Charlton Athletic vs Reading
Match pulse
CHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'REA 
58%Possession42%
10Shots9
7On target4
4Corners7
2Saves6
3Fouls10
54'Hamer BouazzaCHA67'Ibrahima SonkoREA84'Ibrahima SonkoREA90'+3'Noel HuntREA
Who won: Charlton 4-2
Charlton Athletic beat Reading 4-2 on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at The Valley. Goals for Charlton: Matthew Holland (26'), Andy Gray (42' pen), Luke Varney (69') and Hamer Bouazza (72'). Goals for Reading: Ibrahima Sonko (45'+1') and Stephen Hunt (54' pen).
| Lineup | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Nicky WeaverG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yassin MoutaouakilD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark HudsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan FortuneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant BaseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd SamM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick BaileyM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew HollandM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamer BouazzaF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke VarneyF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy GrayF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Robert ElliotG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José SemedoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonjo ShelveyM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren AmbroseM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris DicksonF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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