Reading 2-4 Swansea City: result and report
Championship · Monday 30 May 2011
Result
Reading 2-4 Swansea City
Championship · Monday 30 May 2011, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-3
Reading 2-4 Swansea City: match report
Reading were beaten by Swansea City 2-4 in the Championship on Monday 30 May 2011. It was 0-3 at half-time.
Scott Sinclair opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Reading's goals came from an own goal by Joe Allen (49') and Matthew Mills (57'). Swansea City scored through Scott Sinclair (21', penalty), Scott Sinclair (22'), Stephen Dobbie (40') and Scott Sinclair (80', penalty).
Discipline: Reading received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Swansea City received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 5th on 79 points from 48 and Swansea City 2nd on 84 points from 48. Reading went on to finish that season 5th with 79 points, and Swansea City 2nd with 87.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Reading win, 2 draws and 3 for Swansea City.
Going into the match Reading's last five read W-D-W-D-L and Swansea City's W-D-W-W-W.
Key events
- 8'Yellow card · Andy Griffin
- 12'Yellow card · Fabio Borini
- 12'Yellow card · Zurab Khizanishvili
- 21'Penalty goal · Scott Sinclair
- 22'Goal · Scott Sinclair
- 39'Yellow card · Jobi McAnuff
- 40'Goal · Stephen Dobbie
- 46'Red card · Jay Tabb
- 49'Own goal · Joe Allen
- 54'Yellow card · Joe Allen
- 57'Goal · Matthew Mills
- 80'Penalty goal · Scott Sinclair
- 83'Yellow card · Mark Gower
Head-to-head
Team news
Reading line-up
Adam Federici, Andy Griffin, Matthew Mills, Zurab Khizanishvili, Ian Harte, Jem Karacan, Mikele Leigertwood, Jobi McAnuff, Jimmy Kébé, Shane Long, Noel Hunt
Swansea City line-up
Dorus De Vries, Ashley Williams, Alan Tate, Àngel Rangel, Nathan Dyer, Scott Sinclair, Joe Allen, Stephen Dobbie, Fabio Borini, Garry Monk, Leon Britton