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Sunday May 11, 2008 Finished Pride Park

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Derby County

Reading

  • Harper 15’
  • Kitson 60’
  • Doyle 69’
  • Lita 90’
  1. Win not enough for Reading

    Win not enough for Reading

    Reading were relegated from the Premier League despite earning a 4-0 win over bottom club Derby with a professional performance at Pride Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Derby County
    • Reading
    • 90+2' The final whistle goes, and the home fans spill onto the pitch. And it's all over at Fratton Park! Danny Murphy's goal gives Fulham a 1-0 win at Portsmouth, and means Reading join Birmingham and Derby in the Championship.
    • 90+1' GOAL! 4-0 Reading! Lita heads home from Hunt's inswinging cross.
    • 90' Doyle's cross from the Reading left is blocked to Oster, who goes to ground rather hopefully. We're into injury time.
    • 88' John Oster slices a shot wide at the back post. A strange calm has descended upon Pride Park, as the true extent of Reading's helplessness begins to dawn on them.
    • 85' Another change for the visitors. A clearly despondent James Harper is replaced by Andre Bikey.
    • 83' Steve Coppell decides to firm things up by sending on Kalifa Cisse for Marek Matejovsky, who has had a quiet second half.
    • 82' Chance for Derby! Moore gets a glancing touch on Jones's inswinging free-kick from the right but sends the ball just wide of the back post.
    • 81' Murty skids a shot well wide of Carroll's right-hand post from the corner of the penalty area.
    • 80' This is heartbreaking for the Reading fans, and there are disbelieving faces in the stands. If Portsmouth don't equalise, they are down.
    • 77' Disaster for Reading - Fulham have scored through Danny Murphy! Calamity for Steve Coppell's men. They now need to win by six goals!
    • 76' Chance for Harper! His near post effort is blocked by Carroll!
    • 74' Another goal at St Andrew's: Birmingham have taken a 2-1 lead against Blackburn through Cameron Jerome. And Fulham have just been denied a penalty! But with just over 15 minutes to play, Fulham and Birmingham are going down.
    • 71' Chance for Derby! Mears guides a header inches wide of the left-hand post from Miller's right-wing centre!
    • 70' Twenty minutes remain. Reading couldn't have done any more here today. Can Portsmouth do them a favour by holding - or indeed beating - Fulham?
    • 69' GOAL! 3-0 Reading! Doyle's cross from the right isn't properly cleared, and Doyle slides in to dispossess Moore before toeing the ball past Carroll from a prone position!
    • 66' Reading make a substitution, with Kevin Doyle replacing Dave Kitson.
    • 64' Simmons has the ball in the net with his first touch! But it's ruled out for a push at the back post by Moore.
    • 63' Derby make their final change, with youngster Paris Simmons coming on for Emanuel Villa.
    • 62' That goal gives Reading some breathing space in this game, but it doesn't change things all that much. A winning goal for Fulham will still send them down.
    • 60' GOAL! 2-0 Reading! Shorey's shot is spilled by Carroll, Lita squares the ball across goal from the right and Kitson slides in to touch it home from a yard!
    • 59' Lita gets free down the Reading left but after cutting inside his shot is blocked.
    • 58' All very tentative in the opening stages of the second half here. A second goal for Reading would really settle the visiting fans' nerves.
    • 57' Miller deftly flicks on a Derby free-kick into the penalty area but none of his team-mates are on his wavelength and the ball trundles out of play for a goal kick.
    • 55' Moore makes a bit of a mess of a high ball - he may have been temporarily blinded by the sun - and ends up heading it out of play for a throw-in on the near side.
