Reading 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report
Championship · Monday 26 December 2011
Result
Reading 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Championship · Monday 26 December 2011, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Reading 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report
Reading defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 in the Championship on Monday 26 December 2011. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Jobi McAnuff opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Reading's goals came from Jobi McAnuff (17'), Jobi McAnuff (45+2') and an own goal by Adam El-Abd (90+2'). Brighton & Hove Albion did not score.
Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 7th on 33 points from 22 and Brighton & Hove Albion 10th on 32 points from 22. Reading went on to finish that season 2nd with 89 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 10th with 66.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Reading wins, 0 draws and 0 for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Going into the match Reading's last five read W-W-L-W-W and Brighton & Hove Albion's L-L-W-W-W.
Key events
- 17'Goal · Jobi McAnuff
- 45+2'Goal · Jobi McAnuff
- 50'Yellow card · Adam El-Abd
- 53'Yellow card · Liam Bridcutt
- 64'Yellow card · Matthew Sparrow
- 75'Yellow card · Andy Griffin
- 90+2'Own goal · Adam El-Abd
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
Reading line-up
Adam Federici, Andy Griffin, Alex Pearce, Kaspars Gorkss, Shaun Cummings, Jem Karacan, Mikele Leigertwood, Jobi McAnuff, Jimmy Kébé, Adam Le Fondre, Simon Church
Brighton & Hove Albion line-up
Casper Ankergren, Gordon Greer, Lewis Dunk, Adam El-Abd, Mauricio Taricco, Matthew Sparrow, Ryan Harley, Liam Bridcutt, Will Buckley, Craig Mackail-Smith, Kazenga LuaLua