Reading 0-2 Burnley: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 12 May 2009

Result

Reading 0-2 Burnley

Championship · Tuesday 12 May 2009, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 0-2 Burnley: match report

Reading lost to Burnley 0-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 12 May 2009. The half-time score was 0-0.

Martin Paterson opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Reading did not score. Burnley scored through Martin Paterson (50') and Steven Thompson (58').

Discipline: Reading received 3 yellow cards; Burnley received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 5th on 77 points from 47 and Burnley 4th on 79 points from 47. Reading went on to finish that season 5th with 77 points, and Burnley 2nd with 85.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · Christian KalvenesBurnley
  • 35'Yellow card · Michael DuberryReading
  • 50'Goal · Martin PatersonBurnley · 0-1
  • 56'Yellow card · Wade ElliottBurnley
  • 56'Yellow card · Dave KitsonReading
  • 58'Goal · Steven ThompsonBurnley · 0-2
  • 58'Yellow card · Ingo GoetzeReading

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Reading 3, draws 0, Burnley 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