Date:21 Apr 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Madejski Stadium
Attendance:23,431

Gorkss (19)
Le Fondre (52)
Zaha (13) Murray (75)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins Wilfried Zaha gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jay Tabb. Adam Federici takes the direct free kick.

88mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Owen Garvan on Jay Tabb. Ian Harte restarts play with the free kick.

86mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Owen Garvan, clearance by Ian Harte.

84mins Brynjar Gunnarsson on for Hayden Mullins.

82mins Adam Le Fondre is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Lewis Price takes the indirect free kick.

82mins Dean Moxey produces a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the target.

81mins Corner taken left-footed by Owen Garvan, clearance by Alex Pearce.

80mins Inswinging corner taken by Ian Harte from the right by-line played to the near post, Antonio Pedroza manages to make a clearance.

78mins Glenn Murray gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mikele Leigertwood. Free kick taken by Adam Federici. Mikele Leigertwood goes off and Jay Tabb comes on.

78mins Effort from deep inside the area by Jobi McAnuff misses to the left of the goal.

75mins A goal is scored by Glenn Murray from inside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Reading 2-2 Crystal Palace.

75mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Owen Garvan, clearance made by Mikele Leigertwood.

73mins Foul by Jonathan Parr on Jobi McAnuff, free kick awarded. Adam Federici takes the direct free kick.

72mins Ian Harte concedes a free kick for a foul on Wilfried Zaha. Free kick taken by Patrick McCarthy.

69mins Kaspars Gorkss gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Glenn Murray. Owen Garvan takes the direct free kick.

65mins Effort from the edge of the box by Wilfried Zaha goes wide of the left-hand upright.

65mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Wilfried Zaha by Ian Harte. Owen Garvan takes the free kick.

64mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Antonio Pedroza by Kaspars Gorkss. Free kick taken by Jonathan Parr.

60mins Antonio Pedroza on for Darren Ambrose.

59mins Adam Le Fondre has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.

58mins Noel Hunt takes a shot. Save by Kyle De Silva.

56mins Corner taken by Darren Ambrose from the right by-line to the near post, Noel Hunt manages to make a clearance.

55mins Darren Ambrose gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jobi McAnuff. Ian Harte restarts play with the free kick.

52mins Adam Le Fondre grabs a headed goal from close range. Reading 2-1 Crystal Palace.Assist by Noel Hunt.

52mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Dean Moxey on Noel Hunt. Ian Harte restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Mikele Leigertwood takes a shot. Lewis Price makes a save.

49mins Adam Le Fondre takes a shot from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar.

49mins Unfair challenge on Glenn Murray by Hayden Mullins results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Stuart O'Keefe.

46mins Darren Ambrose takes a shot. Save by Adam Federici.

45mins Wilfried Zaha takes a shot. Save by Adam Federici.

45mins (Reading) makes a substitution, with Adam Le Fondre coming on for Hal Robson-Kanu.

45mins Glenn Murray concedes a free kick for a foul on Kaspars Gorkss. Adam Federici takes the free kick.

44mins Foul by Jason Roberts on Jonathan Parr, free kick awarded. Jason Roberts sent off. Lewis Price takes the direct free kick.

43mins Glenn Murray takes a shot.

42mins Noel Hunt takes a shot. Lewis Price makes a save.

41mins Handball decision goes against Noel Hunt. Free kick taken by Lewis Price.

37mins Ian Harte takes a outswinging corner.

34mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kaspars Gorkss on Glenn Murray. Darren Ambrose takes the free kick.

31mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Patrick McCarthy by Noel Hunt. Free kick taken by Lewis Price.

30mins Paul McShane goes off and Matthew Parsons comes on.

24mins Lewis Price on for Julian Speroni.

20mins Inswinging corner taken by Ian Harte.

19mins Kaspars Gorkss scores a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Reading 1-1 Crystal Palace.

18mins Corner taken left-footed by Ian Harte, clearance made by Paul McShane.

18mins Kyle De Silva challenges Hal Robson-Kanu unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Hayden Mullins.

16mins Patrick McCarthy challenges Jason Roberts unfairly and gives away a free kick. Strike on goal comes in from Ian Harte from the free kick, Julian Speroni makes a comfortable save.

14mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Jobi McAnuff.

13mins Wilfried Zaha scores a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Reading 0-1 Crystal Palace.Assist by Glenn Murray.

11mins Hal Robson-Kanu has a headed effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

10mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jason Roberts by Stuart O'Keefe. Direct free kick taken by Mikele Leigertwood.

7mins The referee blows for offside against Jason Roberts. Julian Speroni takes the indirect free kick.

6mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Ian Harte, clearance by Patrick McCarthy.

4mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jason Roberts by Stuart O'Keefe. Ian Harte produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.

4mins Shaun Cummings fouled by Glenn Murray, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Adam Federici.

3mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Parr by Mikele Leigertwood. Stuart O'Keefe restarts play with the free kick.

Match Preview

McDermott lacking star performers Reading manager Brian McDermott will be without several first-team regulars as his side look to wrap up the npower Championship title with victory over Crystal Palace. The Royals secured promotion to the Barclays Premier League with a win against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday and success this weekend could mean the Berkshire outfit go up as champions, depending on Southampton's result at Middlesbrough. However, McDermott will be missing Jem Karacan, who will be sidelined for at least three months with a broken ankle, while full-back Matthew Connolly remains a doubt with an ankle problem of his own. Hal Robson-Kanu and Jay Tabb (rib) have been carrying injuries of late and both will be monitored ahead of kick-off at the Madejski Stadium, and Jimmy Kebe could also miss out. Back-up goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen remains out of action with a knee knock and Joseph Mills continues his recovery from a quad injury. Crystal Palace manager Dougie Freedman is likely to turn to youngsters again to patch up his injury-hit side. South Africa international Kagisho Dikgacoi is the latest player to see his season come to a premature end after he suffered a thigh injury against Ipswich on Saturday. He joins fellow midfielders Mile Jedinak (groin) and Jonathan Williams (hamstring) and defender Anthony Gardner (hamstring) in missing the run-in. Therefore Kyle De Silva, Kwesi Appiah and Stuart O'Keefe are set to be involved again along with rookie striker Antonio Pedroza, who got the nod ahead of Jermaine Easter and Glenn Murray at Portsmouth on Tuesday and enjoyed an encouraging debut despite a 2-1 defeat for the Eagles.

Formation:442Manager: Brian McDermott

Reading

Formation: 451Manager: Dougie Freedman

Crystal Palace

Adam Federici
Shaun Cummings
Alex Pearce
Kaspars Gorkss
Ian Harte
Hal Robson-Kanu
Hayden Mullins
Mikele Leigertwood
Jobi McAnuff
Jason Roberts
Noel Hunt
SUBS
Alex McCarthy
Brynjar Gunnarsson
Jay Tabb
Adam Le Fondre
Simon Church

Home

Away

Julian Speroni
Kyle De Silva
Patrick McCarthy
Paul McShane
Dean Moxey
Wilfried Zaha
Darren Ambrose
Owen Garvan
Stuart O'Keefe
Jonathan Parr
Glenn Murray
SUBS
Lewis Price
Sean Scannell
Antonio Pedroza
Kwesi Appiah
Matthew Parsons

Match Report

Form Guide

WWWWWW Reading VS Crystal Palace DLLLDL

Last Meetings

Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Reading 29/10/2011 Crystal Palace 3 - 3 Reading 26/02/2011 Reading 3 - 0 Crystal Palace 11/09/2010 Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Reading 17/02/2010 Reading 2 - 4 Crystal Palace 08/12/2009 Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Reading 21/03/2009

Top Scorers

Reading A Le Fondre 11 N Hunt 8 S Church 7 J Roberts 6 J McAnuff 5 M Leigertwood 5 A Pearce 5 I Harte 3 JB Kebe 3 J Karacan 3 H Robson-Kanu 3 K Gorkss 2 Crystal Palace C Martin 6 J Easter 5 G Murray 4 S Scannell 4 W Zaha 4 D Ambrose 3 P McCarthy 2 KE Dikgacoi 2 J Parr 2 M Jedinak 1 O Garvan 1

Goals

Reading Total goals 104 Goals per game 67 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 9 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 15 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 17 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Crystal Palace Total goals 80 Goals per game 43 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 14 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins