Portsmouth F.C. 7–4 Reading F.C.

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Portsmouth 7–4 Reading
Event 2007–08 Premier League
Date 29 September 2007
Venue Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Referee Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
Attendance 20,102

The Premier League match between Portsmouth and Reading set a record as the highest scoring match in Premier League history.[1][2] The match was played at Fratton Park in Portsmouth on 29 September 2007. Eleven goals were scored in the match, leaving a final scoreline of 7–4 in Portsmouth's favour.

Match

Summary

Two Benjani goals had the home side, Portsmouth, leading 2–0 before Stephen Hunt struck on the stroke of half-time and David James then gifted Dave Kitson an equaliser. Hermann Hreidarsson restored the lead before James atoned for his error by keeping out a Nicky Shorey penalty. Benjani restored the two-goal lead and Niko Kranjcar, Sean Davis (later credited to Ivar Ingimarsson via a huge deflection) and Sulley Muntari sealed victory, with Shane Long responding between that and a deflected Nicky Shorey strike was the final goal (this was also later credited as an own goal by Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell). With nine different scorers, the match also holds the record for the most goal scorers in a Premier League match, jointly held with Arsenal's 5–4 win at Tottenham in 2004–05.[3]

Details

29 September 2007
15:00 BST
Portsmouth 7 – 4 Reading
Benjani Goal 7'37'70'
Hreiðarsson Goal 55'
Kranjčar Goal 75'
Ingimarsson Goal 81' (o.g.)
Muntari Goal 90+2' (pen.)
Report Hunt Goal 45'
Kitson Goal 48'
Long Goal 79'
Campbell Goal 90+4' (o.g.)
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Attendance: 20,102
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
Portsmouth
Reading
PORTSMOUTH:
GK 1 England David James
RB 5 England Glen Johnson
CB 23 England Sol Campbell
CB 15 France Sylvain Distin
LB 7 Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson
RCM 8 Senegal Papa Bouba Diop
CM 28 England Sean Davis
LCM 11 Ghana Sulley Muntari
RW 17 Nigeria John Utaka
CF 25 Zimbabwe Benjani Mwaruwari Substituted off 80'
LW 19 Croatia Niko Kranjčar
Substitutes:
GK 13 England Jamie Ashdown
DF 16 France Noé Pamarot
MF 14 England Matthew Taylor Booked
MF 30 Portugal Pedro Mendes
FW 10 England David Nugent Substituted in 80'
Manager:
England Harry Redknapp
READING:
GK 1 United States Marcus Hahnemann
RB 2 Scotland Graeme Murty Substituted off 77'
CB 29 England Michael Duberry Booked
CB 28 Iceland Ívar Ingimarsson
LB 3 England Nicky Shorey
RM 19 England Liam Rosenior
CM 6 Iceland Brynjar Gunnarsson Substituted off 77'
CM 15 England James Harper
LM 10 Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt
CF 9 Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle
CF 12 England Dave Kitson
Substitutes:
GK 32 Australia Adam Federici
DF 22 Cameroon André Bikey
MF 20 Ivory Coast Emerse Faé Substituted in 77'
FW 24 Republic of Ireland Shane Long Substituted in 77'
FW 8 England Leroy Lita
Manager:
England Steve Coppell

Post-match reaction

"The first half was probably our best 45 minutes this season, but to come in having conceded in the last minute of the half allowed them back in... people say we only play one up front but today proved that it's really three and no-one deserves a hat-trick more than Benji." Portsmouth coach Joe Jordan[1]

"It's difficult to analyse a match like that and if you try you will be there a very long time ...we scored four goals away from home and had a chance for another with a penalty. We played a full part in the game - I don't think many teams will come here this season and score four." Reading manager Steve Coppell[1]

References

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