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.

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

Match

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Summary

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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

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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   David James
RB 5   Glen Johnson
CB 23   Sol Campbell
CB 15   Sylvain Distin
LB 7   Hermann Hreiðarsson
DM 28   Sean Davis
CM 8   Papa Bouba Diop
CM 11   Sulley Muntari
RF 19   Niko Kranjčar
CF 25   Benjani   80'
LF 17   John Utaka
Substitutes:
GK 13   Jamie Ashdown
DF 16   Noé Pamarot
MF 14   Matthew Taylor  
MF 30   Pedro Mendes
FW 10   David Nugent   80'
Manager:
  Harry Redknapp
GK 1   Marcus Hahnemann
RB 2   Graeme Murty   77'
CB 29   Michael Duberry  
CB 28   Ívar Ingimarsson
LB 3   Nicky Shorey
RM 19   Liam Rosenior
CM 6   Brynjar Gunnarsson   77'
CM 15   James Harper
LM 10   Stephen Hunt
CF 9   Kevin Doyle
CF 12   Dave Kitson
Substitutes:
GK 32   Adam Federici
DF 22   André Bikey
MF 20   Emerse Faé   77'
FW 8   Leroy Lita
FW 24   Shane Long   77'
Manager:
  Steve Coppell

Post-match reaction

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"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

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References

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  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.