Reading 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 3 May 2008

Result

Reading 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Saturday 3 May 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Reading 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Reading were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 3 May 2008. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Robbie Keane of Tottenham Hotspur in the 16th minute.

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Tottenham Hotspur received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 17th on 33 points from 36 and Tottenham Hotspur 11th on 43 points from 36. Reading went on to finish that season 18th with 36 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 11th with 46.

Reading lined up in a 4-5-1 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Reading win, 0 draws and 2 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Going into the match Reading's last five read D-L-L-L-D and Tottenham Hotspur's D-D-D-D-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Robbie KeaneTottenham Hotspur · 0-1
  • 89'Yellow card · James HarperReading

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Reading 1, draws 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-5-1)

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ivar Ingimarsson, Andre Bikey, Michael Duberry, Noel Hunt, James Harper, Leroy Lita, Kevin Doyle, Dave Kitson, Liam Rosenior

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-2)

Radek Cerný, Michael Dawson, Alan Hutton, Didier Zokora, Jermaine Jenas, Gilberto, Steed Malbranque, Tom Huddlestone, Darren Bent, R. Keane, Jonathan Woodgate