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Stoke City 2-2 Reading - September 23, 2008 / League Cup 2008/2009
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

Stoke City 2-2 Reading - September 23, 2008 / League Cup 2008/2009

. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.

2 - 2

4-3 After shoot-out

45'

James Henry (penalty) 

75'

James Henry (left foot) 

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0
photo Vincent Péricard 9' - Goal Vincent Péricard9
45photo James Henry 45' - Goal James Henry
HT

logo Stoke City SC

photo Mamady Sidibé 50' - Goal Mamady Sidibé50
photo Demar Phillipsphoto Mamady Sidibé 63' - Substitution Mamady Sidibéis substituted by Demar Phillips63
75photo James Henry 75' - Goal James Henry
photo Ricardo Fullerphoto Richard Cresswell 78' - Substitution Richard Cresswellis substituted by Ricardo Fuller78
FT

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95photo Gylfi Sigurdssonphoto Brynjar Gunnarsson 95' - Substitution Brynjar Gunnarssonis substituted by Gylfi Sigurdsson
98photo Alex Pearcephoto Kalifa Cissé 98' - Substitution Kalifa Cisséis substituted by Alex Pearce
photo Leon Cortphoto Danny Higginbotham 101' - Substitution Danny Higginbothamis substituted by Leon Cort101
HT
106photo David Mooneyphoto Bobby Convey 106' - Substitution Bobby Conveyis substituted by David Mooney
FT

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Team line-ups

Stoke City

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Stoke City
Simonsen
photo Steve Simonsen
Steve Simonsen
England
B.date03/04/1979
Age29 years
H1m88  
positionGoalkeeper
Shawcross
photo Ryan Shawcross
Ryan Shawcross
England
B.date04/10/1987
Age20 years
H1m91  
positionRight central defender
Higginbotham101
photo Danny Higginbotham
Danny Higginbotham
Gibraltar
B.date29/12/1978
Age29 years
H1m88  
positionLeft full-back
Wilkinson
photo Andy Wilkinson
Andy Wilkinson
England
B.date08/08/1984
Age24 years
H1m81  
positionFull-back
Dickinson
photo Carl Dickinson
Carl Dickinson
England
B.date31/03/1987
Age21 years
H1m83  
positionLeft full-back
Buxton
photo Lewis Buxton
Lewis Buxton
England
B.date10/12/1983
Age24 years
H1m85  
positionRight full-back
Whelan
photo Glenn Whelan
Glenn Whelan
Republic of Ireland
B.date13/01/1984
Age24 years
H1m80  
positionCentre Midfield
Lawrence
photo Liam Lawrence
Liam Lawrence
Republic of Ireland
B.date14/12/1981
Age26 years
H1m78  
positionRight Midfielder
Sidibé5063
photo Mamady Sidibé
Mamady Sidibé
Mali
B.date18/12/1979
Age28 years
H1m93  
positionStriker
Cresswell78
photo Richard Cresswell
Richard Cresswell
England
B.date20/09/1977
Age31 years
H1m83  
positionStriker
Péricard9
photo Vincent Péricard
Vincent Péricard
France
B.date03/10/1982
Age25 years
H1m86  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Steve Simonsen 29 172 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ryan Shawcross 20 47 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Danny Higginbotham 101 29 51 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Andy Wilkinson 24 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Carl Dickinson 21 55 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Lewis Buxton 24 60 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Glenn Whelan 24 17 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Liam Lawrence 26 78 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Mamady Sidibé 5063 28 136 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Richard Cresswell 78 31 53 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Vincent Péricard 9 25 39 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

