Newcastle United v Reading, 06 December 2006
| Score | 3-2 to Newcastle United |
| Referee | Rob Styles |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | St James' Park |
| Attendance | 48,182 |
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Goals:
| Antoine Sibierski | 23 |
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| Obafemi Martins | penalty | 57 |
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| Emre Belözoğlu | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shay Given
Defender
Peter Ramage
Defender
Steven Taylor
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Nolberto Solano
Defender/Left back
Celestine Babayaro
Midfielder
Nicky Butt
Midfielder
Emre Belözoğlu
Midfielder
Charles N'Zogbia
Midfielder/Forward
Antoine Sibierski
Forward
Obafemi Martins
Substitutions:
| Giuseppe Rossi for Obafemi Martins | 89 |
Cards:
| Nolberto Solano | 82 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Giuseppe Rossi
Comments:
League position: 15th Unused substitutes: Pavel Srnicek, Alberto Luque, Paul Huntingdon and Matthew Pattison2 Reading
Goals:
| James Harper | 37 |
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| James Harper | 42 |
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Starting lineup:
Marcus Hahnemann
Goalkeeper
Ívar Ingimarsson
Defender
Graeme Murty
Defender
Ibrahima Sonko
Defender/Centre back
Nicky Shorey
Defender/Left back
James Harper
Midfielder
Stephen Hunt
Midfielder
John Oster
Midfielder
Steve Sidwell
Midfielder
Kevin Doyle
Forward
SEOL Ki-Hyeon
Forward
Substitutions:
| Glen Little for Stephen Hunt | 36 |
| Leroy Lita for Kevin Doyle | 81 |
| André Bikey for Graeme Murty | 90 |
Cards:
| Graeme Murty | 64 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 15th Unused substitutes: Pavel Srnicek, Alberto Luque, Paul Huntingdon and Matthew PattisonComments:
League position: 6th Unused substitutes: Adam Federici and Brynjar Gunnarsson The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Reading’s first goal against Newcastle United on 6th December has been confirmed as a James Harper goal. [re: Circular 3 - 16/1/2007]