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FULL-TIME: Reading 1 Burnley 0
2:51pm Saturday 23rd January 2010
READING exacted revenge for their play-off semi-final defeat by dumping Burnley out of the FA Cup.
The game looked to be heading for a replay at Turf Moor with the Premier League visitors' chances restricted, while Reading squandered theirs.
But the Clarets were caught napping in the 88th minute when Andy Griffin's hopeful pass from the right touchline was snapped up by Gylfi Sigurdsson, and the young Icelandic stroked his finish into the bottom corner to secure a second consecutive top flight scalp for the managerless Championship strugglers.
The Royals have only won once in the league this season, but having drawn with Liverpool in the third round and caused an upset in the replay at Anfield, spirits have been lifted at the Madejski Stadium by the cup.
And their buoyancy spilled over into this game as they were the better side in a dire first half.
Grzegorz Rasiak conjured a host of half chances, while Sigurdsson also had a couple of sights of goal.
Chris Eagles produced Burnley's only effort on the stroke of half-time; an ambitious overhead kick that dropped wide of Adam Federici's goal.
The Clarets were better after the break, but struggled to make an impact with only one man up front.
Lone striker Steven Thompson was replaced by the fit-again Martin Paterson at half-time for the striker's first appearance since suffering knee cartilage damage in September.
He blazed a good chance over with about 15 minutes to go as Burnley enjoyed a spell of pressure.
But Reading found another gear in the closing stages, and Sigurdsson finished well to clinch a late, and deserved, win.
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bed and breakfast man_!, The riverside says...
3:07pm Sat 23 Jan 10
rovers-baz, blackburn says...
3:07pm Sat 23 Jan 10
J.C - Rishton, Rishton says...
3:13pm Sat 23 Jan 10
rovers-baz, blackburn says...
3:14pm Sat 23 Jan 10
philipmorris, Accrington says...
3:15pm Sat 23 Jan 10
At least we survived longet than yoyu bunch of pansies!
Ossy Claret
A Darener, Darwen says...
3:19pm Sat 23 Jan 10
philipmorris wrote:But at least we were knocked out by a team higher than us in the Premier league.
We are better off out of the Cup. Can concentrate on staying in the Premiership now. At least we survived longet than yoyu bunch of pansies! Ossy Claret
rovers-baz, blackburn says...
3:20pm Sat 23 Jan 10
philipmorris wrote:BLAH,BLAH,BLAH why concentrate on the premiership you down,face it your concentrating on next season in the chumpionship and lets face it if you can`t beat a poo reading then YOUR DOOMED. HA HA HA HA HA HA 1-0 READING HE HE HE HE HE HE HE
We are better off out of the Cup. Can concentrate on staying in the Premiership now. At least we survived longet than yoyu bunch of pansies! Ossy Claret
rovers-baz, blackburn says...
3:22pm Sat 23 Jan 10
philipmorris wrote:AT THE MOMENT YOU COULD`NT BEAT AN EGG.
We are better off out of the Cup. Can concentrate on staying in the Premiership now. At least we survived longet than yoyu bunch of pansies! Ossy Claret
philipmorris, Accrington says...
3:26pm Sat 23 Jan 10
I know why ; you simply cant stomach us being in the Premiership and the longer we are in it the more you hate it !
BFC supporters please note.
Ossy Claret
rovers-baz, blackburn says...
3:32pm Sat 23 Jan 10
philipmorris wrote:wake up and smell the coffee and face it that last season was a fluke, as proved by today. you`ll be relegated this season odds on.Next season you`ll be relegated and be playing Accy in front of 2 men and there dogs
Why are you so obssessed with us being relegated? I know why ; you simply cant stomach us being in the Premiership and the longer we are in it the more you hate it ! BFC supporters please note. Ossy Claret
rovers-baz, blackburn says...
3:39pm Sat 23 Jan 10
Stone Island, Blackburn says...
3:41pm Sat 23 Jan 10
rovers-baz, blackburn says...
3:43pm Sat 23 Jan 10
Stone Cold, Victoria, Texas says...
3:46pm Sat 23 Jan 10
Stone Island wrote:Ha Ha Ha great stuff. Phil Morris from Accy, is that really you??
They'll not be back yet. They took 20,000 to Reading.
willybob, padiham says...
3:46pm Sat 23 Jan 10
UTC and c,mon stanley
bertiebee1, Portsmouth says...