68

Reading

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Reading
Federici
photo Adam Federici
Adam Federici
Australia
B.date31/01/1985
Age23 years
H1m88  
positionGoalkeeper
Gunnarsson95
photo Brynjar Gunnarsson
Brynjar Gunnarsson
Iceland
B.date16/10/1975
Age32 years
H1m85  
positionCentral defender
Ingimarsson
photo Ívar Ingimarsson
Ívar Ingimarsson
Iceland
B.date20/08/1977
Age31 years
H1m82  
positionLeft central defender
Bikey
photo André Bikey
André Bikey
Cameroon
B.date08/01/1985
Age23 years
H1m85  
positionLeft central defender
Kelly
photo Julian Kelly
Julian Kelly
Republic of Ireland
B.date06/09/1989
Age19 years
positionLeft full-back
Golbourne
photo Scott Golbourne
Scott Golbourne
England
B.date29/02/1988
Age20 years
H1m74  
positionLeft full-back
Cissé98
photo Kalifa Cissé
Kalifa Cissé
Mali
B.date09/01/1984
Age24 years
H1m88  
positionRight central midfielder
Convey106
photo Bobby Convey
Bobby Convey
United States
B.date27/05/1983
Age25 years
H1m73  
positionLeft Offensive Midfielder
Henry7545
photo James Henry
James Henry
England
B.date10/06/1989
Age19 years
H1m82  
positionRight Offensive Midfielder
Lita
photo Leroy Lita
Leroy Lita
England
B.date28/12/1984
Age23 years
H1m76  
positionStriker
Long
photo Shane Long
Shane Long
Republic of Ireland
B.date22/01/1987
Age21 years
H1m78  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Adam Federici 23 13 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Brynjar Gunnarsson 95 32 82 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ívar Ingimarsson 31 215 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
André Bikey 23 48 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Julian Kelly 19 4 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Scott Golbourne 20 6 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Kalifa Cissé 98 24 30 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Bobby Convey 106 25 110 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
James Henry 7545 19 4 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Leroy Lita 23 92 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Shane Long 21 80 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

23.6 years

Average number of matches played for the team

62

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
D
Leon Cort 101 29 41 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Demar Phillips 63 25 4 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Ricardo Fuller 78 28 82 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
D
Alex Pearce 98 19 12 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Gylfi Sigurdsson 95 19 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
David Mooney 106 23 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Steve Simonsen

IN

change player

Thomas Sorensen

OUT

Glenn Whelan

IN

change player

Rory Delap

OUT

Andy Wilkinson

IN

change player

Andy Griffin

OUT

Ryan Shawcross

IN

change player

Ibrahima Sonko

OUT

Richard Cresswell

IN

change player

Dave Kitson

OUT

Carl Dickinson

IN

change player

Amdy Faye

OUT

Lewis Buxton

IN

change player

Salif Diao

OUT

Vincent Péricard

IN

change player

Seyi Olofinjana

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Adam Federici

IN

change player

Marcus Hahnemann

OUT

Julian Kelly

IN

change player

Liam Rosenior

OUT

Kalifa Cissé

IN

change player

James Harper

OUT

Bobby Convey

IN

change player

Stephen Hunt

OUT

Leroy Lita

IN

change player

Kevin Doyle

OUT

Scott Golbourne

IN

change player

Chris Armstrong

OUT

Brynjar Gunnarsson

IN

change player

Alex Pearce

OUT

Shane Long

IN

change player

Noel Hunt

OUT

Ívar Ingimarsson

IN

change player

Jimmy Kébé

OUT

James Henry

IN

change player

Jem Karacan

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Tony Pulis

50

236

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

37 %

Pulis vs Reading

5 victories

4 draws

7 losses

Latest figure on September 23, 2008

Pulis vs Coppell

2 victories

2 draws

3 losses

Latest figure on September 23, 2008

Manager

Age

Match num

Steve Coppell

53

240

Success rate in this team:

45 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

40 %

Coppell vs Stoke City

10 victories

5 draws

8 losses

Latest figure on September 23, 2008

Coppell vs Pulis

3 victories

2 draws

2 losses

Latest figure on September 23, 2008

Referee

Lee Probert

13 victories

5 draws

9 losses

Stoke City27 matchesGeneral total Reading12 matches

4 victories

4 draws

4 losses

0 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Stoke City1 matchSeason total Reading1 match

0 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 21, 2017Latest figure on September 20, 2016

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Key figures

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Alex Pearce played his game number 50 in his professional career

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Stoke City keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss in League Cup running (since 14/08/2007). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 22/08/2000-20/09/2000 time period (3 matches).

