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2003/04 Reports

Competition Date Opponent Venue Result
League Division 1 Tuesday, 14th October (8pm) Gillingham Home Won 2-1

Match facts:

Reading goals: Scott Murray (54 minutes), Steve Sidwell (85 minutes)
Assists: Nicky Shorey, Shaun Goater
Opposition goal: After 73 minutes
Half-time: Reading 0 Gillingham 0
Gamebreaker: Final whistle
Attendance:
13,011
Weather: Cool, dry
Referee: Clive Penton (Woodingdean, Brighton)

Reading line-up: 1 Marcus Hahnemann; 25 Ricky Newman, 8 Adie Williams, 5 Steve Brown, 3 Nicky Shorey; 7 Scott Murray, 14 Steve Sidwell, 15 James Harper (17 John Salako, 77 minutes), 11 Andy Hughes; 10 Nicky Forster, 9 Shaun Goater (4 Kevin Watson, 88 minutes)
Subs not used: 21 Jamie Ashdown, 6 John Mackie, 24 Darius Henderson
Starting formation:

Hahnemann

Newman

Williams

Brown

Shorey

Murray

Sidwell

Harper

Hughes

  Forster Goater  

Reading yellow cards: Steve Sidwell (foul, 67 minutes), Adie Williams (dissent, 75 minutes)
Reading red cards: None

Match report:

None.

Match notes:

Compared to the Bradford game, the fit-again Steve Brown and James Harper replaced John Mackie and Kevin Watson. Mackie, Watson and Darius Henderson (after the end of his loan spell) replaced Bas Savage, Nathan Tyson and Omar Daley on the bench.

This was Steve Coppell's first match in charge of Reading.

Match preview:

 

Ticket information:

There is a special ticket offer relating to this game. If you buy (at the same time) tickets for this game, and the ones against Coventry City and Bradford City, then you will receive a free ticket for the home match against Preston North End. Other prices and details are the same as for standard home games, and are available here.

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