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Saturday August 18, 2007 Finished Madejski Stadium

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Reading

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Everton

  1. Hunt gives Royals Everton win

    Hunt gives Royals Everton win

    A first half goal from Stephen Hunt gave Reading a 1-0 win over Everton at the Madejski Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Reading
    • Everton
    • 90+4' It's all over. Reading have the win.
    • 90+2' Another long ball is pumped into the Reading area, though this time Hahnemann comes to claim and launches it right down the other end.
    • 90' It's all hands to the pump in the Reading defence as they try to preserve their lead.
    • 86' McFadden hits the post with a curling left foot effort frmo the right hand side of the area...it comes out to Johnson, De la Cruz makes the challenge but then loses it, Johnson shoots, hits the post, and it rolls across goal and away!!!What drama!!!
    • 82' McFadden booked for diving by referee Steve Bennett after a disgraceful dive! Ingimarsson didn't even touch him!
    • 80' Ivar Ingimarsson and Andre Bikey have ensured that Andy Johnson has not had a sniff this afternoon.
    • 74' Ingimarsson is penalised for going in heavily on Howard.
    • 69' A neat free-kick routine releases Pienaar in the area, but the Reading defence are on the alert again to knock it out for a corner.
    • 65' Seol is down injured. He seems to have hurt his back.
    • 62' This is a better spell of pressure from Everton.
    • 60' Johnson tries to burst clear of the Reading defence, Ingimarsson gets back to pressure him, and Johnson scoops another disappointing effort over the bar.
    • 56 Anichebe is off injured. Pienaar trots on in his place.
    • 56 Seol crosses to Hunt at the back post, he tricks Hibbert with a clever touch, but can't finish it off!!
    • 54' Bikey has marshalled Johnson well so far. The livewire striker has been uncharacteristically quiet.
    • 52' Good delivery from Arteta...and Bikey is forced to scramble clear for a corner. Arteta swings it in again, and Reading clear.
    • 49' Bikey is penalised for bundling over Johnson on the right flank.
    • 46' We're underway in the second half here at the Madejski Stadium.
    • 45' There's half-time, and Reading fully deserve their lead.
    • 44' A long throw from the right flank bounced all the way across the box, Doyle held off the centre-back, and Hunt outmuscled Hibbert at the far post, before poking the ball past Howard.
    • 43' Stephen Hunt steals in at the far post in front of Hibbert to put Reading ahead!!
    • 41' Anichebe manages to work the ball across the edge of the area to Osman, though again he is off target with his shot.
    • 37' Reading now try to work it intricately through the middle to Shane Long, who is immediately flagged offside.
    • 34 Graeme Murty's afternoon is over. He's coming off injured, and is replaced by de la Cruz.
    • 32 Arteta swings a free-kick from the right flank into the Reading area, though none of the Everton big men really make their presence felt.
    • 29 Hunt with a great chance for a header at the back post from Doyle's, but he totally miscues it!! What a chance that was!
    • 25' Reading with a decent three-on-three situation, Doyle plays it across the box, but fails to find a team-mate and Everton clear.
    • 23' Cross comes in from Bikey on the right wing, Doyle gets in front of his man, but can't force his shot on target. Reading still have slightly the upper hand here.
    • 21' Anichebe does well to power his way through the left side of the area, though Johnson is heavily marked when the pull-back finally arrives.
    • 20' Huge shout for handball off Joleon Lescott, but Steve Bennet waves play on.
    • 18' Hunt bursts through the left flank and wins a free-kick off Osman....but the delivery is a poor one.
    • 14' Leon Osman workls himself an opening on the edge of the Reading area, but sees his shot sail well over the bar.
    • 10' Hibbert crosses for Arteta at the back post...he tees up Johnson, but the striker elects to take a first touch before scooping his effort over the bar from close range. He should have hit that first-time.
    • 8' Cracking ball now right across the face of goal from Hunt...but neither Doyle nor Long can get onto the end of it.
    • 6' Hunt swings a decent corner into the heart of the Everton area...Howard gathers calmly.
    • 5' Wigan on the attack early on. Seol plays it in towards Doyle at the near post... but Lescott is there to clear.
    • 1' We're underway at the Madejski Stadium.
    • 14:40 Everton team: Howard, Hibbert, Lescott, Stubbs, Nuno Valente, Osman, Carsley, Neville, Arteta, Anichebe, Johnson; Substitutes: Ruddy, Baines, McFadden, Jagielka, Pienaar;
    • 14:40 Reading team: Hahnemann, Murty, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Shorey, Ki-Hyeon, Harper, Gunnarsson, Hunt, Doyle, Long; Substitutes: Federici, Oster, Convey, Fae, De la Cruz;
    • 14:30 Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live text comments of Reading v Everton.

