirk Kuyt, Sami Hyypia, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso

Reading line-up

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ibrahima Sonko, Ivar Ingimarsson, Sam Sodje, Steve Sidwell, Noel Hunt, James Harper, Kevin Doyle, Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson, Glen Little