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Last updated: 11th May 2008
Harper: Scored opener
FULL-TIME Reading win 4-0 but the fans are crying as they are going down as Fulham have won. A good effort but it was out of their hands. Thanks everyone for your views today and I look forward to hearing from you next season.
90 (+1) mins - Goal!!!! Lita gets on the end of a Hunt cross from the left and heads in at the near post.
88 mins - Stalemate
Substitutions Cisse and Bikey have come on for Reading for Matejovsky and Harper.
Not singing Reading fans are now quiet and worried after such a mood of celebration.
83 mins - Derby corner Derby win a corner on the right but Reading clear.
82 mins - Moore chance Moore almost gets on a cross from the left of the Reading box but can not reach it and Reading clear.
80 mins - Murty shot Murty shoots from 30 yards out on the left but his effort flashes wide of the right upright.
77 mins - Oster chance Oster was one on one with the keeper before the Fulham goal but Carroll did well to save. Even if he had scored it could prove academic now.
Oh no! It has just come through that Fulham have taken the lead against Pompey. The fans are holding their heads as the Cottagers are now staying up, putting Reading down.
76 mins - Stalemate Reading are cruising now and are happy to keep possession.
More views Kenny says: "Come on Reading. We can stay up!"
Max says: "Come On the Reading. We have deserved this all season under Coppell!!!"
72 mins - Myers header Derby move the ball around well and cross from the left of the box. Myers meets the ball 12 yards out but can not get his effort on target and it goes wide of the left hand upright.
69 mins - GOAL!!!!!! Doyle puts the result beyond doubt by scrambling the ball in. He runs into the Derby box from the left and shoots. The ball is rebound to him and Moore comes in to make a challenge. The ball bounces off Moore to Doyle who is on the ground but scores with his left foot past Carroll into the right of the goal.
66 mins - Doyle on Doyle is on for the goal-scorer Kitson.
64 mins - Denied goal Simmons is denied a goal with his first touch of the game. Derby win a corner to the right which is headed onto Simmons who puts the ball in but the ref has blown for an infringement.
63 mins - Simmons on Simmons is on for Villa for Derby.
61 mins - GOAL!!!!!! Kitson adds a second for Reading. The goal comes from a long-distance Shorey shoot which Carroll can only parry to the left. Lita is on to it like a flash and puts the ball back into the goal and Kitson just has a tap in to the open goal. Could the Royals now be safe?
56 mins - Derby free-kick Derby win a free-kick 35 yards out on the right. Lewis takes but it is a bad ball and bounces to Miller on the edge of the box. Miller flicks the ball on but it misses everyone and goes out for a goal-kick on the left. Unkucky.
53 mins - Penalty shout The ball hits Murty in the box but the ref waves on. Replays are inconclusive if it is a pen.
51 mins - Feihaber header Feihaber heads over from a cross from the left. He is at the far post and rises well but puts his effort over.
Brighter start Derby are playing better so far and have made a brighter start than Reading to this second period but have not created any chances.
48 mins - Lita injured Lita is injured after Edworthy runs into him but after treatment gets to his feet and plays on.
45 mins - Re-start Reading re-start the game.
Double substitution Feihaber and Edworthy on for Derby for Savage and Sterjovski.
More views Clare says: "come on reading we need to win get another goal."
Kenan from Tamworth says: "Blues to Stay Up !!! Derby will score, Keep right on to the end of the Road."
Jordan says: "Get In The Royals!! Now Play Up Pompey, Pompey Play Up!"
HALF-TIME Reading go in leading at half time and out of the relegation zone. Their supporters will be hoping it stays that way at full-time! Thanks for your views so far.
45 (+1) mins - Sterjovski shot Sterjovski runs through the middle and shoots on target but his effort is straight at Hahnemann who gathers easily.
45 mins - Injury time Two minutes of injury time are announced.
44 mins - Reading cross A powerful cross goes across the Derby goal from the left but no-one can get on it.
More views Liam says: "A good start for Reading, but they musn't lose focus. If Derby slip a goal past Reading, it could be relegation for The Royals."
Ashley says: "Come on Derby lets go out of this season on a high."
