Reading 0-2 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 3 October 2009

Result

Reading 0-2 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 3 October 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Reading · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Reading 0-2 Middlesbrough: match report

Reading were beaten by Middlesbrough 0-2 in the Championship on Saturday 3 October 2009. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Sean St. Ledger opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Reading did not score. Middlesbrough scored through Sean St. Ledger (12') and L. Lita (55').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Reading were 19th on 10 points from 10 and Middlesbrough 4th on 17 points from 10. Reading went on to finish that season 9th with 63 points, and Middlesbrough 11th with 62.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Sean St. LedgerMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 55'Goal · L. LitaMiddlesbrough · 0-2

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Reading 2, draws 1, Middlesbrough 1.

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

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Brad Jones, David Wheater, Robert Huth, Tony McMahon, Emanuel Pogatetz, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Sanli Tuncay, Marlon King, Matthew Bates