    • 53' Lewis's low cross from the Derby left is easily taken by Hahnemann.
    • 52' A shot from outside the Reading box catches Murty in the arm/shoulder region inside the penalty area, but the ref's not interested.
    • 51' Feilhaber nods a header onto the roof of Hahnemann's net from a right-wing cross.
    • 50' Another goal at St Andrew's. It's now Birmingham 1-1 Blackburn. Doesn't really affect things here though. It's the Portsmouth-Fulham score we're interested in, and it's still 0-0 at Fratton Park.
    • 49' Lita returns to the pitch after the obligatory pointless-walk-to-the-sidelines, and play continues.
    • 48' And Edworthy wastes no time making an impact, thundering into Lita and sending him crumpling to the turf!
    • 47' Derby have made two changes at half-time, with Marc Edworthy and Benny Feilhaber coming on for Mile Sterjovski and Robbie Savage.
    • 46' The second half begins! Expect thoughts to turn towards Fratton Park if the score here stays the same.
    • 45+2' Jones steps inside Hunt and curls a shot into Hahnemann's midriff from outside the box. And there's the half-time whistle! As things stand, Reading are safe.
    • 45+1' Hunt's cross from the left floats across the pitch for a Derby throw.
    • 45' Murty's drilled cross from the Reading right goes right across goal and out for a throw-in on the near side.
    • 44' Lewis's cross from the byline on the Derby left is comfortably caught at the near post by Hahnemann.
    • 43' Lita is through on goal again but Carroll once more races from his line to deny him!
    • 42' Miller does well to get above Shorey at the back post and attack Lewis's cross from the left but puts his header straight at Hahnemann.
    • 41' Kitson attempts an acrobatic volley from a left-wing cross but doesn't make a clean contact and the ball bounces wide.
    • 40' Good save Hahnemann! David Jones cracks in a low shot from about 35 yards that the Reading keeper palms around his left-hand post!
    • 39' Oh dear! This is not Leroy Lita's day. He shuffles into space on the left-hand side of the box but slips as he shoots, allowing Derby to clear.
    • 38' Harper's low ball into the Derby box is cleared by the orange-booted Mears.
    • 37' Moore shepherds the ball back to Carroll with Lita in close attendance.
    • 36' Hahnemann comfortably fields a cross from the Derby left.
    • 35' There's been a goal at St Andrew's. David Murphy has put Birmingham 1-0 up against Blackburn, but that's not enough to take them out of the relegation zone as things stand.
    • 33' Penalty shout for Reading! Lita heads the ball past Carroll before colliding with him, but the ref waves play on! Lita is not a happy man.
    • 32' A cross from the Reading right bounces across the edge of the Derby box before being headed clear by Mears.
    • 31' Carroll is back on his feet after receiving treatment. A free-kick was awarded for Duberry's challenge, which Carroll duly takes.
    • 29' Shorey's free-kick from deep on the Reading left-hand side is well gathered by Carroll, who is caught by Duberry and lands very heavily.
    • 28' Lita is caught offside from Hunt's punt down the left. Villa then gets the better of Duberry inside the Reading box but he's rather harshly penalised for a push.
    • 27' Reading have made an excellent start here. They look dangerous whenever they go forward and Derby's forwards haven't had a sniff.
    • 25' Matejovsky skips past Robbie Savage on the edge of the Derby box, stays on his feet despite the Welshman having a fistful of his shirt and is ultimately tackled by Moore.
    • 24' Mears does well to head the ball away from Hunt as he looks to attack a cross from the Reading right at the back post.
    • 23' Mears puts in a low cross from the Derby right that bounces through to Hahnemann.
    • 22' Nicky Shorey clears the ball out of play for a Derby throw-in on the near side.
    • 21' Kitson flicks a header down the inside-right channel but Lita can't keep the ball in play.
    • 20' Michael Duberry does well to head the ball back to Marcus Hahnemann under pressure from Miller. Lita goes down very weakly under a challenge from Moore at the other end.
    • 19' As things stand, Reading are safe. Fulham need to score at Portsmouth to put Reading back in the bottom three.
    • 17' Another chance for Lita! Kitson finds him with a square pass from the left but his first touch is frankly horrendous, allowing Lewis to put in a firm tackle. He could have had a hat-trick by now. If Steve Coppell had any hair left he'd be tearing it out.
    • 16' Lita gets on the end of a cross from the left but succeeds only in chesting the ball wide of the near post.
    • 15' GOAL! 1-0 Reading! Kitson finds James Harper on the right-hand edge of the box and he steps inside his man before curling a superb left-footed shot into the top-left corner!
    • 14' Chance for Lita! He's found inside the box by a pass from deep but Mears and Moore converge just as he's about to pull the trigger!
    • 13' Lewis curls in the resulting free-kick from the inside-right channel, but it's headed clear at the back post.
    • 12' Nyatanga steps across to intercept an attempted through-ball by the lively Matejovsky. Ivar Ingimarsson is penalised for a hand-ball.
    • 11' Eddie Lewis concedes a free-kick for tussling with John Oster in midfield. The ball is played into the box, headed into the air and claimed by Carroll.
    • 10' We'll keep you up-to-date with all the goings on in the relegation battle as they happen. No goals yet between Portsmouth and Fulham at Fratton Park or at St Andrews, where second-bottom Birmingham are taking on Blackburn.
    • 9' Lita can't get on the end of a pass down the Reading left.
    • 8' Reading threaten! Murty finds Matejovsky with a well weighted ball down the inside-right channel and the Czech lets the ball run across him before firing a shot across goal and wide!
    • 7' Derby go forward for the first time, and Tyrone Mears is dispossessed by Stephen Hunt on the near side.
    • 6' Lita attacks a cross from the right but puts his header wide of the right-hand post. A bright start from the England Under-21 international.
    • 5' Chance for Reading! Lita is put through and he's clean through on goal but Roy Carroll sprints out to deny him! Lita's touch just took the ball away from him.
    • 4' Good harrying from Marek Matejovsky on the Reading right produces a Derby goal kick.
    • 2' A first involvement for Nyatanga - he tackles Lita on the far side and concedes a throw-in.
    • 1' Off we go! Derby kick off, and they will attack from left to right in the first half. Graeme Murty is penalised for an early foul in an advanced position on the Reading right.
    • 14:57 The teams emerge into a stadium bathed in sunshine. The home side are in their usual home strip of white shirts, black shorts and white socks, Reading in blue and white hooped shirts, blue shorts and blue socks. It's high fives and purposeful expressions all round for Steve Coppell's men.
    • 14:55 TEAM NEWS: Derby boss Paul Jewell hands Welsh international defender Lewin Nyatanga a start on his return to the club from a loan spell at Barnsley, while Emanuel Villa is paired with Kenny Miller in attack. Recent loanee Leroy Lita starts up front alongside top scorer Dave Kitson for the visitors.
    • 14:45 Good afternoon and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of this crucial clash from Pride Park. Reading need to better Fulham's result at Portsmouth to avoid the drop. A win will suffice, unless Fulham also win. And standing in their way are Derby, officially the worst team in Premier League history but desperate to reward their long-suffering fans with one last hurrah before they return to the Championship. Kick-off is at 15:00 BST.

