- English Npower Championship
- 17 April 2012, 8:00pm
- Madejski Stadium
- Attendance: 22,899
Reading | v | Nottm Forest |
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Match ends, Reading 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
90+4 mins:Second Half ends, Reading 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
90+4 mins:Hand ball by Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest).
90+1 mins:Attempt saved. Marcus Tudgay (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
90+1 mins:Attempt saved. Marcus Tudgay (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved.
87 mins:Foul by Jobi McAnuff (Reading).
87 mins:Paul Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
84 mins:Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Andy Reid replaces Scott Wootton.
84 mins:Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jonathan Greening replaces Lewis McGugan.
84 mins:Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Marcus Tudgay replaces Radoslaw Majewski.
83 mins:Attempt saved. Adam Le Fondre (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
83 mins:Attempt missed. Radoslaw Majewski (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
82 mins:Foul by Jason Roberts (Reading).
82 mins:Paul Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
81 mins:Goal! Reading 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Mikele Leigertwood (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ian Harte with a cross.
80 mins:Foul by Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest).
80 mins:Jobi McAnuff (Reading) wins a free kick.
77 mins:Foul by Jason Roberts (Reading).
77 mins:Luke Chambers (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
76 mins:Scott Wootton (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76 mins:Foul by Scott Wootton (Nottingham Forest).
76 mins:Jobi McAnuff (Reading) wins a free kick.
76 mins:Attempt blocked. Radoslaw Majewski (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74 mins:Attempt missed. Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
74 mins:Jimmy Kébé (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73 mins:Foul by Jimmy Kébé (Reading).
73 mins:Paul Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
73 mins:Foul by Hayden Mullins (Reading).
73 mins:Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
71 mins:Attempt missed. George Elokobi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis McGugan.
71 mins:Corner, Nottingham Forest.
69 mins:Attempt missed. Luke Chambers (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis McGugan.
69 mins:Corner, Nottingham Forest.
69 mins:Attempt blocked. Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68 mins:Attempt missed. Shaun Cummings (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
66 mins:Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
65 mins:Attempt blocked. Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61 mins:Joel Lynch (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for dissent.
60 mins:Foul by Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest).
60 mins:Jobi McAnuff (Reading) wins a free kick.
59 mins:Foul by Shaun Cummings (Reading).
59 mins:Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
58 mins:Substitution, Reading. Adam Le Fondre replaces Noel Hunt.
58 mins:Attempt missed. George Elokobi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis McGugan.
57 mins:Corner, Nottingham Forest.
54 mins:Foul by Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest).
54 mins:Alex Pearce (Reading) wins a free kick.
52 mins:Foul by Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest).
52 mins:Jobi McAnuff (Reading) wins a free kick.
51 mins:Offside, Reading. Jason Roberts tries a through ball, but Jason Roberts is caught offside.
51 mins:Attempt missed. Noel Hunt (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jimmy Kébé with a cross.
50 mins:Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest).
50 mins:Mikele Leigertwood (Reading) wins a free kick.
47 mins:Attempt blocked. Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Second Half begins Reading 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
45+2 mins:First Half ends, Reading 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
44 mins:Attempt blocked. Paul Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
44 mins:Offside, Reading. Jason Roberts tries a through ball, but Jason Roberts is caught offside.
41 mins:Foul by Kaspars Gorkss (Reading).
41 mins:Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
38 mins:Attempt blocked. Hayden Mullins (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
38 mins:Attempt saved. Hayden Mullins (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
37 mins:Foul by Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest).
37 mins:Kaspars Gorkss (Reading) wins a free kick.
36 mins:Foul by Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest).
36 mins:Kaspars Gorkss (Reading) wins a free kick.
32 mins:Foul by Joel Lynch (Nottingham Forest).
32 mins:Noel Hunt (Reading) wins a free kick.
30 mins:Attempt saved. Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
30 mins:Foul by Jimmy Kébé (Reading).
30 mins:Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
28 mins:Foul by Noel Hunt (Reading).
