Nottingham Forest 3-4 Reading: result and report

Championship · Saturday 9 April 2011

Result

Nottingham Forest 3-4 Reading

Championship · Saturday 9 April 2011, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Nottingham Forest 3-4 Reading: match report

Nottingham Forest lost to Reading 3-4 in the Championship on Saturday 9 April 2011. The half-time score was 1-1.

Ian Harte opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Nottingham Forest's goals came from Kris Boyd (38', penalty), Robert Earnshaw (51') and Lewis McGugan (88', penalty). Reading scored through Ian Harte (19'), Jem Karacan (54'), Jimmy Kébé (62') and an own goal by Luke Chambers (90+1').

Discipline: Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card; Reading received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Nottingham Forest were 7th on 60 points from 39 and Reading 6th on 61 points from 39. Nottingham Forest went on to finish that season 6th with 76 points, and Reading 5th with 79.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Nottingham Forest wins, 3 draws and 0 for Reading.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · Ian HarteReading · 0-1
  • 38'Penalty goal · Kris BoydNottingham Forest · 1-1
  • 51'Goal · Robert EarnshawNottingham Forest · 2-1
  • 54'Goal · Jem KaracanReading · 2-2
  • 57'Yellow card · Robert EarnshawNottingham Forest
  • 62'Yellow card · Jimmy KébéReading
  • 62'Goal · Jimmy KébéReading · 2-3
  • 88'Penalty goal · Lewis McGuganNottingham Forest · 3-3
  • 90'Yellow card · Andy GriffinReading
  • 90+1'Own goal · Luke ChambersReading · 3-4

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Nottingham Forest 2, draws 3, Reading 0.

Team news

Nottingham Forest line-up

Luke Chambers, Wes Morgan, Chris Gunter, Joel Lynch, Lewis McGugan, Guy Moussi, Radoslaw Majewski, Robert Earnshaw, Garath McCleary, Kris Boyd, Lee Camp

Reading line-up

Alex Simon McCarthy, Andy Griffin, Zurab Khizanishvili, Ivar Ingimarsson, Ian Harte, Jem Karacan, Mikele Leigertwood, Jobi McAnuff, Jimmy Kébé, Shane Long, Mathieu Manset