• Date: Wed 26 December 2007
  • Venue: Upton Park
  • Ref: Walton, P
  • Attendance: 34,277
1 - 1
Reading

Reading

Kitson (60)

West Ham United vs Reading

Team Lineups

West Ham United

Robert Green
Jonathan Spector
Matthew Upson
Lucas Neill
George McCartney
Scott Parker
Nolberto Solano (Mark Noble, 77)
Freddie Ljungberg
Hayden Mullins
Carlton Cole (Henri Camara, 72)
Dean Ashton

Reading

Marcus Hahnemann
Ivar Ingimarsson
Graeme Murty
Ibrahima Sonko
Nicky Shorey
Stephen Hunt
Brynjar Gunnarsson
Bobby Convey (Kalifa Cisse, 66)
James Harper
Kevin Doyle (Andre Bikey, 90)
Dave Kitson (Shane Long, 85)


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

It's finished 1-1, Kitson deservedly earning Reading a point after Solano had given West Ham the lead.

89

Ashton hits the post as West Ham pile on the pressure late on

86

Noble's corner is cleared before Camara's control lets him down and again Reading defend well

84
Substitution
 

Kitson goes off to be replaced by Shane Long

81

Matthew Upson's header from a corner is well saved by Hahnemann

80

The visitors continue to frustrate West Ham with 10 minutes left now

77
Substitution
 

Alan Curbishley makes another change as Solano is replaced by Mark Noble

76

Ashton sees a shot blocked as the Hammers press again

74

Reading are still defending extremely well and, despite having a man less, are looking to go forward when they can too

72
Substitution
 

Cole goes off for West Ham, Henri Camara is on

71

It could go either way still at Upton Park with 20 minutes left

68
Yellow Card
 

Shorey is the latest player to be booked for a foul

66
Substitution
 

Steve Coppell makes a change - Convey going off for Kailifa Cisse

65
Yellow Card
 

Cole is booked for a foul on Hunt

64

Ljungberg forces Hahnemann into a fine save as West Ham press for a quick response

62

Over the course of the game the Royals definitely deserve that goal and have worked so hard after going down to 10 men

60
Goal
 

Kitson fires Reading level with a lovely finish, Green almost got to it but Reading deserve to be level

57

Shorey's shot is comfortable for Green, better from Reading though

55

Solano's long ball almost sees Ibrahima Sonko put through his own net as his attempted clearance goes just wide

53

West Ham have began the second half the brighter as another Solano corner is cleared

51

Scott Parker wastes a good chance to double the Hammers' lead but his shot is blocked well by Hahnemann

48

George McCartney's effort is well blocked by Shorey

47

Shorey's free-kick is dangerous but West Ham deal with it

Second half
 

the second 45 begins at Upton Park

Half time
 

West Ham have the edge at half-time thanks to Solano's goal, Reading face the second half with 10 men after Gunnarsson was sent off

45
Yellow Card
 

Stephen Hunt is also booked

45
Yellow Card
 

Green is booked just before half time

43

It was a lovely chipped finish over Hahnemann from Solano but Reading will feel hard done by trailing

42
Goal
 

Solano puts West Ham in front just a few minutes before half time

38

The sending off buoyed West Ham for a short spell but Reading have acquitted themselves well since and are working really hard

35

Harper's corner is cleared - Reading have regrouped after the dismissal now and settled well again

33

The home side have been clearly boosted by that sending off as Ashton fires over

31

West Ham almost make the man advantage count immediately as Neill and then Freddie Ljungberg are denied

29
Red Card
 

Brynjar Gunnarsson is sent off for a poor two-footed tackle on Mullins

26

Shorey's free-kick is handled by West Ham, it's still the visitors who look the likelier scorers

24

Kitson fouls Jonathan Spector to give the Hammers a free-kick

22

Reading remain on top and Doyle again forces Green into a save

19

It's fair to say Reading have the better of the chances so far at Upton Park as Kitson blasts wide

17

Green has to be quick to come out of his goal to save well from Bobby Convey as Reading attack again

14

Lucas Neill's strike from a tight angle is just over, no let up in the action

12

Carlton Cole is the latest to try his luck but he shoots wide

11

It's been a good start at Upton Park with chances at either end, but no early goals

8

Doyle heads straight at Robert Green from Dave Kitson's cross - a decent chance though

6

Doyle's shot is blocked well, both sides going for it in the first 10 minutes

4

Nolberto Solano's free kick is well saved by Hahnemann as West Ham try to dictate early on

3

It's been a lively opening here as Kevin Doyle fires a shot wide at the other end

1

Hayden Mullins fired an early shot at goal but Marcus Hahnemann saves

Kickoff
 

The action gets underway at Upton Park

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Carlton Cole replaces Henri Camara up front for West Ham, Reading are unchanged