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41 mins - Miller header Derby cross from the left and Miller gets up in the box but can not get enough power on his header and Hahnemann easily gathers.
38 mins - Jones shot Jones shoots from 30 yards out and his low bouncing shot is going towards the left hand bottom corner but Hahnemann dives to his left to push out for a corner. Derby take but it is headed over and Reading clear.
Staying up! The Reading fans are singing 'We Are Staying Up' - there's still a long way to go but it's mission accomplished so far.
35 mins - Derby press Derby put a couple of crosses into the Reading box but Hahnemann catches the second cross and Reading clear.
32 mins - Lita upset Lita and Carroll go for the ball and it runds out of play behind the net. Lita thinks it should be a corner so is incensed when the ref gives a goal-kick.
31 mins - Miller run Miller makes a great run towards the Reading box on the left but is finally dis-possessed.
30 mins - Carroll injured Keeper Carroll is injured catching a Reading free-kick from the right but after treatment on the pitch continues.
27 mins - Villa incensed Villa is incensed after Duberry goes down on the right-hand side of the box in a tussle between the pair and the ref blows for an infringement by Villa. The striker thinks he should have been allowed to play on.
24 mins - No chances Reading are enjoying more of the ball but Derby are keeping them at bay.
21 mins - Stalemate No more chances yet as the teams enjoy equal possession.
16 mins - Lita chance Lita is again played through onto goal but is shoved off the ball. The striker goes down but the ref waves play on.
15 mins - GOAL!!!!! Harper puts Reading in front with a great left-footed shot from the edge of the box which he lifts over Carroll into the top right hand corner of the net.
13 mins - Lita chance Lita has yet another chance in front of goal but Mears challenges and denies him.
12 mins - Derby free-kick Derby win a free-kick 35 yards out on the left. The ball is knocked into Moore on the far post but Reading head away and clear the danger.
Lee's view Lee says: "If we (Reading) can't win here at Derby then we deserve to go down, fingers crossed." Good luck today Lee, thanks for your view. Please send your views/predictions of the game to: steve.pass@bskyb.com or if you are using the scorecentre you can use the feedback button.
8 mins - Matejovsky effort Murty plays the ball onto Matejovsky, who shoots from the left of the Derby box but his effort goes across goal and wide of the right upright.
5 mins - Lita header Reading press again and Oster crosses from the right. Lita rises in the box but heads wide of the left up-right.
4 mins - Lita chance Lita has a one-on -one with Carroll and tries to take it around the Derby keeper but Carroll is out quickly to deny the striker and Derby clear.
2 mins - Stalemate Both teams get a feel for the ball in the opening exchanges but no chances yet.
Kick-off Derby get the game underway.
My view Both teams find it hard to score but I'm going for a 1-1 draw and Reading hoping for Pompey to beat Fulham. Please send your views/predictions of the game to: steve.pass@bskyb.com or if you are using the scorecentre you can use the feedback button.
Team news Paul Jewell makes four changes for the Rams, with Nyatanga, Sterjovski, Jones and Villa in for Todd, McEveley, Addison and Earnshaw. Reading make two changes, with Murty and Oster in for Doyle and Bikey.
Derby: Carroll, Mears, Moore, Nyatanga, Lewis, Sterjovski, Savage, Ghaly, Jones, Villa, Miller. Subs: Price, Edworthy, Feilhaber, Addison, Simmons.
Reading: Hahnemann, Murty, Ingimarsson, Duberry, Shorey, Oster, Harper, Matejovsky, Hunt, Lita, Kitson. Subs: Federici, Cisse, Doyle, Bikey, Kebe.
Welcome Welcome to Pride Park for this crucial releagtion clash between Derby and Reading. The Rams are already down but Steve Coppell's Royals need to win or draw and hope Fulham slip up at Portsmouth to have a chance of staying-up. Can the Royals do it?Please send your views/predictions of the game to: steve.pass@bskyb.com or if you are using the scorecentre you can use the feedback button.
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| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 3 | 4 |
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| 11 | Newcastle United | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Hull City | 3 | 4 |
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| 16 | Portsmouth | 3 | 3 |
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| 18 | Sunderland | 3 | 3 |
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