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End of streak for Stoke City after 4 consecutive losses vs Reading (since 16/10/2004). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/10/1998 (3 matches)

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DStoke City 1-1 Blackpool22/03/2008

LStoke City 1-2 Crystal Palace07/04/2008

VStoke City 2-1 Bristol City19/04/2008

DStoke City 0-0 Leicester04/05/2008

VStoke City 3-2 Aston Villa23/08/2008

LStoke City 2-3 Everton14/09/2008

Overall

LBolton Wanderers 3-1 Stoke City16/08/2008

VStoke City 3-2 Aston Villa23/08/2008

VCheltenham 2-3 Stoke City26/08/2008

LMiddlesbrough 2-1 Stoke City30/08/2008

LStoke City 2-3 Everton14/09/2008

DLiverpool 0-0 Stoke City20/09/2008

Current form

Away

VDerby County 0-4 Reading11/05/2008

DNottingham Forest 0-0 Reading10/08/2008

VDagenham and Redbridge 1-2 Reading12/08/2008

LCharlton 4-2 Reading23/08/2008

LIpswich Town 2-0 Reading13/09/2008

DWatford 2-2 Reading20/09/2008

Overall

LCharlton 4-2 Reading23/08/2008

VReading 5-1 Luton Town26/08/2008

VReading 4-2 Crystal Palace30/08/2008

LIpswich Town 2-0 Reading13/09/2008

VReading 6-0 Sheffield Wednesday16/09/2008

DWatford 2-2 Reading20/09/2008

Running streaks

Home Total
Drawing streak 0 1
Loosing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 0 1
Winless streak 1 3
Drawless streak 2 0
Scoring streak 2 0
Goalless streak 0 1
Conceding streak 2 0
Invincibility streak 0 1

Running streaks

Away Total
Drawing streak 1 1
Unbeaten streak 1 2
Winless streak 3 1
Scoring streak 1 2
Conceding streak 4 1

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

1005

FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)

0

20

FBDB index ranking (National)

0

Results

1

Number of games (Competition total)

2

0

Number of games (Home / Away)

1

1

Victories (Competition total)

2

0

Victories (Home / Away)

1

0

Draws (Competition total)

0

0

Draws (Home / Away)

0

0

Losses (Competition total)

0

0

Losses (Home / Away)

0

Goals

3

Goals scored (Competition total)

7

0

Goals scored (Home / Away)

2

2

Goals conceded (Competition total)

2

0

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

1

3

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

3.5

0

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

2

2

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1

0

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1

Betting aid

1

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

2

0

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

1

0

Clean sheets (Competition total)

0

0

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

0

0

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

0

0

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

0

1

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

2

0

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

1

0
Most frequent score (Home / Away)

2-1
(1 times)

Bookings

1

Yellow cards (Competition total)

1

0

Yellow cards (Home / Away)

0

0

Red cards (Competition total)

0

0

Red cards (Home / Away)

0

Key players

photo Richard CresswellRichard Cresswell1 goalTeam's best scorer (Competition total)2 goalsJames Henryphoto James Henry
-Team's best scorer (Home / Away)1 goalJames Henryphoto James Henry
photo Vincent PéricardVincent Péricard1 assistPlayer with most assists (Competition total)3 assistsNoel Huntphoto Noel Hunt
-Player with most assists (Home / Away)1 assistBobby Conveyphoto Bobby Convey
photo Richard CresswellRichard Cresswell1 goal during the last matchThe fittest player2 goals, 3 assists during the last 2 matchesNoel Huntphoto Noel Hunt

