Match Report
23 points for Liverpool W (7th), 11 for Reading W (12th): a 12-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Liverpool W 1.09 scored and 1.77 conceded per game, Reading W 1.05 and 2.59, with the league averaging 1.66.
Momentum sat with Liverpool W, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Liverpool W, 4/15 for Reading W.
Prenton Park in Birkenhead staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,587. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.




