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Reading vs Chelsea
15 Aug 2007, 20:00 · Premier League · 2007/2008
As it happened
Match timeline
ReadingMin
ChelseaIngo Goetze
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13′Kalifa Cisse
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15′- 26′
Ricardo Carvalho
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- ⇄
Andre Bikey
Substitution
Off: Michael Duberry
28′ - ⚽
Andre Bikey 1-0
Goal
29′ - 31′⇄
Glen Johnson
Substitution
Off: Ricardo Carvalho
- 31′
Steve Sidwell
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Noel Hunt
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37′- 46′⇄
John Mikel Obi
Substitution
Off: Steve Sidwell
- 46′⇄
Claudio Pizarro
Substitution
Off: Paulo Ferreira
- 47′⚽
Frank Lampard 1-1
Goal
- 50′⚽
Didier Drogba 1-2
Goal
Ivar Ingimarsson
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52′- ⇄
Brynjar Gunnarsson
Substitution
Off: Ingo Goetze
74′ - ⇄
Ki-Hyeon Seol
Substitution
Off: John Oster
79′ Kalifa Cisse
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83′- 90′
Ashley Cole
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- 90+1′
John Mikel Obi
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The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.94 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 7.34 | |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.04 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.83 | |
| 79 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7.04 | |
| 83 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.22 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 7.14 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 6.94 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7.14 | |
| 74 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.32 | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.53 | |
| 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.63 | |
| 62 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 7.96 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Reading
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Chelsea
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Reading’s ground: 2 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Reading’s home games with Chelsea’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
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More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2007/2008. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Chelsea
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Previous meetings
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