Stoke City 1-0 Reading - May 04, 2003 / First Division 2002/2003
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55'
SC
SC
55' - Goal
Ade Akinbiyi55 59' - Substitution
Ade Akinbiyiis substituted by Andy Cooke59
63' - Substitution
John Salakois substituted by Darius Henderson
70' - Substitution
Luke Chadwickis substituted by Jamie Cureton
77' - Substitution
James Harperis substituted by Kevin Watson
79' - Substitution
Lewis Nealis substituted by Clive Clarke79
REA
REA
Team line-ups
Stoke City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mark Crossley | 33 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Handyside | 28 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brynjar Gunnarsson | 27 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sergey Shtaniuk | 29 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wayne Thomas | 23 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
James O'Connor | 23 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marcus Hall | 27 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lewis Neal | 79 | 21 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ade Akinbiyi | 5559 | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Peter Hoekstra | 30 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Chris Greenacre | 25 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
37
Reading
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Marcus Hahnemann | 30 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Mackie | 26 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Adrian Viveash | 33 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graeme Murty | 28 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicky Shorey | 22 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
James Harper | 77 | 22 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Luke Chadwick | 70 | 22 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Salako | 63 | 34 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steve Sidwell | 20 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Glen Little | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nicky Forster | 29 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
33
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Clive Clarke | 79 | 23 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andy Cooke | 59 | 29 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Kevin Watson | 77 | 29 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Darius Henderson | 63 | 21 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jamie Cureton | 70 | 27 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ade Akinbiyi
IN
Andy Cooke
OUT
Lewis Neal
IN
Mark Williams
OUT
Peter Hoekstra
IN
Clive Clarke
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
James Harper
IN
Andy Hughes
OUT
Nicky Forster
IN
Nathan Tyson
OUT
Glen Little
IN
Tony Rougier
OUT
John Mackie
IN
Ricky Newman
OUT
Graeme Murty
IN
Kevin Watson
OUT
Luke Chadwick
IN
Darius Henderson
OUT
John Salako
IN
Steve Brown
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
33
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Pulis vs Reading
4 victories
2 draws
4 losses
Pulis vs Pardew
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
41
197
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Pardew vs Stoke City
2 victories
3 draws
2 losses
Pardew vs Pulis
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Colin Webster
3 victories |
5 draws |
0 loss |
Stoke City8 matches | General total | Reading6 matches | 5 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Stoke City1 match | Season total | Reading1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on December 09, 2007 | Latest figure on December 17, 2011 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Stoke City after 10 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Reading in Championship (since 19/12/1987). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 06/04/1931 (2 matches)
Stoke City keeps its 8 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home running (since 26/02/2003). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 06/02/2002-13/04/2002 time period (8 matches).
End of streak for Stoke City after 9 consecutive matches without a win vs Reading in Championship (since 30/08/1994). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/04/1931 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LStoke City 0-1 Burnley01/03/2003 | VStoke City 1-0 Brighton & Hove05/03/2003 | DStoke City 0-0 Sheffield United15/03/2003 | DStoke City 0-0 Gillingham05/04/2003 | VStoke City 2-0 Rotherham United09/04/2003 | VStoke City 2-1 Wimbledon FC19/04/2003 |
| Overall | DStoke City 0-0 Gillingham05/04/2003 | VStoke City 2-0 Rotherham United09/04/2003 | LMillwall 3-1 Stoke City12/04/2003 | VStoke City 2-1 Wimbledon FC19/04/2003 | VCoventry 0-1 Stoke City21/04/2003 | LCrystal Palace 1-0 Stoke City26/04/2003 |
Current form
| Away | LWimbledon FC 2-0 Reading01/03/2003 | VNorwich City 0-1 Reading05/03/2003 | LIpswich Town 3-1 Reading18/03/2003 | VBradford 0-1 Reading22/03/2003 | LPortsmouth 3-0 Reading21/04/2003 | VWatford 0-3 Reading30/04/2003 |
| Overall | LReading 1-2 Brighton & Hove04/04/2003 | VReading 5-1 Preston North End15/04/2003 | VReading 1-0 Nottingham Forest18/04/2003 | LPortsmouth 3-0 Reading21/04/2003 | VReading 2-1 Grimsby Town26/04/2003 | VWatford 0-3 Reading30/04/2003 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 10 | 18 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
45 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
45 |
|
22 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
22 |
|
11 |
Victories (Competition total) |
25 |
|
8 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
14 |
Draws (Competition total) |
4 |
|
6 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
20 |
Losses (Competition total) |
16 |
|
8 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
9 |
Goals
|
44 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
61 |
|
24 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
28 |
|
69 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
45 |
|
25 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
24 |
|
0.98 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.36 |
|
1.09 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.27 |
|
1.53 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1.14 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.09 |
Betting aid
|
22 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
21 |
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
10 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
19 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
16 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
13 |
|
6 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
25 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
16 |
|
13 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
|
65 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
66 |
|
34 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
38 |
|
6 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
| Andy Cooke | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 16 goals | Nicky Forster | |
 | Brynjar Gunnarsson | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 8 goals | Nicky Forster | |
 | Tommy Mooney | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Jamie Cureton | |
| Tommy Mooney | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Jamie Cureton | |
| Brynjar Gunnarsson | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Darius Henderson | |
Historical head to head
Home
32 gf
17 ga
Away
20 gf
30 ga
Total
52 gf
47 ga
Historical head to head
Home
30 gf
20 ga
Away
17 gf
32 ga
Total
47 gf
52 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
September 28, 2002 - First Division 2002/2003
February 23, 2002 - Second Division 2001/2002
September 15, 2001 - Second Division 2001/2002
January 13, 2001 - Second Division 2000/2001
August 29, 2000 - Second Division 2000/2001
Best historical scorers against Reading
|
Jurgen Vandeurzen | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
Best historical scorers against Stoke City
|
Tony Rougier | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
Players with most games played vs Reading
 |
Peter Handyside | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
|
Bjarni Gudjonsson | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
 |
Karl Henry | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
|
Lewis Neal | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
 |
Chris Iwelumo | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
|
Marc Goodfellow | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
Players with most games played vs Stoke City
 |
John Mackie | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
|
Ady Williams | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
 |
Andy Hughes | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
 |
Nathan Tyson | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
|
John Salako | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
|
Nicky Forster | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
They played in both sides
2 matches
5 matches
1 match
14 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
14 matches
2 matches
5 matches
Competition info
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