Saturday February 2, 2013 Day 25 Finished Madejski Stadium

Reading 2 - 1 Sunderland

  • Kebe 7’, 85’
  • Gardner 29’ (pen.)

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  1. Premier League - Kebe brace gives Reading win over Sunderland

    Premier League - Kebe brace gives Reading win over Sunderland

    Jimmy Kebe scored a brace as Reading secured a 2-1 victory over Sunderland in the Premier League at the Madejski. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Reading
    • Sunderland
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    • 90+4 And that's it from the Madejski. Big win for Reading.
    • 90+3 Free-kick for Sunderland on the halfway line. Gardner lofts it in but Kebe clears.
    • 90+2 Federici beats away a driven Danny Rose effort from distance. Johnson’s cross is then cleared. This is a barnstorming finish.
    • 90+1 Three minutes of added time.
    • 90' Graham looks to latch on to the ball over the top but it has too much on it as the ball rolls out for a goal kick.
    • 88' Sunderland going long in search of a leveller but the hosts are comfortable.
    • 85' GOOOAL!! 2-1 to the hosts just as it looked like the game was drifting to a draw. Bramble gives away a free-kick in a dangerous position and Harte is over it down the right. He sweeps it to the far post for Kebe to head home from close range for what will surely be the winner.
    • 84' Johnson works some space having beaten Harte, and stands the ball up for Graham but he heads into the side-netting via a deflection for a corner. The resulting corner is met by Graham but his header is straight at Federici. Big chance.
    • 82' With Leigertwood switching off, N'Diaye is fed by Johnson but bearing down on goal he slices well wide. That was the chance to win it.
    • 80' Graham, who played against Sunderland on Tuesday, comes on for his debut for the visitors. Sessegnon makes way for Sunderland.
    • 78' Sessegnon exchanges passes with McClean to set the substitute away but his cross is laboured. Clear-cut chances at a premium here.
    • 76' Blackman is definitely a willing runner up front but this time he is caught on his heels as Bramble steps in to clear.
    • 75' From the resulting corner, Mariappa gets across his marker to head Harte’s corner onto the crossbar. So close and on second inspection that should have been a corner – fine save from Mignolet.
    • 73' Blackman and Le Fondre combine to win a corner from Bramble.
    • 72' Blackman is on for Pogrebnyak.
    • 71' Pogrebnyak, who will be shortly replaced, does well to hold the ball up and finds McAnuff in the corner but he gets the ball stuck under his feet and the chance is gone.
    • 69' With McClean on, Sunderland have a little bit more balance. N'Diaye goes down under the challenge of Kelly in the box and is insistent that he should have a penalty but referee Mason waves away the appeals.
    • 67' Reading break but the through-ball for Le Fondre has too much on it.
    • 66' Sunderland are having more of the territory here now and N'Diaye wins a corner. Johnson’s corner is cleared for another corner. The second is a truly awful out-swinger that the hosts clear.
    • 64' Le Fondre on for McCleary for the hosts as they go for the win.
    • 63' Johnson breaks down the left and then finds N'Diaye but leaning back the midfield man’s effort is high, wide and handsome.
    • 62' McClean on for Vaughan.
    • 60' N'Diaye loses the ball to Akpan but the midfielder does well to get back and reclaim the ball before winning a free-kick. The pace of the game has slowed somewhat and it is suiting the visitors.
    • 59' Kelly is late on Danny Rose and the visitors have a free-kick.
    • 58' The free-kick is straight into the wall though.
    • 57' McAnuff breaks to win a free-kick, left of centre and 20 yards out. Harte over it.
    • 56' Sessegnon gives away a free-kick and Harte delivers – it goes straight out for a goal kick.
    • 54' Akpan draws a foul about forty yards out but Harte strikes at goal. Mignolet can only push it wide and Kebe clips it back into the area but Pearce can’t get to it. Chance.
    • 52' Leigertwood is again the fulcrum for Reading and he finds Harte whose delivery is decent but the visitors clear.
    • 50' Sessegnon, though, has been bright thus far and he draws a foul from Pearce.
    • 48' Bit of a sluggish start from both sides here in the second period.
    • 46' Danny Rose on for Seb Larsson. Colback into midfield it looks like.
    • 46' Reading get us underway in the second-half.
    • 45+2 Akpan lofts the ball into the box but Pogrebnyak heads up and wide. Referee Mason blows the whistle for half-time.
    • 45' Two minutes of added time as Reading win a corner.
    • 44' Johnson’s delivery again lets him down as Sunderland work the ball well in the channels.
    • 43' Sunderland are coming into this as the half draws to a close. Sessegnon gets in a one-on-one situation with Kelly in the box, he drops his shoulder and thrashed a ball across the box that Federici pushes out from the danger zone.
    • 41' McAnuff wins a free-kick from Colback that Harte whips to the far post. Pogrebnyak manages to get to the ball first but his header is well-saved by Mignolet. That was a decent save from the keeper but it was at a decent height.
    • 39' Fletcher looks for Sessegnon but the ball doesn’t have enough on it and Kelly clears. From the throw, the Mackems work the ball to Johnson in behind but his cross fails to beat the first man. The corner is cleared out to corner taker Larsson whose delivery is just too close to Federici.
