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Reading vs Cardiff City

Championship
Reading
21-6-1
5-1
Final
Cardiff
10-8-10
Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'CAR
64%Possession36%
12Shots8
9On target6
8Corners3
5Saves5
4Fouls7

Who won: Reading 5-1

Reading beat Cardiff City 5-1 on Monday, January 2, 2006 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Reading: Steve Sidwell (11', 71'), Ibrahima Sonko (32') and Dave Kitson (51', 76' pen). Goals for Cardiff: Cameron Jerome (62').

What it means

  • Reading has won 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Neil AlexanderG
  2. 2Rhys WestonD
  3. 3Chris BarkerD
  4. 4Darren PurseD
  5. 5Glenn LoovensD
  6. 6Jason KoumasM
  7. 7Jeff WhitleyM
  8. 8Joe LedleyM
  9. 9Kevin CooperM
  10. 10Alan LeeF
  11. 11Cameron JeromeF
Reading6th in English League One
Lineup
  1. 1Marcus HahnemannG
  2. 2Graeme MurtyD
  3. 3Nicky ShoreyD
  4. 4Ibrahima SonkoD
  5. 5Ivar IngimarssonD
  6. 6Glen LittleM
  7. 7Steve SidwellM
  8. 8James HarperM
  9. 9Bobby ConveyM
  10. 10Dave KitsonF
  11. 11Kevin DoyleF

Head to head

REA leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Reading 2, Cardiff 2 (Dec 26)

Last 5

CAR
  • Wvs SOU2-1
  • L@ QPR0-1
  • Lvs PLY0-2
  • Tvs DER0-0
  • W@ LEE1-0
REA
  • T@ DER2-2
  • Wvs LEI2-0
  • W@ WOL2-0
  • W@ MIL2-0
  • Wvs BHA5-1

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Game info

Venue
Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England · Attendance 22,061
Officials
R Olivier (Referee)

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Season seriesREA leads series 3-1-1

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