| Event | 2007–08 Premier League | ||||||
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| Date | 29 September 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | Fratton Park,Portsmouth | ||||||
| Referee | Mark Halsey (Lancashire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,102 | ||||||
The2007–08 Premier League match betweenPortsmouth andReading on 29 September 2007, set a record as thehighest scoring match inPremier League history.[1][2] The match was played atFratton Park inPortsmouth on 29 September 2007. Eleven goals were scored in the match, leaving a final scoreline of 7–4 in Portsmouth's favour.[3] This included six goals during the last twenty minutes of the match, including two scored in injury time.
With nine different scorers, including anown goal for each side, the match also shares the record for the most goal scorers in a Premier League match, held withArsenal's 5–4 win atTottenham Hotspur in2004–05.[4]
| Portsmouth | 7–4 | Reading |
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Benjani 6',37',70'Hreiðarsson 55'Kranjčar 75'Ingimarsson 81' (o.g.)Muntari 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Hunt 45' Kitson 48'Long 79'Campbell 90+4' (o.g.) |
        Portsmouth |  Reading |
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"The first half was probably our best 45 minutes this season, but to come in having conceded in the last minute of the half allowed them back in... people say we only play one up front but today proved that it's really three and no-one deserves a hat-trick more than Benji." Portsmouth coachJoe Jordan[1]
"It's difficult to analyse a match like that and if you try you will be there a very long time ...we scored four goals away from home and had a chance for another with a penalty. We played a full part in the game - I don't think many teams will come here this season and score four."Reading managerSteve Coppell[1]