  • Team Stats

    Derby County Stats Reading
    48% Possession 51%
    9 Shots 13
    3 Shots on target 6
    1 Saves 1
    2 Corners 0
    17 Fouls 18
    0 Offsides 2
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    18 Tackles 15
    200 Accurate passes 228
    34 Bad passes 51

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Derby County
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      31 Roy Carroll 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
      23 Darren Moore 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 3 2
      24 Tyrone Mears 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 1 2
      30 Lewin Nyatanga 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 1 3
      44 Robbie Savage 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 2
      40 Hossam Ghaly 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 19 1 2
      15 Eddie Lewis 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 11 13 3
      21 Mile Sterjovski 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 15 0 1
      7 David Jones 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 24 6 0
      14 Kenny Miller 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 1 0
      9 Emanuel Villa 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 12 0 0
      22 Benny Feilhaber 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 16 7 2
      2 Marc Edworthy 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16 0 1
      1 Lewis Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      41 Paris Simmons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
      32 Miles Addison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Reading
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Marcus Hahnemann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0
      29 Michael Duberry 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 10 0 0
      3 Nicky Shorey 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 29 19 0
      2 Graeme Murty 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 25 1 1
      16 Ivar Ingimarsson 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10 0 2
      15 James Harper 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 27 5 1
      28 Marek Matejovsky 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 24 2 5
      11 John Oster 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 36 2 1
      10 Stephen Hunt 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 21 8 1
      8 Leroy Lita 1 5 1 2 3 2 1 10 3 0
      12 Dave Kitson 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 12 5 2
      22 André Stéphane Bikey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1
      9 Kevin Doyle 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 2 1
      4 Khalifa Cissé 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
      32 Adam Federici 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Jimmy Kebe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+1' GOAL! 4-0 Reading! Lita heads home from Hunt's inswinging cross.
    • 82' Chance for Derby! Moore gets a glancing touch on Jones's inswinging free-kick from the right but sends the ball just wide of the back post.
    • 77' Disaster for Reading - Fulham have scored through Danny Murphy! Calamity for Steve Coppell's men. They now need to win by six goals!
    • 76' Chance for Harper! His near post effort is blocked by Carroll!
    • 71' Chance for Derby! Mears guides a header inches wide of the left-hand post from Miller's right-wing centre!
    • 69' GOAL! 3-0 Reading! Doyle's cross from the right isn't properly cleared, and Doyle slides in to dispossess Moore before toeing the ball past Carroll from a prone position!
    • 64' Simmons has the ball in the net with his first touch! But it's ruled out for a push at the back post by Moore.
    • 60' GOAL! 2-0 Reading! Shorey's shot is spilled by Carroll, Lita squares the ball across goal from the right and Kitson slides in to touch it home from a yard!
    • 43' Lita is through on goal again but Carroll once more races from his line to deny him!
    • 40' Good save Hahnemann! David Jones cracks in a low shot from about 35 yards that the Reading keeper palms around his left-hand post!
    • 33' Penalty shout for Reading! Lita heads the ball past Carroll before colliding with him, but the ref waves play on! Lita is not a happy man.
    • 17' Another chance for Lita! Kitson finds him with a square pass from the left but his first touch is frankly horrendous, allowing Lewis to put in a firm tackle. He could have had a hat-trick by now. If Steve Coppell had any hair left he'd be tearing it out.
    • 15' GOAL! 1-0 Reading! Kitson finds James Harper on the right-hand edge of the box and he steps inside his man before curling a superb left-footed shot into the top-left corner!
    • 14' Chance for Lita! He's found inside the box by a pass from deep but Mears and Moore converge just as he's about to pull the trigger!
    • 8' Reading threaten! Murty finds Matejovsky with a well weighted ball down the inside-right channel and the Czech lets the ball run across him before firing a shot across goal and wide!
    • 5' Chance for Reading! Lita is put through and he's clean through on goal but Roy Carroll sprints out to deny him! Lita's touch just took the ball away from him.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mike Riley

  • Derby County

    Manager: Paul Jewell

    Captain: Robbie Savage

    On the Field

    • Carroll
    • Mears
    • Nyatanga
    • Moore
    • Lewis
    • Sterjovski Substitution Out (45′)
    • Savage Substitution Out (45′)
    • Ghaly
    • Jones
    • Villa Substitution Out (63′)
    • Miller

    Subs

    • Edworthy Substitution In45′
    • Feilhaber Substitution In45′
    • Price
    • Addison
    • Simmons Substitution In63′

    Injured

    • Mills
    • Leacock
    • Davis
    • Barnes

    Suspended

    None

  • Reading

    Manager: Steve Coppell

    Captain: Ivar Ingimarsson

    On the Field

    • Hahnemann
    • Murty
    • Ingimarsson
    • Duberry
    • Shorey
    • Oster
    • Harper Goal Substitution Out (85′)
    • Matejovsky Substitution Out (83′)
    • Hunt
    • Lita Goal
    • Kitson Goal Substitution Out (66′)

    Subs

    • Doyle Substitution In66′ Goal
    • Bikey Substitution In85′
    • Kebe
    • Federici
    • Cisse Substitution In83′

    Injured

    • Little

    Suspended

    None