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. 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.
Match
Summary 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. Nicky Shorey missed a penalty in the 66th minute.
Details
GK 1 David JamesRB 5 Glen JohnsonCB 23 Sol Campbell (c)CB 15 Sylvain DistinLB 7 Hermann HreiðarssonDM 28 Sean DavisCM 8 Papa Bouba DiopCM 11 Sulley MuntariRF 19 Niko KranjčarCF 25 Benjani LF 17 John UtakaSubstitutes:GK 13 Jamie AshdownDF 16 Noé PamarotMF 14 Matthew Taylor MF 30 Pedro MendesFW 10 David Nugent Manager: Harry Redknapp GK 1 Marcus HahnemannRB 2 Graeme Murty (c) CB 29 Michael Duberry CB 16 Ívar Ingimarsson LB 3 Nicky Shorey RM 19 Liam RoseniorCM 6 Brynjar Gunnarsson CM 15 James HarperLM 10 Stephen Hunt CF 9 Kevin Doyle CF 12 Dave KitsonSubstitutes:GK 32 Adam FedericiDF 22 André BikeyMF 20 Emerse Faé FW 8 Leroy LitaFW 24 Shane Long Manager: Steve Coppell
Post-match reaction
See also List of highest-scoring Premier League matches
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