Plymouth Argyle 4-1 Reading: result and report

Championship · Monday 28 December 2009

Result

Plymouth Argyle 4-1 Reading

Championship · Monday 28 December 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Plymouth Argyle · Reading · Championship predictions

Plymouth Argyle 4-1 Reading: match report

Plymouth Argyle beat Reading 4-1 in the Championship on Monday 28 December 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.

Petr Badlo opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Plymouth Argyle's goals came from Petr Badlo (13', penalty), Kári Árnason (59'), Petr Badlo (63') and A. Barnes (84'). Reading scored through Dejan Joksimovic (62').

Discipline: Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards; Reading received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Plymouth Argyle were 23rd on 18 points from 22 and Reading 19th on 23 points from 23. Plymouth Argyle went on to finish that season 23rd with 41 points, and Reading 9th with 63.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Plymouth Argyle win, 1 draw and 2 for Reading.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Penalty goal · Petr BadloPlymouth Argyle · 1-0
  • 37'Yellow card · Reda JohnsonPlymouth Argyle
  • 41'Yellow card · Jamie MackiePlymouth Argyle
  • 59'Goal · Kári ÁrnasonPlymouth Argyle · 2-0
  • 62'Goal · Dejan JoksimovicReading · 2-1
  • 63'Goal · Petr BadloPlymouth Argyle · 3-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Jobi McAnuffReading
  • 84'Goal · A. BarnesPlymouth Argyle · 4-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Plymouth Argyle 1, draws 1, Reading 2.

Team news

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