Reading 2-0 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 22 April 2014

Result

Reading 2-0 Middlesbrough

Championship · Tuesday 22 April 2014, 19:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Reading · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Reading 2-0 Middlesbrough: match report

Reading defeated Middlesbrough 2-0 in the Championship on Tuesday 22 April 2014. The half-time score was 2-0.

Adam Le Fondre opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Reading's goals came from Adam Le Fondre (9') and an own goal by George Friend (14'). Middlesbrough did not score.

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 9th on 64 points from 43 and Middlesbrough 13th on 58 points from 43. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 71 points, and Middlesbrough 12th with 64.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 3 draws and 4 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Adam Le FondreReading · 1-0
  • 14'Own goal · George FriendReading · 2-0
  • 33'Yellow card · Dean WhiteheadMiddlesbrough
  • 41'Yellow card · J. VargaMiddlesbrough
  • 67'Yellow card · Jobi McAnuffReading
  • 72'Yellow card · George FriendMiddlesbrough
  • 88'Yellow card · Lee TomlinMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 3, draws 3, Middlesbrough 4.

Team news

Reading expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Alex Simon McCarthy, Chris Gunter, Sean Morrison, Stephen Kelly, Adrian Mariappa, Danny Guthrie, Garath McCleary, Jem Karacan, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Hal Robson-Kanu

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

Shay Given, Jonathan Woodgate, George Friend, Ben Gibson, Rhys Williams, Grant Leadbitter, Mustapha Carayol, Marvin Emnes, Yuki Takahashi