The 2007–08 Premier League match between Portsmouth and Reading on 29 September 2007, set a record as 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.
| Event | 2007–08 Premier League | ||||||
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| Date | 29 September 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | ||||||
| Referee | Mark Halsey (Lancashire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,102 | ||||||
Match edit
Summary edit
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 edit
| Portsmouth | 7–4 | Reading |
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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.) |
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Post-match reaction edit
"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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Roach, Stuart (29 September 2007). "Portsmouth 7–4 Reading". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Premiership: Tottenham 4 – 5 Arsenal". The Guardian. 14 November 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2019.