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Reading
Reading vs Brighton — Championship
5-1
Brighton
Going into the match, Reading had won 8, drawn 2, lost 0 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Brighton had won 1, drawn 6, lost 3 in 10, scoring 0.9.
Match report
Home form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 2, lost 0 (W W W W W). 2.0 scored per game, 0.4 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- W 3-0 vs Luton · 3 Dec 2005
- W 0-2 at Plymouth · 26 Nov 2005
- W 0-3 at Ipswich · 22 Nov 2005
- W 3-1 vs Hull City · 19 Nov 2005
- W 1-2 at QPR · 5 Nov 2005
- W 2-0 vs Sheffield Weds · 1 Nov 2005
Away form going in: Brighton
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 6, lost 3 (D D D L L). 0.9 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Watford · 3 Dec 2005
- D 0-0 vs Derby · 26 Nov 2005
- D 1-1 at Cardiff · 22 Nov 2005
- L 2-3 vs Crystal Palace · 20 Nov 2005
- L 3-0 at Stoke · 5 Nov 2005
- D 1-1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1 Nov 2005
Match statistics
| Reading | Metric | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Total shots | 2 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 11 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |