Newcastle United 3-0 Reading: result and report
Championship · Saturday 15 August 2009
Result
Newcastle United 3-0 Reading
Championship · Saturday 15 August 2009, 16:20 UTC · half-time 1-0
Newcastle United 3-0 Reading: match report
Newcastle United beat Reading 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 15 August 2009. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Shola Ameobi opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Newcastle United's goals came from Shola Ameobi (39'), Shola Ameobi (61') and Shola Ameobi (75', penalty). Reading did not score.
Discipline: Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards; Reading received no yellow cards.
Newcastle United went on to finish that season 1st with 102 points, and Reading 9th with 63.
Newcastle United 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 2 Newcastle United wins, 0 draws and 2 for Reading.
Key events
- 21'Yellow card · Alan Smith
- 39'Goal · Shola Ameobi
- 46'Yellow card · Andy Carroll
- 61'Goal · Shola Ameobi
- 67'Yellow card · Joey Barton
- 75'Penalty goal · Shola Ameobi
Head-to-head
Team news
Newcastle United expected line-up (4-4-2)
Damien Duff, Steve Harper, Sebastien Bassong, Steven Taylor, Obafemi Martins, Mark Viduka, Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands, Nicky Butt, Fabricio Coloccini, Habib Beye, Kevin Nolan
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