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West Ham vs Reading: result 4-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 38Kick-off on May 19, 2013 at 03:00 PM (UTC)London Stadium, London

West Ham
4-2
Reading

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What was the result of West Ham vs Reading?

West Ham won 4-2 on May 19, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 23′K. NolanWest Ham
  • 34′Ricardo Vaz TêWest Ham
  • 53′G. McClearyReading
  • 55′A. Le FondreReading
  • 79′K. NolanWest Ham
  • 87′K. NolanWest Ham

Official lineup for West Ham vs Reading

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

West Ham

  1. 8A. Carroll
  2. 12Ricardo Vaz Tê
  1. 4K. Nolan
  2. 16Mark Noble
  3. 21M. Diamé
  4. 26J. Cole
  1. 2W. Reid
  2. 17Joseph Martin O'Brien
  3. 19J. Collins
  4. 20Guy Roland Demel
  1. 22J. Jääskeläinen

Reading

  1. 7P. Pogrebnyak
  2. 19Thomas Henry Alex Robson-Kanu
  1. 4Jem Karacan
  2. 11Jobi McAnuff
  3. 12G. McCleary
  4. 20Danny Sean Guthrie
  5. 27S. Kelly
  1. 2C. Gunter
  2. 15S. Morrison
  3. 17K. Gorkšs
  1. 21A. McCarthy
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, West Ham have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Reading have 2, 3 and 10.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

West Ham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 12, 2013Everton(away)0-2Premier League
May 4, 2013Newcastle(home)0-0Premier League
Apr 27, 2013Manchester City(away)1-2Premier League
Apr 20, 2013Wigan(home)2-0Premier League
Apr 17, 2013Manchester United(home)2-2Premier League
Reading
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 14, 2013Manchester City(home)0-2Premier League
May 4, 2013Fulham(away)4-2Premier League
Apr 28, 2013QPR(home)0-0Premier League
Apr 20, 2013Norwich(away)1-2Premier League
Apr 13, 2013Liverpool(home)0-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 0 West Ham wins, 0 draws, 3 Reading wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2012Reading 1-0 West HamPremier League
Mar 31, 2012West Ham 2-4 ReadingChampionship
Dec 10, 2011Reading 3-0 West HamChampionship

Last archived meeting: Reading vs West Ham on Dec 29, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

West Ham score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Reading score 0.9 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
West Ham1.11.558/157/15
Reading0.91.929/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18West Ham3810919466539

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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