28 mins:Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
26 mins:Hand ball by Noel Hunt (Reading).
22 mins:Foul by Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest).
22 mins:Jobi McAnuff (Reading) wins a free kick.
21 mins:Offside, Nottingham Forest. Radoslaw Majewski tries a through ball, but Radoslaw Majewski is caught offside.
20 mins:Attempt saved. Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
20 mins:Foul by Noel Hunt (Reading).
20 mins:Lee Camp (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
11 mins:Foul by Kaspars Gorkss (Reading).
11 mins:Radoslaw Majewski (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
11 mins:Foul by Jason Roberts (Reading).
11 mins:Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick.
9 mins:Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Gunter tries a through ball, but Chris Gunter is caught offside.
6 mins:Foul by Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest).
6 mins:Mikele Leigertwood (Reading) wins a free kick.
4 mins:Corner, Nottingham Forest.
3 mins:Attempt missed. Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
1 mins:Foul by George Elokobi (Nottingham Forest).
1 mins:Noel Hunt (Reading) wins a free kick.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English Npower Championship
- 17 April 2012, 8:00pm
- Madejski Stadium
- Attendance: 22,899
| Reading | v | Nottm Forest |
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match report
Mikele Leigertwood netted a late winner as Reading won 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest to clinch promotion back to the Premier League.
The midfielder broke the deadlock in the 81st minute as the Royals eventually overcame a dogged Forest side to spark wild celebrations at the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday night.
The goal came minutes after news filtered through that nearest challengers West Ham had been held to a 1-1 draw by Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
Forest, though, came close to snatching a point and putting the champagne on ice but substitute Marcus Tudgay's header was cleared off the line by Alex Pearce with the striker's follow-up effort being kept out by Adam Federici deep into injury time.
It was Reading's sixth successive win, eighth in a row at home and their 15th in the last 17 games, form which has seen them leapfrog long-time leaders Southampton at the summit.
Despite the defeat, only their second in eight games, Forest secured Championship football for another season with Coventry losing at home to Millwall.
Forest made a strong start and Lewis McGugan had an early sight of goal only to drag his 12-yard shot wide.
Reading were struggling to build any momentum, although they did have the ball in the net after 19 minutes. But Noel Hunt was penalised for a foul on Forest keeper Lee Camp from Jobi McAnuff's free-kick, with Jason Roberts having tapped home.
Moments later, Federici - widely regarded as one of the best keepers outside the Premier League - reacted quickly to get down to Adlene Guedioura's effort from range.
The home side were still to find their rhythm and it was again Forest who threatened, Dexter Blackstock turning and shooting at Federici.
Camp was finally tested when Hayden Mullins fired a shot from 18 yards with the midfielder then seeing another effort charged down by Forest defender Luke Chambers as Reading eventually started to get going.
Reading came out in the second half with much more purpose and had an early chance to take the lead but Hunt headed well wide from Jimmy Kebe's cross.
They went close again shortly afterwards but excellent defending from George Elokobi prevented Hunt from connecting to Ian Harte's far-post cross.
Elokobi then threatened at the other end as his overhead kick from McGugan's corner just cleared the bar.
Reading boss Brian McDermott then threw on Adam Le Fondre - the match-winner from the bench in last Friday's win at Southampton - in the 58th minute as he sought a repeat of the striker's heroics.
Seven minutes later Le Fondre had the best opportunity of the game. He chased down a lost cause and found himself with Camp to beat but he dinked his shot over the keeper and wide.
Luke Chambers headed a McGugan corner over before Elokobi skimmed the bar moments later with 20 minutes left as Forest still looked threatening.
But after hearing news of West Ham's draw at Bristol City, the Reading fans roared their team on and they got the crucial goal with nine minutes left, Leigertwood bundling in Harte's free-kick.
The stadium was rocking and Le Fondre was denied a chance to wrap the game up by a fine save from Camp before Reading survived a late scare.
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