Watford 2-2 Reading: result and report

Championship · Saturday 20 September 2008

Result

Watford 2-2 Reading

Championship · Saturday 20 September 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Watford 2-2 Reading: match report

Watford drew with Reading 2-2 in the Championship on Saturday 20 September 2008. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Watford's goals came from Mark Smith (57') and John-Joe O'Toole (64'). Reading scored through an own goal by John Eustace (13') and Noel Hunt (87', penalty).

Discipline: Watford received 4 yellow cards; Reading received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 15th on 7 points from 6 and Reading 5th on 10 points from 6. Watford went on to finish that season 13th with 58 points, and Reading 5th with 77.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Watford win, 3 draws and 0 for Reading.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Own goal · John EustaceReading · 0-1
  • 13'Yellow card · W. HoskinsWatford
  • 13'Yellow card · Jobi McAnuffWatford
  • 33'Yellow card · Jem KaracanReading
  • 56'Yellow card · Chris ArmstrongReading
  • 57'Goal · Mark SmithWatford · 1-1
  • 64'Goal · John-Joe O'TooleWatford · 2-1
  • 65'Yellow card · Ingo GoetzeReading
  • 65'Yellow card · John-Joe O'TooleWatford
  • 83'Yellow card · Jon HarleyWatford
  • 84'Yellow card · Andre BikeyReading
  • 87'Penalty goal · Noel HuntReading · 2-2

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Watford 1, draws 3, Reading 0.

Team news

Watford expected line-up

Ben Foster, Daniel Shittu, Jordan Stewart, Lloyd Doyley, Jay DeMerit, Douglas Rinaldi, Gavin Mahon, Alhassan Bangura, Damien Francis, Tommy Smith, Marlon King

Reading expected line-up (4-4-2)

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