Reading 2-1 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 22 December 2007

Result

Reading 2-1 Sunderland

Premier League · Saturday 22 December 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 2-1 Sunderland: match report

Reading defeated Sunderland 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 22 December 2007. The half-time score was 0-0.

Ivar Ingimarsson opened the scoring in the 69th minute. Reading's goals came from Ivar Ingimarsson (69') and Noel Hunt (90+1'). Sunderland scored through Michael Chopra (83', penalty).

Discipline: Reading received no yellow cards; Sunderland received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 13th on 18 points from 17 and Sunderland 17th on 14 points from 17. Reading went on to finish that season 18th with 36 points, and Sunderland 15th with 39.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Reading wins, 0 draws and 1 for Sunderland.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Yellow card · Daryl MurphySunderland
  • 38'Yellow card · Grant LeadbitterSunderland
  • 61'Yellow card · K. JonesSunderland
  • 69'Goal · Ivar IngimarssonReading · 1-0
  • 83'Penalty goal · Michael ChopraSunderland · 1-1
  • 90+1'Goal · Noel HuntReading · 2-1
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Dwight YorkeSunderland

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Reading 0, draws 0, Sunderland 1.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ibrahima Sonko, Ivar Ingimarsson, Noel Hunt, James Harper, Kevin Doyle, Dave Kitson, Bobby Convey, Graeme Murty, Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson

Sunderland line-up (4-4-2)

Craig Gordon, Paul McShane, Danny Higginbotham, Danny Collins, Dean Whitehead, Grant Leadbitter, Daryl Murphy, Michael Chopra, Kenwyne Jones, Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole