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
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.
Key events
- 15'Yellow card · Christian Kalvenes
- 35'Yellow card · Michael Duberry
- 50'Goal · Martin Paterson
- 56'Yellow card · Wade Elliott
- 56'Yellow card · Dave Kitson
- 58'Goal · Steven Thompson
- 58'Yellow card · Ingo Goetze
Head-to-head
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