Southampton 1-0 Reading: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 8 December 2012
Result
Southampton 1-0 Reading
Premier League · Saturday 8 December 2012, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Southampton 1-0 Reading: match report
Southampton beat Reading 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 8 December 2012. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Jason Puncheon of Southampton in the 61st minute.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Southampton were 18th on 12 points from 15 and Reading 19th on 9 points from 14. Southampton went on to finish that season 11th with 43 points, and Reading 19th with 30.
Southampton lined up in a 4-4-2 and Reading in a 4-4-2.
Going into the match Southampton's last five read L-D-W-W-D and Reading's L-L-L-W-D.
Key events
- 61'Goal · Jason Puncheon
Team news
Southampton line-up (4-4-2)
Kelvin Davis, Nathaniel Clyne, José Fonte, Maya Yoshida, Luke Shaw, Jack Cork, Morgan Schneiderlin, Adam Lallana, Jay Rodríguez, Rickie Lambert, Jason Puncheon
Reading line-up (4-4-2)
Adam Federici, Shaun Cummings, Sean Morrison, Hal Robson-Kanu, Mikele Leigertwood, Jobi McAnuff, Jason Roberts, Adam Le Fondre, Nicky Shorey, Adrian Mariappa, Jay Tabb