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Reading vs Newcastle

Premier League · Round 6 · Sat 29 Sep 2012, 15:00

Reading
22 Full time
Newcastle

Reading and Newcastle drew 2–2 on 29 September 2012 (Premier League 2012-2013, Round 6). Goals – Reading: Jimmy Kebe 58', Noel Hunt 62'; Newcastle: Demba Ba 58', 83'. In 6 Premier League meetings since 2000-01, Reading have won 3, Newcastle 2 and 1 match has been drawn.

Summary

Key events

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. 58' Jimmy Kebe Reading · assist Jobi McAnuff 1–0
  3. 58' Demba Ba Newcastle · assist Cheik Tiote 1–1
  4. 62' Noel Hunt Reading · assist Jobi McAnuff 2–1
  5. 83' Demba Ba Newcastle · assist Shane Ferguson 2–2
  6. Full time · 2–2

Lineups

Reading

  1. 21 Alex McCarthy
  2. 24 Shaun Cummings
  3. 17 Kaspars Gorkss
  4. 10 Noel Hunt
  5. 4 Jem Karacan
  6. 14 Jimmy Kebe
  7. 8 Mikele Leigertwood
  8. 6 Adrian Mariappa
  9. 11 Jobi McAnuff
  10. 7 Pavel Pogrebnyak
  11. 3 Nicky Shorey

Substitutes used

Unused

Danny Guthrie, Alex Pearce, Hal Robson-Kanu, Stuart Taylor

Newcastle

  1. 37 Steve Harper
  2. 19 Demba Ba
  3. 10 Hatem Ben Arfa
  4. 20 Gael Bigirimana
  5. 9 Papiss Cisse
  6. 18 Jonas Gutierrez
  7. 14 James Perch
  8. 3 Davide Santon
  9. 27 Steven Taylor
  10. 24 Cheik Tiote
  11. 6 Mike Williamson

Substitutes used

Unused

Sammy Ameobi, Vurnon Anita, Rob Elliot, Gabriel Obertan

Head-to-head & form

Head-to-head since 2000-01

Full head-to-head
3Reading wins1Draw2Newcastle wins

6 meetings · goals Reading 9–10 Newcastle

Previous meetings

5 Apr 2008 Newcastle3–0FT · 15:00Reading
27 Oct 2007 Reading2–1FT · 14:00Newcastle
30 Apr 2007 Reading1–0FT · 20:00Newcastle
6 Dec 2006 Newcastle3–2FT · 19:45Reading

Form before the match

Last five Premier League matches, oldest to newest.

Final table 2012-2013

Full table
# Team P W D L GD Pts
16 Newcastle 38 11 8 19 −23 41
19 Reading 38 6 10 22 −30 28

Top scorers 2012-2013

All scorers

Reading

  1. Adam Le Fondre 12
  2. Hal Robson-Kanu 7
  3. Jimmy Kebe 5

Newcastle

  1. Papiss Cisse 8
  2. Yohan Cabaye 6
  3. Hatem Ben Arfa 4