Reading 1-2 Coventry - September 20, 2003 / First Division 2003/2004
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35'
Dele Adebola76'
Andy Morrell
REA
21' - Goal
Nicky Forster21
35' - Goal
Dele Adebola
REA

55' - Substitution
Andy Hughesis substituted by Omar Daley55
70' - Substitution
James Harperis substituted by Kevin Watson70
71' - Substitution
Scott Murrayis substituted by Nathan Tyson71
76' - Goal
Andy Morrell
85' - Substitution
Patrick Suffois substituted by Graham Barrett
COV
COV
Team line-ups
Reading
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Marcus Hahnemann | 31 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Brown | 31 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ady Williams | 32 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graeme Murty | 28 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicky Shorey | 22 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andy Hughes | 55 | 25 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Scott Murray | 71 | 29 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
James Harper | 70 | 22 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steve Sidwell | 20 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nicky Forster | 21 | 30 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Shaun Goater | 33 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
45
Coventry



First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Scott Shearer | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Shaw | 35 | 280 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Muhamed Konjic | 33 | 116 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Staunton | 34 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Warnock | 21 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Yazid Mansouri | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Youssef Safri | 26 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Doyle | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Patrick Suffo | 85 | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andy Morrell | 76 | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dele Adebola | 35 | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
48
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Kevin Watson | 70 | 29 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Omar Daley | 55 | 22 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nathan Tyson | 71 | 21 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Graham Barrett | 85 | 21 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andy Morrell
IN
Graham Barrett
OUT
Richard Shaw
IN
Gary McAllister
OUT
Yazid Mansouri
IN
Andrew Whing
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
43
3
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Dillon vs Coventry
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Dillon vs McAllister
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
38
60
Success rate in this team:
30 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
30 %
McAllister vs Reading
3 victories
0 draw
0 loss
McAllister vs Dillon
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Phil Crossley
3 victories |
2 draws |
2 losses |
Reading7 matches | General total | Coventry8 matches | 1 victory |
2 draws |
5 losses |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Reading1 match | Season total | Coventry1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on September 28, 2010 | Latest figure on November 06, 2009 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures

Reading keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 30/08/2003). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 28/01/2003-14/05/2003 time period (21 matches).

End of streak for Reading after 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home (since 15/04/2003). It was the best streak for the club since 17/11/2001-23/02/2002 (10 matches).

Reading keeps its 3 consecutive losses vs Coventry running (since 17/08/2002). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VReading 1-0 Nottingham Forest18/04/2003 | VReading 2-1 Grimsby Town26/04/2003 | LReading 0-1 Wolverhampton14/05/2003 | VReading 3-0 Nottingham Forest16/08/2003 | DReading 0-0 Rotherham United25/08/2003 | VReading 2-1 Cardiff City16/09/2003 |
| Overall | VReading 1-0 Nottingham Forest18/04/2003 | VReading 2-1 Grimsby Town26/04/2003 | LReading 0-1 Wolverhampton14/05/2003 | VReading 3-0 Nottingham Forest16/08/2003 | DReading 0-0 Rotherham United25/08/2003 | VReading 2-1 Cardiff City16/09/2003 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
12 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
9 |
|
5 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
12 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
1.71 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
1.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.33 |
|
0.71 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.33 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
5 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
6 |
|
5 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Steve Sidwell | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Patrick Suffo | ![]() |
![]() | Steve Sidwell | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Steve Sidwell | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Patrick Suffo | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
5 ga
Away
3 gf
5 ga
Total
8 gf
10 ga
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
3 ga
Away
5 gf
5 ga
Total
10 gf
8 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
December 19, 1932 |
| Home | 1 - 0 |
December 19, 1932 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
December 26, 2002 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
August 17, 2002 |
Latest head to head
December 26, 2002 - First Division 2002/2003
August 17, 2002 - First Division 2002/2003
March 02, 1988 - Simod Cup 1987/1988
December 19, 1932 - FA Cup 1932/1933
December 15, 1932 - FA Cup 1932/1933
Best historical scorers against Coventry
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Neil Smillie | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
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Jamie Cureton | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
Best historical scorers against Reading
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Calum Davenport | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
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Craig Hignett | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
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Jay Bothroyd | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
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Richie Partridge | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
![]() |
David Speedie | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
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Tony Rougier | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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Graeme Murty | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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Kevin Watson | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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John Salako | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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Jamie Cureton | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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Ady Williams | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
Players with most games played vs Reading
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John Eustace | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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Jay Bothroyd | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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Morten Hyldgaard | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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Richard Shaw | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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Muhamed Konjic | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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Youssef Safri | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
They played in both sides
29 matches
11 matches
1 match
5 matches
They played in both sides
29 matches
11 matches
1 match
5 matches
Competition info
The other matches
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