Reading 2-3 Sheffield United: result and report

Championship · Monday 25 April 2011

Result

Reading 2-3 Sheffield United

Championship · Monday 25 April 2011, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-2

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Reading 2-3 Sheffield United: match report

Reading were beaten by Sheffield United 2-3 in the Championship on Monday 25 April 2011. It was 2-2 at half-time.

N. Hunt opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Reading's goals came from N. Hunt (9') and H. Robson-Kanu (20'). Sheffield United scored through Darius Henderson (30'), L. Williamson (45') and Darius Henderson (51').

Discipline: Reading received no yellow cards; Sheffield United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Reading were 4th on 71 points from 43 and Sheffield United 24th on 38 points from 43. Reading went on to finish that season 5th with 79 points, and Sheffield United 23rd with 42.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 2 draws and 3 for Sheffield United.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · N. HuntReading · 1-0
  • 20'Goal · H. Robson-KanuReading · 2-0
  • 30'Goal · Darius HendersonSheffield United · 2-1
  • 45'Goal · L. WilliamsonSheffield United · 2-2
  • 51'Goal · Darius HendersonSheffield United · 2-3
  • 57'Yellow card · S. LowrySheffield United

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Reading 4, draws 2, Sheffield United 3.

Team news

Unavailable

Reading line-up

Alex Simon McCarthy, Andy Griffin, Matthew Mills, Zurab Khizanishvili, Ian Harte, Jem Karacan, Mikele Leigertwood, Jobi McAnuff, Shane Long, Hal Robson-Kanu, Noel Hunt

Sheffield United expected line-up

Steve Simonsen, Matthew Lowton, Nyron Nosworthy, Shane Lowry, Johannes Ertl, Bjørn Helge Semundseth Riise, S. Quinn, Ched Evans, Richard Cresswell, N. Collins, Michael Doyle