3:56pm Sat 23 Jan 10
A Darener wrote:And your point is? Thats why everyone loves the FA Cup because you cant take anything for granted , ask Mr Ferguson. We didnt play a full strength side and yes we didnt really play well but it gave those guys who have been injured and on the fringes of the first team a chance to play and the manger to see what he has to work with. No one likes to see thier team lose but our priority has to be on staying in the premiership as i for one want the good footballing derbys between us and the hoofers because its good for the premiership and great for us fans and the banter that comes with it. UTC
philipmorris wrote: We are better off out of the Cup. Can concentrate on staying in the Premiership now. At least we survived longet than yoyu bunch of pansies! Ossy ClaretBut at least we were knocked out by a team higher than us in the Premier league.
rovergeoff, blackburn says...
3:56pm Sat 23 Jan 10
bertiebee1, Portsmouth says...
4:08pm Sat 23 Jan 10
willybob wrote:I agree Willybob we could have done with the win but really i think with the side he put out he has his eye on Tuesdays game thats the must win one. Didnt like MaCann at left back but i thought Duff and Edgar looked good. I just dont know why Edgar hasnt been in the side before now. It was nice for patto to get a run out too. So lets hope Tuesday brings about a turn in are away form. UTC
that was a bad performance and reading deserved that win, we just didnt turn up. not a good way to go into tuesday nights game cos we could of done with an away win morale lift. UTC and c,mon stanley
NICEONESUNSHINE, blackburn says...
4:09pm Sat 23 Jan 10
oooooomed...........
dooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooomed. I say
bertiebee1, Portsmouth says...
4:12pm Sat 23 Jan 10
rovergeoff wrote:Oh my god your so so funny , my ribs are cracking through laughter. Dumb arse. Like your away form is so good. UTC
lets wait for the we can concentrate on the league brigade coming on all u need 2 concentrate on is finding ur way back 2 scunthrope barnsley etc who knows mayb u will actually win away in the championship lol but then again wonder who ll b in charge by then
Stone Cold, Victoria, Texas says...
4:25pm Sat 23 Jan 10
http://www.youtube.c
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Vs
banjo's at ewood, darwen says...
5:39pm Sat 23 Jan 10
You should try and get a refund on your tickets before Tuesday.
Chris P Bacon, Colne says...
5:50pm Sat 23 Jan 10
rovers-baz wrote:And in English?
philipmorris wrote:BLAH,BLAH,BLAH why concentrate on the premiership you down,face it your concentrating on next season in the chumpionship and lets face it if you can`t beat a poo reading then YOUR DOOMED. HA HA HA HA HA HA 1-0 READING HE HE HE HE HE HE HE
We are better off out of the Cup. Can concentrate on staying in the Premiership now. At least we survived longet than yoyu bunch of pansies! Ossy Claret
Mr-Reasonable, Blackburn says...
6:22pm Sat 23 Jan 10
OWEN COYLE = GOD pmsl
suttydog, accrington says...
7:17pm Sat 23 Jan 10
johnkit@tiscali.co.uk, shirebrook says...
7:30pm Sat 23 Jan 10
Stone Island, Blackburn says...
8:35pm Sat 23 Jan 10
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It's only a game after all, and we're all football supporters.
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An example of this is when i was walking home during the recent freezing weather. I came across a guy in a Burnley top, drowning in the frozen canal, so i saved him........as the screensaver on my phone.
RAyzer, BURNLEY says...
8:34am Sun 24 Jan 10
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tonto, Rishton says...
12:00pm Sun 24 Jan 10
PS Olsson outstanding performance on Wednesday
mike aba, preston says...
1:26pm Sun 24 Jan 10
Mr-Reasonable, Blackburn says...
7:21pm Sun 24 Jan 10
philipmorris wrote:Listen to this guy clarets he's legally quaslified hehehehe
Why are you so obssessed with us being relegated? I know why ; you simply cant stomach us being in the Premiership and the longer we are in it the more you hate it ! BFC supporters please note. Ossy Claret
Mike Costa, Blackburn says...
9:48pm Sun 24 Jan 10
Well done ! Now you can concentrate on losing in the league. Never mind, you will have a chance to revenge your defeat. Next year back in the Chumpionship
oxclaret, THAME says...
7:06pm Mon 25 Jan 10
The away system used by Laws left most of the team baffled and wondering what they were supposed to do.Lots of running but no ideas and when the opportunity arose no finishing ability.
There was no one on the field for the Clarets who could dictate the play.
If I hadn't been aware of the difference in league status I would have thought that the Clarets were the side at the bottom of the Championship.
From the evidence of the last two performances the Clarets will struggle to avoid the drop. They need a goal scorer and two quality defenders besides a playmaker but I can't see the board spending even if someone with proven ability was available
WADE DOWN: Burnley winger Wade Elliott trudges off Pictures: NEIL JOHNSON
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Stone Cold, Victoria, Texas says...
2:56pm Sat 23 Jan 10
BURNLEY FC....when will we ever beat Rovers??
Brian Laws is doing a great job!