    • 37' Leigertwood is having a fantastic game thus far – he finds Harte out on the left. The Irishman cuts inside and strikes on goal with his right foot but it dribbles wide.
    • 35' Sunderland break with Sessegnon and Larsson but Harte comes across to block for another corner. Federici comes through the crowd to punch clear.
    • 34' Reading have regrouped and are again the dominant force. Bramble continues the theme of silly challenges, this time going through the back of Pogrebnyak. That decision earns him a yellow card and Reading a free-kick.
    • 32' Craig Gardner has scored four of his last six PL goals from set pieces, two penalties and two free kicks. (INFOSTRADA)
    • 31' O'Shea was going away from goal and was just attempting to lay the ball out to Johnson. An almost indescribably bad decision to make the challenge.
    • 29' Despite guessing right, Federici can’t get to Gardner’s well struck penalty. 1-1.
    • 27' Harte gives away a corner but Johnson wastes it to the near post. There is a race to the loose clearance between O'Shea and Pogrebnyak. Inexplicably, the Russian slides in and Mason gives the spot kick. What was he thinking?
    • 25' N'Diaye cuts in from the left and draws a fine save from Federici, who is then straight up to block Larsson’s follow-up. Great double save from the Reading man – and that will serve as a warning to the Royals of the fragility of a one goal lead.
    • 23' Sessegnon nor Johnson have had a touch of the ball yet, which, with the way that the visitors are set up, will be a worry to O'Neill.
    • 22' Bramble manages to clear up a poor square ball from Gardner, who has had a stinker thus far.
    • 21' The corner is too close to Mignolet who quickly releases to Colback but his cross is easily cleared.
    • 19' Gardner is in the book following a switch of play from Mariappa to McCleary. The Sunderland man, having lost the flight of the ball hauled the winger back. Harte with the free-kick to Pearce at the back post but N'Diaye manages to bundle the ball over the bar.
    • 17' McCleary is having the run of the left – neither Larsson or Gardner can get to grips with him but his cross is just too far ahead of Pogrebnyak.
    • 15' This is the ninth time Reading score the opening goal of a PL match this season. They have won one of those matches, 1-0 against West Ham on 29 December. (INFOSTRADA)
    • 14' If the league started on Boxing Day, Reading would be top six – so they are a form team.
    • 13' Reading really having the better of this territorially and McCleary, who has been bright, wins a free-kick down the left. Harte whips it in but it is just behind Pogrebnyak.
    • 11' Pogrebnyak has been a handful thus far – having grappled with O’Shea, he wins a throw in a decent position.
    • 9' Sunderland have only come from behind to win once in the last four years having gone behind away from home – to be fair, that was in their last away match at Wigan.
    • 7' GOOOAL!! Kebe gives the hosts the lead. McAnuff gets to the byline before cutting the ball back to Kebe, whose first touch takes him past O'Shea before thrashing a strike past Mignolet from near the penalty spot.
    • 5' McCleary shows some good feet down the left but his cross is cleared.
    • 3' Bit of a feisty start out there as now McAnuff goes down under the challenge of Gardner but this time there is no yellow.
    • 1' McAnuff is in the book for a late one on Fletcher.
    • 1' Sunderland get us underway.
    • 14:55 The referee for today's fixture is Lee Mason.
    • 14:50 MATCH ODDS: Reading 7/5 Sunderland 9/5 Draw 12/5
    • 14:45 MANAGERS QUOTES: Brian McDermott: "The lads are fired up for every game and this one is no different. Sunderland played well against us at the Stadium of Light, got an early goal and went from there. But we know it won't be easy for them to come here now with how we are playing and long may that continue. When they and Martin started the season it was difficult, but look at them now. They're comfortable in the league and once again Martin is doing a great job, which he always does."
    • 14:40 In an attempt to ease the scoring burden on Steven Fletcher, Sunderland acquired Danny Graham as the window drew to a close. But his Newcastle heritage has made his an unpopular signing amongst some of the Mackems’ faithful – a scoring debut may go some way to addressing their angst.
    • 14:35 Christmas day saw Reading six points adrift of safety but they have garnered 11 points since then to climb out of the bottom three. Much of this resurgence is down to the form of Adam Le Fondre, who has scored seven goals in 2013.
    • 14:30 Danny Rose is only fit enough for the bench following a hamstring injury while Danny Graham is straight into the squad following his £5 million switch from Swansea. Lee Cattermole remains out with a knee problem.
    • 14:25 Brian McDermott is without both Noel Hunt and Jason Roberts, who failed late fitness tests. Adam Le Fondre remains as a super-sub despite his two goal salvo against Chelsea, with Pavel Pogrebnyak the focal point of attack.
    • 14:20 TEAMS: Reading: Federici; Kelly, Harte, Mariappa, Pearce; Akpan, Leigertwood, McAnuff (c); McCleary, Kebe; Pogrebnyak. Subs: Taylor, Shorey, Morrison, Karacan, Guthrie, Blackman, Le Fondre. /// Sunderland: Mignolet; Gardner, Colback, Bramble, O'Shea (c); N'Diaye, Vaughan, Larsson, Johnson, Sessegnon, Fletcher. Subs: Westwood, Mangane, Rose, Bardsley, McClean, Wickham, Graham.
    • 14:15 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage from the Madejski Stadium where Reading welcome Sunderland in the Premier League.

