Championship
·Matchday 20
Featured match
- L. Joao 71' (pen)
- C. Evans 51'
- C. Evans 79'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Preston beat Reading 2-1. Scorers for Reading: L. Joao 71' (pen). Scorers for Preston: C. Evans 51', C. Evans 79'.
Reading
Preston
- Full-time 1 - 2
Added time: 5 minutes
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90+5'
B. Potts Yellow card · Preston B. Potts of Preston is booked
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81'
A. McCann Out: A. Browne · Preston Substitution for Preston: A. McCann comes on for A. Browne
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81'
N. Guinness-Walker Out: A. Baba · Reading Substitution for Reading: N. Guinness-Walker comes on for A. Baba
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80'
C. Evans Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for C. Evans (Preston)
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79'
C. Evans 1-2 Goal · Assist: B. Woodburn · Preston Goal! C. Evans scores for Preston, set up by B. Woodburn. It is 1-2
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77'
R. Ledson Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for R. Ledson (Preston)
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75'
S. Maguire Out: E. Riis · Preston Substitution for Preston: S. Maguire comes on for E. Riis
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71'
L. Joao 1-1 Penalty goal · Reading Goal! L. Joao scores a penalty for Reading. It is 1-1
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64'
B. Woodburn Out: D. Johnson · Preston Substitution for Preston: B. Woodburn comes on for D. Johnson
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59'
L. Joao Out: A. Carroll · Reading Substitution for Reading: L. Joao comes on for A. Carroll
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59'
T. Fornah Out: M. Loum · Reading Substitution for Reading: T. Fornah comes on for M. Loum
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59'
S. Long Out: Y. Meïté · Reading Substitution for Reading: S. Long comes on for Y. Meïté
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56'
M. Loum Yellow card · Reading M. Loum of Reading is booked
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51'
C. Evans 0-1 Goal · Assist: R. Brady · Preston Goal! C. Evans scores for Preston, set up by R. Brady. It is 0-1
- Half-time 0 - 0
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23'
R. Brady Yellow card · Preston R. Brady of Preston is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Reading
Preston
LLWLD
Last 5 matches LWLWW
22Position12
44Pts63
1.1Goals scored per match1.1
1.4Goals conceded per match1.3
3Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Reading3-4-1-2
Preston3-4-1-2
16
7.2
Hughes
A. Hughes
Player profile
6
7.0
Lindsay
L. Lindsay
Player profile
14
6.9
Storey
J. Storey
Player profile
12
6.3
Baba
81'
A. Baba
- 81'Out
- 56'Yellow card
- 59'Out
Reading3-4-1-2
Coach: P. Ince
Starting XI
- 1GK J. Lumley 6.5
- 17DF A. Yiadom 7.2
- 3DF T. Holmes 6.2
- 5DF T. McIntyre 6.2
- 23MF Junior Hoilett 6.2
- 8MF J. Hendrick 6.3
- 22MF M. Loum56'59' 6.2
- 12MF A. Baba81' 6.3
- 10FW T. Ince 6.6
- 11FW Y. Meïté59' 6.6
- 2FW A. Carroll59' 6.5
Substitutes
- 7FW S. Long59' 6.2
- 19MF T. Fornah59' 6.7
- 9FW L. Joao59'71' 6.9
- 18DF N. Guinness-Walker81' 6.9
- 27MF A. S. Mbengue
- 21GK D. Bouzanis
- 14MF O. Ejaria
Preston3-4-1-2
Coach: R. Lowe
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Woodman 6.5
- 14DF J. Storey 6.9
- 6DF L. Lindsay 7.0
- 16DF A. Hughes 7.2
- 44MF B. Potts90+5' 6.6
- 18MF R. Ledson77' 7.3
- 8MF A. Browne81' 6.9
- 11MF R. Brady23' 7.9
- 10FW D. Johnson64' 6.9
- 9FW C. Evans51'79'80' 8.3
- 19FW E. Riis75' 6.2
Substitutes
- 20MF B. Woodburn64' 7.2
- 24FW S. Maguire75' 6.9
- 13MF A. McCann81' 6.3
- 3DF G. Cunningham
- 25GK D. Cornell
- 2DF A. Carreras
- 23DF B. Diaby
Reading
Preston
46%
54%
11
Shots
10
2
On target
4
6
Off target
3
3
Corners
2
10
Fouls
9
1
Offsides
0
1
Yellow cards
4
2
Saves
1
397
Passes
481
76%
Pass accuracy
79%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burnley
|
46 | 87 | 35 | 87:35 | +52 | 101 |
| 2 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 73 | 39 | 73:39 | +34 | 91 |
| 3 |
Luton
|
46 | 57 | 39 | 57:39 | +18 | 80 |
| 4 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 84 | 56 | 84:56 | +28 | 75 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 58 | 46 | 58:46 | +12 | 70 |
| 6 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 68 | 55 | 68:55 | +13 | 69 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 57 | 50 | 57:50 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 59 | 53 | 59:53 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 |
Swansea
|
46 | 68 | 64 | 68:64 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 |
Watford
|
46 | 56 | 53 | 56:53 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 |
Preston
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 57 | 54 | 57:54 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 55 | 56 | 55:56 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 |
Hull City
|
46 | 51 | 61 | 51:61 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 55 | 54 | 55:54 | +1 | 53 |
| 17 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 47 | 62 | 47:62 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 |
QPR
|
46 | 44 | 71 | 44:71 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 41 | 58 | 41:58 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 |
Reading
|
46 | 46 | 68 | 46:68 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 |
Blackpool
|
46 | 48 | 72 | 48:72 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 |
Wigan
|
46 | 38 | 65 | 38:65 | -27 | 39 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Reading wins2Draws0
Preston wins0