  • Team Stats

    Reading Stats Everton
    50% Possession 49%
    7 Shots 14
    2 Shots on target 1
    0 Saves 0
    4 Corners 12
    8 Fouls 15
    2 Offsides 3
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    23 Tackles 15
    137 Accurate passes 181
    62 Bad passes 48

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Reading
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Marcus Hahnemann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
      22 André Stéphane Bikey 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 7
      3 Nicky Shorey 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 22 15 2
      2 Graeme Murty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1
      16 Ivar Ingimarsson 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13 4 1
      15 James Harper 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 3 0
      6 Brynjar Gunnarsson 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 13 5 2
      19 Ki-Hyeon Seol 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 10 4 5
      10 Stephen Hunt 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 12 9 3
      24 Shane Long 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 10 4 0
      9 Kevin Doyle 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 11 5 1
      20 Emerse Fae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Bobby Convey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
      11 John Oster 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
      32 Adam Federici 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Ulises de la Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1
    • Everton
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      24 Tim Howard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 4 0
      5 Joleon Lescott 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15 6 0
      19 Nuno Valente 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 22 11 4
      2 Tony Hibbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 5
      15 Alan Stubbs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 2
      18 Philip Neville 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 25 3 1
      26 Lee Carsley 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 6 0
      6 Mikel Arteta 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 25 8 1
      21 Leon Osman 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 2
      8 Andrew Johnson 0 6 1 0 2 2 0 8 1 0
      28 Victor Anichebe 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 8 4 0
      16 Phil Jagielka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 James McFadden 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 0
      3 Leighton Baines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 John Ruddy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Steven Pienaar 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 1 0

  • Summary

    • 86' McFadden hits the post with a curling left foot effort frmo the right hand side of the area...it comes out to Johnson, De la Cruz makes the challenge but then loses it, Johnson shoots, hits the post, and it rolls across goal and away!!!What drama!!!
    • 43' Stephen Hunt steals in at the far post in front of Hibbert to put Reading ahead!!
    • 29 Hunt with a great chance for a header at the back post from Doyle's, but he totally miscues it!! What a chance that was!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Stephen Graham Bennett

  • Reading

    Manager: Steve Coppell

    On the Field

    • Hahnemann
    • Murty
    • Bikey
    • Ingimarsson
    • Shorey
    • Ki-Hyeon
    • Harper
    • Gunnarsson
    • Hunt
    • Doyle
    • Long

    Subs

    • Oster
    • de la Cruz
    • Convey
    • Federici
    • Fae

    Injured

    • Duberry
    • Little
    • Brown
    • Lita

    Suspended

    • Kitson
    • Cisse

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    On the Field

    • Howard
    • Hibbert
    • Stubbs
    • Lescott
    • Valente
    • Osman
    • Carsley
    • Neville
    • Arteta
    • Anichebe
    • Johnson

    Subs

    • Jagielka
    • McFadden
    • Ruddy
    • Pienaar

    Injured

    • Cahill
    • Vaughan
    • Baines

    Suspended

    None