Reading beat Sunderland 2-1 in their Premier League match at the Madejski Stadium in Reading. Reading's goals were scored by Kebe (7', 85') and Sunderland's goalscorer was Gardner (pen 29'). Reading's starting line-up was Federici, Leigertwood, Harte, Pearce, Kelly, Pogrebnyak, McAnuff, Mariappa, Akpan, Kebe and McCleary while Sunderland lined up with Mignolet, Ndiaye, Colback, Bramble, Gardner, Fletcher, Larsson, O'Shea, Vaughan, Sessegnon and Johnson.