spurs, villa through to cup quarters

... gylfi sigurdsson was the matchwinner in the fifth minute of extra time, just moments after brian howard's strike in the third of four stoppage-time minutes at the end of normal time had brought a dramatic end to the replay ... the baggies appeared set to progress until howard silenced the home crowd in the third minute of stoppage time

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... koren claimed the second thanks to a howler from federici two minutes into the second half but brian howard sent the replay to extra time with a goal three minutes into injury time

sigurdsson seals historic win

... sigurdsson proved to be the matchwinner in the fifth minute of extra time, just moments after brian howard's strike in the third of four stoppage-time minutes at the end of normal time saved the royals ... an ordinary final 20 minutes followed with west brom seemingly destined for a place in the last eight, that was until howard silenced the home crowd in the third minute of stoppage time

reading joy after breaking drought tempered by red card at west brom

... an appalling error by the australian appeared to have ruined his side's chances but the latest of late equalisers by brian howard, followed by a brilliant, curling winner in extra-time from gylfi sigurdsson, meant the royals reached their first quarter-final in 83 years ... "there was so much going on i don't really know what it was about, but it shouldn't take away from what players achieved," reading's manager, brian mcdermott, said ... a few seconds later, howard sent a superb volley arcing over carson and against the crossbar, but reading got the reward their pressure deserved when howard shot home three minutes into injury-time to trigger the extra period

nottingham forest 2 reading 1: match report

... this latest victory must be heavily credited to their english goalkeeper, lee camp who repelled a second-half brian howard penalty – following former royal nicky shorey’s dismissal for hauling down jimmy kébé – plus a duo of instinctive saves from debutant gunnar thorvaldsson

reading's fa cup bubble burst by nottingham forest

... he also saved a brian howard penalty, awarded for a foul on jimmy glebe by nick shorey which brought the full-back – making his last reading appearance on loan from aston villa – a red card

rafa rocked- readings dramatic win puts liverpool boss benitez on brink

... royals flushed: sigurdsson, brian howard and simon church (right) celebrate'i have a big job to repair spirits before the stoke game ... 'reading's caretaker-manager brian mcdermott could not have wished for a better job application as the cup reached the fourth round stage without liverpool or manchester united for the first time in 50 years

liverpool 1 reading 2- long goodbye - shanes winner has rafa reeling

... liverpool 1 barnsley 2(fa cup fifth round, february 16, 2008)barnsley's brian howard scored adramatic, injury-time winner ... reading's sprightly form was doing caretaker-manager brian mcdermott'schances of a full-time appointment no harm, and the former arsenalmidfielder looked to be in his element as he repeatedly acknowledged calls for a wave from travelling supporters

reds flushed by royals

... liverpool's response to their adversity was surprisingly positive, and they pinned reading back, with the visitors bringing on midfielder brian howard for kalifa cisse on the hour

january 2009 english championship transfers

... last updated: 2 february 2009 barnsley in: hugo colace (undisclosed, newell’s old boys), daniel bogdanovic (undisclosed, lokomotiv sofia), andranik teymourian (loan, fulham), michael mifsud (loan, coventry), adam hammill (loan, liverpool) out: brian howard (undisclosed, sheffield united), miguel mostto (undisclosed, total clean futbol), rob atkinson (free, grimsby), kyle letheren (loan, doncaster) birmingham city in: robin shroot (small fee, afc wimbledon), scott sinclair (loan, chelsea), hameur bouazza (loan, fulham), lee bowyer (loan, west ham), carlos costly (loan, gks belchatow) out: semih aydilek (loan, motherwell), jared wilson (loan, chesterfield) blackpool in: graeme owens (loan, middlesbrough), d ... campbell (loan, leicester), roy o’donovan (loan, sunderland), krisztian nemeth (loan, liverpool), paul marshall (loan, manchester city), brett ormerod (free, preston), charlie adam (loan, rangers), francesco carratta (loan, royal antwerp) out: marlon broomes (loan, crewe), daniel nardiello (loan, hartlepool) bristol city in: peter styvar (undisclosd, msk zilina) out: tristan plummer (loan, torquay), lee trundle (loan, leeds), steve brooker (undisclosed, doncaster) burnley in: out: cardiff city in: chris burke (free, rangers), quincy owusu-abeyie (loan, spartak moscow), michael chopra (loan, sunderland) out: willo flood (undisclosed, celtic) charlton athletic in: graeme murty (loan, reading), dean sinclair (loan, grimsby), tom soares (loan, stoke city), matthew spring (undisclosed, luton), tresor kandol (loan, leeds), darren ward (loan, wolves) out: coventry city in: lee sawyer (loan, chelsea), david bell (undisclosed, norwich), james mcpake (undisclosed, livingston) out: gary borrowdale (undisclosed, qpr), jay tabb (undisclosed, reading), julian gray (permanent deal, fulham), michael mifsud (loan, barnsley) crystal palace in: rui fonte (loan, arsenal), claude davis (loan, derby) out: rhoys wiggins (loan, bournemouth), ben watson (£2m, wigan) derby county in: seb hines (loan, middlesbrough), chris porter (£400k, motherwell) out: aleksander prijovic (loan, yeovil), giles barnes (loan, fulham), claude davis (loan, crystal palace) doncaster rovers in: kyle letheren (loan, barnsley), steve brooker (undisclosed, bristol city), dean shiels (undisclosed, hibs) out: stuart elliot (loan, grimsby), tomi ameobi (loan, mansfield), gordon greer (loan, swindon) ipswich in: out: chris casement (loan, wycombe), richard naylor (loan, leeds), billy clarke (loan, northampton), jordan rhodes (loan, brentford), richard naylor (free, leeds) norwich city in: chris killen (loan, celtic), alan gow (loan, rangers), adrian leijer (loan, fulham), cody mcdonald (undisclosed, dartford) out: luke chadwick (free, mk dons), david bell (undisclosed, coventry) nottingham forest in: out: plymouth argyle in: out: jason puncheon (loan, mk dons), yannick bolasie (loan, barnet) preston north end in: eddie nolan (undisclosed, blackburn) out: joe ansinyah (undisclosed, carlisle), jason jarrett (free, brighton), brett ormerod (free, blackpool) queens park rangers in: wayne routledge (undisclosed, aston villa), heidar helguson (undisclosed, bolton), gary borrowdale (undisclosed, coventry), lee cook (undisclosed, fulham), liam miller (loan, sunderland) out: zesh rehman (loan, bradford) reading in: jay tabb (undisclosed, coventry) out: graeme murty (loan, charlton), nicholas bignall (loan, cheltenham), scott golbourne (loan, oldham), hal robson kanu (loan, swindon), emerse fae (undisclosed, nice), alex mccarthy (loan, aldershot) sheffield united in: brian howard (undisclosed, barnsley), jamie ward (£330k, chesterfield), arturo lupoli (loan, fiorentina) out: adam chapman (loan, oxford), james beattie (£3