  • Summary

    • 85' GOOOAL!! 2-1 to the hosts just as it looked like the game was drifting to a draw. Bramble gives away a free-kick in a dangerous position and Harte is over it down the right. He sweeps it to the far post for Kebe to head home from close range for what will surely be the winner.
    • 84' Johnson works some space having beaten Harte, and stands the ball up for Graham but he heads into the side-netting via a deflection for a corner. The resulting corner is met by Graham but his header is straight at Federici. Big chance.
    • 82' With Leigertwood switching off, N'Diaye is fed by Johnson but bearing down on goal he slices well wide. That was the chance to win it.
    • 75' From the resulting corner, Mariappa gets across his marker to head Harte’s corner onto the crossbar. So close and on second inspection that should have been a corner – fine save from Mignolet.
    • 69' With McClean on, Sunderland have a little bit more balance. N'Diaye goes down under the challenge of Kelly in the box and is insistent that he should have a penalty but referee Mason waves away the appeals.
    • 54' Akpan draws a foul about forty yards out but Harte strikes at goal. Mignolet can only push it wide and Kebe clips it back into the area but Pearce can’t get to it. Chance.
    • 41' McAnuff wins a free-kick from Colback that Harte whips to the far post. Pogrebnyak manages to get to the ball first but his header is well-saved by Mignolet. That was a decent save from the keeper but it was at a decent height.
    • 29' Despite guessing right, Federici can’t get to Gardner’s well struck penalty. 1-1.
    • 27' Harte gives away a corner but Johnson wastes it to the near post. There is a race to the loose clearance between O'Shea and Pogrebnyak. Inexplicably, the Russian slides in and Mason gives the spot kick. What was he thinking?
    • 25' N'Diaye cuts in from the left and draws a fine save from Federici, who is then straight up to block Larsson’s follow-up. Great double save from the Reading man – and that will serve as a warning to the Royals of the fragility of a one goal lead.
    • 7' GOOOAL!! Kebe gives the hosts the lead. McAnuff gets to the byline before cutting the ball back to Kebe, whose first touch takes him past O'Shea before thrashing a strike past Mignolet from near the penalty spot.
    • 14:20 TEAMS: Reading: Federici; Kelly, Harte, Mariappa, Pearce; Akpan, Leigertwood, McAnuff (c); McCleary, Kebe; Pogrebnyak. Subs: Taylor, Shorey, Morrison, Karacan, Guthrie, Blackman, Le Fondre. /// Sunderland: Mignolet; Gardner, Colback, Bramble, O'Shea (c); N'Diaye, Vaughan, Larsson, Johnson, Sessegnon, Fletcher. Subs: Westwood, Mangane, Rose, Bardsley, McClean, Wickham, Graham.

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      7 6
      Defenders
      8 6
      6.3 6
      7.4 6
      6.5 7
      Midfielders
      5.3 7
      Substitution Out65′ 6.3 5
      6.2 5
      Yellow Card 6.5 6
      Goals ×2 9 8
      Strikers
      Substitution Out72′ 7.2 5
      Subs
      Substitution In65′ 6 5
      Substitution In72′ 6 5
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      6.2 5
      Defenders
      Goal Yellow Card 5.7 5
      5.3 5
      Yellow Card 4.4 5
      5.3 5
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out62′ 6.2 5
      Substitution Out45′ 5.2 5
      6.2 6
      Yellow Card Substitution Out80′ 6 6
      5.3 4
      Strikers
      6.1 6
      Subs
      Substitution In80′ 4 5
      Substitution In45′ 7 6
      Substitution In62′ 5 6

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