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Sunderland v Reading: head-to-head record

Sunderland have played Reading 23 times in competitive football, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 9, first meeting on 3 Feb 1973 and most recently on 11 Feb 2023. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Sunderland v Reading match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
3 Feb 19731972–73FA CupHReading1–1Dennis Tueart 38
7 Feb 19731972–73FA CupAReading3–1Dave Watson 2, Dennis Tueart 14, Bobby Kerr 29
21 Oct 19861986–87Second DivisionHReading1–1Dave Swindlehurst 58
31 Jan 19871986–87Second DivisionAReading0–1
6 Jan 19901989–90FA CupAReading1–2Gordon Armstrong9,344
22 Oct 19941994–95First DivisionAReading2–0Andy Melville, Phil Gray10,757
3 Dec 19941994–95First DivisionHReading0–114,021
30 Sep 19951995–96First DivisionHReading2–2David Kelly, Andy Melville17,503
16 Dec 19951995–96First DivisionAReading1–1Martin Smith9,431
4 Oct 19971997–98First DivisionAReading0–410,795
17 Feb 19981997–98First DivisionHReading4–1Niall Quinn, Alex Rae, Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips40,579
27 Sep 20032003–04First DivisionHReading2–0Julio Arca, John Oster22,420
20 Mar 20042003–04First DivisionAReading2–0Darren Byfield, Tommy Smith18,019
31 Aug 20042004–05ChampionshipAReading0–115,792
9 Apr 20052004–05ChampionshipHReading1–2Julio Arca34,237
15 Sep 20072007–08Premier LeagueHReading2–1Kenwyne Jones, Ross Wallace39,272
22 Dec 20072007–08Premier LeagueAReading1–2Michael Chopra24,082
11 Dec 20122012–13Premier LeagueHReading3–0James McClean 3, Steven Fletcher 28, Stéphane Sessègnon 9037,723
2 Feb 20132012–13Premier LeagueAReading1–2Craig Gardner 2923,829
2 Dec 20172017–18ChampionshipHReading1–3Lewis Grabban 7627,386
14 Apr 20182017–18ChampionshipAReading2–2Paddy McNair 47, Lee Cattermole 6617,348
14 Sep 20222022–23ChampionshipAReading3–0Patrick Roberts 39, Patrick Roberts 41, Jack Clarke 6912,061
11 Feb 20232022–23ChampionshipHReading1–0Patrick Roberts 8438,046

See also: the Reading archive and Reading v Sunderland.

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