The highest-scoring single match in the history of the English Premier League is an astonishing nine-goal thriller that ended with a 7-4 scoreline between Portsmouth and Reading in October 2007. This chaotic, action-packed fixture featured a flurry of goals from both attacking sides, including an incredible four goals scored in the final twelve minutes of play, completely shattering standard defensive expectations. While several other matches have recorded heavy margins of victory such as 9-0 blowouts, the Portsmouth versus Reading encounter stands alone as the highest total combined goal-scoring match in the modern history of the Premier League.