Reading 3-3 Fulham (2012-13 Premier League)

Sat 27 Oct 2012 15:00	Reading	(1) 3-3 (0)	Fulham	Madejski Stadium, Reading, Berkshire Attendance: 24,093 Referee: Mike Jones
	Leigertwood  26' McCleary  85' Robson-Kanu  90'	Report	Ruiz  61' Baird  77' Berbatov  88'

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READING (4-4-2) GK 21 Alex McCarthy DR 24 Shaun Cummings 76' DC 6 Adrian Mariappa DC 17 Kaspars Gorkšs DL 3 Nicky Shorey MR 14 Jimmy Kébé 78' MC 8 Mikele Leigertwood MC 16 Jay Tabb 69' ML 11 Jobi McAnuff (c) ST 33 Jason Roberts ST 7 Pavel Pogrebnyak 80' Substitutes: GK 1 Adam Federici DF 2 Chris Gunter DF 5 Alex Pearce MF 12 Garath McCleary 69' MF 19 Hal Robson-Kanu 78' FW 9 Adam le Fondre 80' FW 10 Noel Hunt Manager: Brian McDermott

FULHAM (4-4-2) GK 1 Mark Schwarzer DR 27 Sascha Riether DC 18 Aaron Hughes DC 5 Brede Hangeland (c) DL 3 John Arne Riise MR 16 Damien Duff 67' MC 6 Chris Baird 74' 80' MC 19 Mahamadou Diarra ML 15 Kieran Richardson ST 20 Hugo Rodallega 58' ST 9 Dimitar Berbatov Substitutes: GK 13 David Stockdale DF 4 Philippe Senderos MF 7 Steve Sidwell 80' MF 11 Bryan Ruiz 58' MF 14 Giorgos Karagounis MF 24 Ashkan Dejagah 67' FW 10 Mladen Petrić Manager: Martin Jol

Assistant referees: Peter Bankes Adrian Holmes Fourth official: Lee Probert Previous Meeting: Reading 0-2 Fulham (2007-08 Premier League) (12 Apr 2008) Following Meeting: Fulham 2-4 Reading (2012-13 Premier League) (4 May 2013) Trivia Bryan Ruiz's first goal of the 2012-13 season Chris Baird's second goal in as many weeks, with an uncanny similarity to the previous week's goal Statistics Reading Fulham Possession 34% 66% Shots on target 8 6 Shots off target 5 8 Shots blocked 1 5 Corner kicks 6 8 Fouls committed 6 17 Offsides 1 0 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0 Total passes 288 612 Passing success 69% 85% Tackles 11 15 Tackles success 55% 73% Total crosses 34 24 Lost balls 157 161 Recoveries 51 52 Images 1-0: Mikele Leigertwood scores his first goal in the Premier League in seven years as he thumps a shot from 30 yards out into the top corner leaving Mark Schwarzer with no chance 1-1: After only a few minutes on the pitch, Bryan Ruiz rivals Leigertwood's goal with a left-footed thunderbolt which skimmed the bar before going in 1-2: Chris Baird put Fulham in the lead with a goal very similar to his goal the previous week, this time heading the ball in after running in from a corner kick. Unfortunately for Baird, he slipped badly upon celebrating and injured his ankle, forcing him to be replaced shortly after 2-2: With only 5 minutes of normal time remaining, substitute Garath McCleary levelled for the hosts when he found himself free in the area to slot in the corner of the net 2-3: Fulham strike back immediately, this time Dimitar Berbatov with a fantastic finish, bending the ball into the far bottom corner after Sidwell's timed pass 3-3: In an unbelievable finale, Hal Robson-Kanu equalizes for Reading in the 90th minute after managing to scoop the ball in in a packed penalty area, following a free kick from wide on the edge of the penalty area A shaky finish for Fulham nearly saw them lose the match 4-3 after a 94th minute chance was just deflected wide of the post 2012-13 season Pre-season: HB Køge (n) • Lokomotive Leipzig (a) • Kaiserslautern (n) Wycombe (a) • Nice (a) • MK Dons (a) • Charlton (h) Premier League: Norwich (h) • Man Utd (a) • West Ham (a) • West Brom (h) • Wigan (a) • Man City (h) • Southampton (a) Aston Villa (h) • Reading (a) • Everton (h) • Arsenal (a) • Sunderland (h) • Stoke (a) • Chelsea (a) • Tottenham (h) Newcastle (h) • QPR (a) • Liverpool (a) • Southampton (h) • Swansea (h) • West Brom (a) • Wigan (h) • Man City (a) West Ham (h) • Man Utd (h) • Norwich (a) • Stoke (h) • Sunderland (a) • Tottenham (a) • QPR (h) • Newcastle (a) Aston Villa (a) • Chelsea (h) • Arsenal (h) • Everton (a) • Reading (h) • Liverpool (h) • Swansea (a) FA Cup: 3rd round: Blackpool (h) • Replay: Blackpool (a) | 4th round: Man Utd (a) League Cup: 2nd round: Sheff Wed (a)