Sunderland 3-0 Reading: result and report

Sunderland 3-0 Reading

Premier League · Tuesday 11 December 2012, 19:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Sunderland defeated Reading 3-0 in the Premier League on Tuesday 11 December 2012. The half-time score was 2-0.

James McClean opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Sunderland's goals came from James McClean (3'), Steven Fletcher (28') and Stéphane Sessègnon (90+4'). Reading did not score.

Discipline: Sunderland received 2 yellow cards; Reading received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Sunderland were 18th on 14 points from 15 and Reading 19th on 9 points from 15. Sunderland went on to finish that season 14th with 41 points, and Reading 19th with 30.

Sunderland lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Reading in a 4-4-1-1.

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

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