Portsmouth F.C. 7–4 Reading F.C.
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. 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
Summary
Two Benjani goals had the home side, Portsmouth, leading 2–0 before Stephen Hunt struck on the stroke of half-time and David James then gifted Dave Kitson an equaliser. Hermann Hreiðarsson restored the lead before James atoned for his error by keeping out a Nicky Shorey penalty. Benjani restored the two-goal lead and Niko Kranjcar, an Ívar Ingimarsson own goal (which was initially credited to Sean Davis) and Sulley Muntari sealed victory, with Shane Long responding between that and a deflection off Sol Campbell into his own net was the final goal (initially credited to Nicky Shorey). With nine different scorers, 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.[3]
Details
| Portsmouth | 7 – 4 | Reading |
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Benjani  Hreiðarsson Kranjčar Ingimarsson Muntari |
Report | Hunt Kitson Long Campbell |
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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]
References
- 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.
- "Premiership: Tottenham 4 – 5 Arsenal". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 14 November 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2019.