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Reading vs Portsmouth — Premier League
0-2
Portsmouth
Going into the match, Reading had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Portsmouth had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (L D W D W). 1.7 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 100% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 6-4 at Tottenham · 29 Dec 2007
- D 1-1 at West Ham · 26 Dec 2007
- W 2-1 vs Sunderland · 22 Dec 2007
- D 1-1 at Birmingham · 15 Dec 2007
- W 3-1 vs Liverpool · 8 Dec 2007
- D 1-1 vs Middlesbrough · 1 Dec 2007
Away form going in: Portsmouth
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (L D L L W). 1.0 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs Middlesbrough · 29 Dec 2007
- D 0-0 vs Arsenal · 26 Dec 2007
- L 4-1 at Liverpool · 22 Dec 2007
- L 0-1 vs Tottenham · 15 Dec 2007
- W 1-3 at Aston Villa · 8 Dec 2007
- D 0-0 vs Everton · 1 Dec 2007
Match statistics
| Reading | Metric | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Total shots | 18 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 13 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Premier League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Leeds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Newcastle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Ipswich | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 | Tottenham | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
| 20 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |