Reading 2-4 Liverpool - September 25, 2007 / League Cup 2007/2008
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28'
64'
REA
23' - Goal
Yossi Benayoun
28' - Goal
Bobby Convey28
REA
50' - Goal
Fernando Torres
64' - Goal
John Halls64
69' - Substitution
Fábio Aureliois substituted by John Arne Riise 72' - Goal
Fernando Torres
77' - Substitution
Peter Crouchis substituted by Steven Gerrard
79' - Substitution
Shane Longis substituted by James Henry79
80' - Substitution
John Hallsis substituted by Dave Kitson
80' - Substitution
Bobby Conveyis substituted by Stephen Hunt80 86' - Goal
Fernando Torres
89' - Substitution
Lucas Leivais substituted by Jack Hobbs
LIV
LIV
Team line-ups
Reading
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Adam Federici | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
André Bikey | 22 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Duberry | 31 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Halls | 6480 | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ulises de la Cruz | 33 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicky Shorey | 26 | 229 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Emerse Faé | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
James Harper | 26 | 233 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Convey | 2880 | 24 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Shane Long | 79 | 20 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Leroy Lita | 22 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
68
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Charles Itandje | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jamie Carragher | 29 | 476 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Fábio Aurelio | 69 | 28 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Álvaro Arbeloa | 24 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Finnan | 31 | 192 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lucas Leiva | 89 | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mohamed Sissoko | 22 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sebastián Leto | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Yossi Benayoun | 23 | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Peter Crouch | 77 | 26 | 104 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Fernando Torres | 728650 | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
84
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
James Henry | 79 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Stephen Hunt | 80 | 26 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dave Kitson | 80 | 27 | 117 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Jack Hobbs | 89 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
John Arne Riise | 69 | 27 | 311 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steven Gerrard | 77 | 27 | 394 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
André Bikey
IN
Ívar Ingimarsson
OUT
Adam Federici
IN
Marcus Hahnemann
OUT
John Halls
IN
Graeme Murty
OUT
Ulises de la Cruz
IN
Liam Rosenior
OUT
Bobby Convey
IN
Stephen Hunt
OUT
Shane Long
IN
Dave Kitson
OUT
Leroy Lita
IN
Kevin Doyle
OUT
Emerse Faé
IN
Brynjar Gunnarsson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Fábio Aurelio
IN
John Arne Riise
OUT
Charles Itandje
IN
Pepe Reina
OUT
Peter Crouch
IN
Andriy Voronin
OUT
Sebastián Leto
IN
Dirk Kuyt
OUT
Lucas Leiva
IN
Javier Mascherano
OUT
Fernando Torres
IN
Ryan Babel
OUT
Steve Finnan
IN
Sami Hyypiä
OUT
Mohamed Sissoko
IN
Jermaine Pennant
OUT
Yossi Benayoun
IN
Steven Gerrard
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
52
197
Success rate in this team:
48 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Coppell vs Liverpool
5 victories
2 draws
9 losses
Coppell vs Benítez
0 victory
0 draw
4 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
47
190
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
48 %
Benítez vs Reading
4 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Benítez vs Coppell
4 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Martin Atkinson
2 victories |
3 draws |
6 losses |
Reading11 matches | General total | Liverpool77 matches | 40 victories |
20 draws |
17 losses |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Reading1 match | Season total | Liverpool2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on May 16, 2017 | Latest figure on May 17, 2022 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Reading keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored at home in League Cup running (since 23/08/2005). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 18/08/1993-12/08/1997 time period (9 matches).
It's the first time John Halls scores 1 goal in League Cup
It's the first time Yossi Benayoun scores 1 goal vs Reading in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VReading 1-0 Newcastle United30/04/2007 | LReading 0-2 Watford05/05/2007 | LReading 1-2 Chelsea15/08/2007 | VReading 1-0 Everton18/08/2007 | LReading 0-3 West Ham01/09/2007 | VReading 2-1 Wigan22/09/2007 |
| Overall | VReading 1-0 Everton18/08/2007 | LBolton Wanderers 3-0 Reading25/08/2007 | VSwansea 0-1 Reading28/08/2007 | LReading 0-3 West Ham01/09/2007 | LSunderland 2-1 Reading15/09/2007 | VReading 2-1 Wigan22/09/2007 |
Current form
| Away | LFulham 1-0 Liverpool05/05/2007 | VAston Villa 1-2 Liverpool11/08/2007 | VToulouse FC 0-1 Liverpool15/08/2007 | VSunderland 0-2 Liverpool25/08/2007 | DPortsmouth 0-0 Liverpool15/09/2007 | DFC Porto 1-1 Liverpool18/09/2007 |
| Overall | VSunderland 0-2 Liverpool25/08/2007 | VLiverpool 4-0 Toulouse FC28/08/2007 | VLiverpool 6-0 Derby County01/09/2007 | DPortsmouth 0-0 Liverpool15/09/2007 | DFC Porto 1-1 Liverpool18/09/2007 | DLiverpool 0-0 Birmingham City22/09/2007 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 7 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 9 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
86 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
7 |
|
11 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
4 |
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
Key players
 | Leroy Lita | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Leroy Lita | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
2 ga
Away
3 gf
6 ga
Total
4 gf
8 ga
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
3 ga
Away
2 gf
1 ga
Total
8 gf
4 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
November 04, 2006 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
April 07, 2007 |
Latest head to head
April 07, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007
November 04, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007
October 25, 2006 - League Cup 2006/2007
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
|
Shane Long | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
|
Leroy Lita | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
 |
Brynjar Gunnarsson | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
 |
André Bikey | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
Best historical scorers against Reading
 |
Dirk Kuyt | 3 goals | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
Álvaro Arbeloa | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
|
John Arne Riise | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
|
Peter Crouch | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
 |
Gabriel Paletta | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
 |
Robbie Fowler | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
|
John Oster | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
|
Stephen Hunt | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
|
André Bikey | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
Ívar Ingimarsson | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
|
Brynjar Gunnarsson | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
Glen Little | 2 matches | 2006 - 2006 |
Players with most games played vs Reading
 |
Mohamed Sissoko | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
Pepe Reina | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
|
John Arne Riise | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
|
Dirk Kuyt | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
|
Peter Crouch | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
Jermaine Pennant | 3 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
They played in both sides
13 matches
202 matches
They played in both sides
13 matches
202 matches
Competition info
The other matches
September 25, 2007
September 26, 2007
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