Reading 0-0 Liverpool Highlights

Liverpool’s faint hopes of European qualification suffered a further setback as Reading held them to a second successive draw on an afternoon of frustration.

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Venue: Madejski Stadium
Date: Saturday, 13 August, 2013
Kick off: 15:00 GMT

Head-to-head

This is only the 10th meeting between the sides in all competitions. Liverpool lead by six wins to two.

Reading’s only league win over the Reds came at the Madejski Stadium in December 2007 when Stephen Hunt, Kevin Doyle and James Harper scored in a 3-1 victory.

Reading

Reading have now lost seven successive Premier League games, equalling their own worst run in the Premier League this season.

The Royals have conceded the first goal on 20 occasions this season – more than any other team.

They have kept a league-low three clean sheets this season. They have conceded in each of their last 12 Premier League games.

Over half (56%) of Reading’s goals in Premier League have come in the final 30 minutes of matches this season.

Hal Robson-Kanu is the only Reading player to have scored in their last six league matches (Nathan Baker scored an own goal for them v Aston Villa).

Liverpool

Liverpool have taken 13 points out of the last 18 available.

Luis Suarez has had 350 touches in the opposition penalty area this season, which is an incredible 160 more than any other player in the top flight.

Suarez (12) has scored just one away goal fewer in the league this season than the whole of the Reading squad.

Steven Gerrard has played more accurate long balls per game (8.6) than any other top-flight player this season.