Historical head to head

Home

21 matches
11 v
4 d
6 l

36 gf

19 ga

Away

22 matches
5 v
7 d
10 l

21 gf

34 ga

Total

43 matches
16 v
11 d
16 l

57 gf

53 ga

Historical head to head

Home

22 matches
10 v
7 d
5 l

34 gf

21 ga

Away

21 matches
6 v
4 d
11 l

19 gf

36 ga

Total

43 matches
16 v
11 d
16 l

53 gf

57 ga

Largest victory

Overall
5 - 0
March 16, 1929
Home
5 - 0
March 16, 1929

Largest victory

Overall
4 - 0
March 10, 1999
Away
4 - 0
March 10, 1999

Latest head to head

April 17, 2006 - Championship 2005/2006

October 22, 2005 - Championship 2005/2006

November 06, 2004 - Championship 2004/2005

October 16, 2004 - Championship 2004/2005

March 13, 2004 - First Division 2003/2004

Best historical scorers against Reading

photo Peter Hoekstra Peter Hoekstra 3 goals 2003 - 2003
photo Ade Akinbiyi Ade Akinbiyi 1 goal 2003 - 2003
photo Adam Rooney Adam Rooney 1 goal 2006 - 2006
photo Jurgen Vandeurzen Jurgen Vandeurzen 1 goal 2002 - 2002
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 28/09/2002. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Stoke City

photo Dave Kitson Dave Kitson 2 goals 2004 - 2005
photo Nicky Shorey Nicky Shorey 1 goal 2004 - 2004
photo John Halls John Halls 1 goal 2006 - 2006
photo Kevin Doyle Kevin Doyle 1 goal 2006 - 2006
photo Tony Rougier Tony Rougier 1 goal 2002 - 2002
photo Steve Sidwell Steve Sidwell 1 goal 2006 - 2006
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 28/09/2002. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Reading

photo Wayne Thomas Wayne Thomas 6 matches 2002 - 2004
photo Darel Russell Darel Russell 6 matches 2003 - 2006
photo Clive Clarke Clive Clarke 5 matches 2002 - 2004
photo Lewis Neal Lewis Neal 5 matches 2002 - 2004
photo Ade Akinbiyi Ade Akinbiyi 5 matches 2003 - 2004
photo John Halls John Halls 4 matches 2003 - 2004
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 28/09/2002. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Stoke City

photo Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann 7 matches 2002 - 2005
photo Nicky Shorey Nicky Shorey 7 matches 2003 - 2006
photo James Harper James Harper 6 matches 2003 - 2005
photo Steve Sidwell Steve Sidwell 6 matches 2003 - 2006
photo Graeme Murty Graeme Murty 6 matches 2002 - 2004
photo Ívar Ingimarsson Ívar Ingimarsson 6 matches 2003 - 2006
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 28/09/2002. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

102 matches

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logo Reading

25 matches

2004 - 2008

74 matches

logo Stoke City
logo Reading

8 matches

2003 - 2007

73 matches

logo Stoke City
logo Reading

12 matches

1997 - 2005

58 matches

logo Stoke City
logo Reading

81 matches

2000 - 2008

55 matches

logo Stoke City
logo Reading

17 matches

2003 - 2006

5 matches

logo Stoke City
logo Reading

147 matches

2004 - 2008
Total : 9 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/09/1994. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

5 matches

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logo Reading

147 matches

2004 - 2008

2 matches

logo Stoke City
logo Reading

134 matches

2004 - 2008

58 matches

logo Stoke City
logo Reading

81 matches

2000 - 2008

102 matches

logo Stoke City
logo Reading

25 matches

2004 - 2008

55 matches

logo Stoke City
logo Reading

17 matches

2003 - 2006

1 match

logo Stoke City
logo Reading

14 matches

1994 - 1998
Total : 9 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/09/1994. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

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