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

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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.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · Jobi McAnuffReading · 1-0
  • 45+2'Goal · Jobi McAnuffReading · 2-0
  • 50'Yellow card · Adam El-AbdBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 53'Yellow card · Liam BridcuttBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 64'Yellow card · Matthew SparrowBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 75'Yellow card · Andy GriffinReading
  • 90+2'Own goal · Adam El-AbdReading · 3-0

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Reading 2, draws 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 0.

Team news

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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