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Reading end Tottenham's run
12/11/2006 18:27 - (SA)
London - Reading ended Tottenham's 10-match unbeaten run on Sunday, winning 3-1 in the English Premier League.
Nicky Shorey, Steve Sidwell and Kevin Doyle all scored for Reading after Robbie Keane gave Tottenham the lead by converting from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute.
Shorey equalised in the 38th with a long range diagonal strike, and Sidwell put Reading ahead in the 45th by chipping the ball in from Glen Little's corner.
Doyle scored the third goal in the 79th minute after taking a headed cross from Leroy Lita.
Reading, who are playing in the Premier League for the first time, moved up three places to 11th with the win. Tottenham dropped to 12th.
Tottenham's unbeaten run in all competitions included a 2-1 win over Chelsea last Sunday. It was the team's first win over Chelsea in the league in 16 years.
Later Sunday, Arsenal hosts Liverpool.
Manchester United lead the league with 31 points, followed by Chelsea with 28. Both won on Saturday.
Louis Saha scored in Man United's 1-0 win over Blackburn. Didier Drogba scored three goals and Andriy Shevchenko added another in Chelsea's 4-0 victory over Watford.
Aston Villa, who beat Everton 1-0, and Bolton have 21 points each. Bolton were held to a 2-2 draw by Sheffield United.
Also, Saturday, it was: Manchester City 0, Newcastle 0; Middlesbrough 1, West Ham 0; Portsmouth 1, Fulham 1; and Wigan 3, Charlton 2.
- AP
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