Portsmouth F.C. 7–4 Reading F.C.

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Portsmouth 7–4 Reading
Event2007–08 Premier League
Portsmouth Reading
7 4
Date29 September 2007
VenueFratton Park, Portsmouth
RefereeMark Halsey (Lancashire)
Attendance20,102

The

highest scoring match in Premier League history.[1][2] The match was played at Fratton Park in Portsmouth on 29 September 2007. Eleven goals were scored in the match, leaving a final scoreline of 7–4 in Portsmouth's favour.[3]
This included six goals during the last twenty minutes of the match, including two scored in injury time.

Match

Summary

With nine different scorers, including an own goal for each side, the match also shares the record for the most goal scorers in a Premier League match, held with Arsenal's 5–4 win at Tottenham Hotspur in 2004–05.[4]

Details

Portsmouth7–4Reading
Benjani 6', 37', 70'
Hreiðarsson 55'
Kranjčar 75'
Ingimarsson 81' (o.g.)
Muntari 90+2' (pen.)		 Report
Hunt 45'
Kitson 48'
Long 79'
Campbell 90+4' (o.g.
)
Attendance: 20,102
Portsmouth
Reading
GK 1 England David James
CB 23 England Sol Campbell
CB 15 France Sylvain Distin
CB 7 Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson
RM 5 England Glen Johnson
CM 8 Senegal Papa Bouba Diop
CM 11 Ghana Sulley Muntari
CM 28 England Sean Davis
LM 17 Nigeria John Utaka
AM 19 Croatia Niko Kranjčar
CF 25 Zimbabwe Benjani downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
GK 13 England Jamie Ashdown
DF 16 France Noé Pamarot
MF 14
Matthew Taylor
 Yellow card
MF 30 Portugal Pedro Mendes
FW 10 England David Nugent upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
England Harry Redknapp
GK 1 United States Marcus Hahnemann
RB 2 Scotland Graeme Murty downward-facing red arrow 77'
CB 29 England Michael Duberry Yellow card
CB 28 Iceland Ívar Ingimarsson
LB 3 England Nicky Shorey
RM 19 England Liam Rosenior
CM 6 Iceland Brynjar Gunnarsson downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 15 England James Harper
LM 10 Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt
CF 9 Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle
CF 12 England Dave Kitson
Substitutes:
GK 32 Australia Adam Federici
DF 22 Cameroon André Bikey
MF 20 Ivory Coast Emerse Faé upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 24 Republic of Ireland Shane Long upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 8 England Leroy Lita
Manager:
England Steve Coppell

Post-match reaction

"The first half was probably our best 45 minutes this season, but to come in having conceded in the last minute of the half allowed them back in... people say we only play one up front but today proved that it's really three and no-one deserves a hat-trick more than Benji." Portsmouth coach

Joe Jordan[1]

"It's difficult to analyse a match like that and if you try you will be there a very long time ...we scored four goals away from home and had a chance for another with a penalty. We played a full part in the game - I don't think many teams will come here this season and score four." Reading manager Steve Coppell[1]

See also

  • List of highest-scoring Premier League games

References

  1. ^ a b c Roach, Stuart (29 September 2007). "Portsmouth 7–4 Reading". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Portsmouth beat Reading 7–4 in record goal spree". Reuters. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. ^ Sharp, Will (24 March 2020). "Remembering the Premier League's only 11-goal thriller: Portsmouth 7-4 Reading". These Football Times. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Premiership: Tottenham 4 – 5 Arsenal". The Guardian. 14 November 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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