Tottenham Hotspur 6-4 Reading: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 29 December 2007

Result

Tottenham Hotspur 6-4 Reading

Premier League · Saturday 29 December 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Tottenham Hotspur 6-4 Reading: match report

Tottenham Hotspur won against Reading 6-4 in the Premier League on Saturday 29 December 2007. The half-time score was 1-1.

Dimitar Berbatov opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Dimitar Berbatov (7'), Dimitar Berbatov (63'), Dimitar Berbatov (72'), S. Malbranque (75'), Jermain Defoe (78') and Dimitar Berbatov (83'). Reading scored through Kalifa Cisse (16'), Ivar Ingimarsson (53'), Dave Kitson (70') and Dave Kitson (74').

Discipline: Tottenham Hotspur received no yellow cards; Reading received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Tottenham Hotspur were 13th on 21 points from 19 and Reading 12th on 22 points from 19. Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 11th with 46 points, and Reading 18th with 36.

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Dimitar BerbatovTottenham Hotspur · 1-0
  • 10'Yellow card · Kalifa CisseReading
  • 16'Goal · Kalifa CisseReading · 1-1
  • 53'Goal · Ivar IngimarssonReading · 1-2
  • 63'Goal · Dimitar BerbatovTottenham Hotspur · 2-2
  • 70'Goal · Dave KitsonReading · 2-3
  • 72'Goal · Dimitar BerbatovTottenham Hotspur · 3-3
  • 74'Goal · Dave KitsonReading · 3-4
  • 75'Goal · S. MalbranqueTottenham Hotspur · 4-4
  • 78'Missed penalty · Robbie KeaneTottenham Hotspur
  • 78'Yellow card · Nicky ShoreyReading
  • 78'Goal · Jermain DefoeTottenham Hotspur · 5-4
  • 83'Goal · Dimitar BerbatovTottenham Hotspur · 6-4
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Ingo GoetzeReading

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Paul Robinson, Pascal Chimbonda, Young-Pyo Lee, Younès Kaboul, Ledley King, Jermaine Jenas, Steed Malbranque, Tom Huddlestone, Dimitar Berbatov, R. Keane, Aaron Lennon

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

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