Reading v Swansea City 2011
Final score:- Reading v Swansea City 2-4 ( Allen own goal, Mills/ Scott Sinclair*3, Stephen Dobie)
2011 Championship final playoff- 30 May 2011, Wembley, London- 30/5/2011- 15.00 UK
Scott Sinclair scores a hat trick as Swansea beat Reading 4-2 and become the first Welsh club to enter the Premier League. Swansea lead 3-0 at half time, but Reading fought back to reduce the deficit to 3-2 before Sinclair’s penalty sealed a 4-2 win for Swansea.
Cardiff v Reading 2011
Championship Semifinal playoff second leg- 17/5/11- Cardiff City Stadium
Final score:- Cardiff City vs Reading 0-3 ( Shane Long*2, Jobi McAnuff)
Reading set up a Championship playoff final with Swansea after beating Cardiff 3-0 in the second leg of their semifinal playoff at the Millenium Stadium. Two goals for Shane Long and one for Jobi McAnuff. Swansea had beaten Nottingham Forest 3-1 a day earlier, but Cardiff could not beat Reading and make it an all Welsh final.
Swansea v Nottingham Forest 2011
Championship playoff second leg- 16/5/11- Monday
Final score:- Swansea vs Nottingham Forest 3-1 ( Leon Britton, Stephen Dobbie, Darren Pratley/ Robert Earnshaw)
Swansea City beat Nottm Forest 3-1 in the second leg of their playoff semifinal to book a spot in the finals at Wembley against either Cardiff or Reading.