Championship
·Matchday 33
Featured match
- D. Johnson 57'
- C. Archer 74'
- L. Joao 2'
- L. Joao 19'
- J. Swift 55'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Reading beat Preston 3-2. Scorers for Preston: D. Johnson 57', C. Archer 74'. Scorers for Reading: L. Joao 2', L. Joao 19', J. Swift 55'. Preston had 59% of possession.
Preston
Reading
- Full-time 2 - 3
Added time: 5 minutes
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90+5'
B. Barker Out: T. Ince · Reading Substitution for Reading: B. Barker comes on for T. Ince
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90+5'
S. van den Berg Yellow card · Preston S. van den Berg of Preston is booked
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74'
C. Archer 2-3 Goal · Preston C. Archer finds the net for Preston (2-3)
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67'
Y. Meïté Out: Junior Hoilett · Reading Substitution for Reading: Y. Meïté comes on for Junior Hoilett
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61'
T. McIntyre Out: Abdul Rahman Baba · Reading Substitution for Reading: T. McIntyre comes on for Abdul Rahman Baba
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57'
D. Johnson 1-3 Goal · Assist: C. Evans · Preston C. Evans provides, D. Johnson finishes for Preston (1-3)
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55'
J. Swift 0-3 Goal · Assist: L. Joao · Reading Goal! J. Swift scores for Reading, set up by L. Joao. It is 0-3
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53'
C. Evans Out: E. Riis · Preston Substitution for Preston: C. Evans comes on for E. Riis
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46'
R. Ledson Out: B. Whiteman · Preston Substitution for Preston: R. Ledson comes on for B. Whiteman
- Half-time 0 - 2
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35'
Liam Lindsay Out: B. Potts · Preston Substitution for Preston: Liam Lindsay comes on for B. Potts
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19'
L. Joao 0-2 Goal · Assist: J. Swift · Reading Goal for Reading! L. Joao turns in the pass from J. Swift (0-2)
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2'
L. Joao 0-1 Goal · Reading L. Joao finds the net for Reading (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Preston
Reading
DDWDW
Last 5 matches LLLLD
1Goals scored per match1
0.8Goals conceded per match2.8
5Clean sheets1
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Preston3-4-1-2
Reading4-2-3-1
3
7.0
Holmes
T. Holmes
Player profile
21
6.3
Baba
61'
Abdul Rahman Baba
- 61'Out
8
6.5
Browne
A. Browne
Player profile
44
6.2
Potts
35'
B. Potts
- 35'Out
- 57'Goal
Preston3-4-1-2
Coach: R. Lowe
Starting XI
- 12GK D. Iversen 7.0
- 16DF A. Hughes 6.9
- 5DF P. Bauer 6.7
- 2DF S. van den Berg90+5' 7.0
- 31MF S. Sinclair 7.0
- 11FW D. Johnson57' 7.5
- 44MF B. Potts35' 6.2
- 8MF A. Browne 6.5
- 4MF B. Whiteman46' 6.3
- 19FW E. Riis53' 6.3
- 21FW C. Archer74' 7.0
Substitutes
- 6DF Liam Lindsay35' 6.7
- 18MF R. Ledson46' 7.2
- 9FW C. Evans53' 7.0
- 13MF A. McCann
- 41DF B. Diaby
- 25GK C. Ripley
- 15DF J. Rafferty
Reading4-2-3-1
Coach: V. Paunovic
Starting XI
- 26GK Karl Hein 5.9
- 4DF M. Morrison 6.9
- 17DF A. Yiadom 6.9
- 21DF Abdul Rahman Baba61' 6.3
- 3DF T. Holmes 7.0
- 15MF D. Drinkwater 6.7
- 9MF T. Ince90+5' 5.9
- 10MF J. Swift55' 8.7
- 8MF Andrew Rinomhota 6.5
- 23MF Junior Hoilett67' 6.5
- 18FW L. Joao2'19' 8.9
Substitutes
- 5DF T. McIntyre61' 6.5
- 11FW Y. Meïté67' 6.3
- 33FW B. Barker90+5'
- 19MF T. Dele-Bashiru
- 32FW M. Camara
- 49DF K. Abrefa
- 22GK L. Southwood
Preston
Reading
59%
41%
18
Shots
13
2
On target
9
7
Off target
2
5
Corners
6
11
Fouls
5
1
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
0
6
Saves
0
506
Passes
354
78%
Pass accuracy
67%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fulham
|
46 | 106 | 43 | 106:43 | +63 | 90 |
| 2 |
Bournemouth
|
46 | 74 | 39 | 74:39 | +35 | 88 |
| 3 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 64 | 47 | 64:47 | +17 | 82 |
| 4 |
Nottingham Forest
|
46 | 73 | 40 | 73:40 | +33 | 80 |
| 5 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 63 | 45 | 63:45 | +18 | 75 |
| 6 |
Luton
|
46 | 63 | 55 | 63:55 | +8 | 75 |
| 7 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 59 | 50 | 59:50 | +9 | 70 |
| 8 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 59 | 50 | 59:50 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 |
Millwall
|
46 | 53 | 45 | 53:45 | +8 | 69 |
| 10 |
West Brom
|
46 | 52 | 45 | 52:45 | +7 | 67 |
| 11 |
QPR
|
46 | 60 | 59 | 60:59 | +1 | 66 |
| 12 |
Coventry
|
46 | 60 | 59 | 60:59 | +1 | 64 |
| 13 |
Preston
|
46 | 52 | 56 | 52:56 | -4 | 64 |
| 14 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 57 | 52 | 57:52 | +5 | 62 |
| 15 |
Swansea
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 61 |
| 16 |
Blackpool
|
46 | 54 | 58 | 54:58 | -4 | 60 |
| 17 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 62 | 77 | 62:77 | -15 | 55 |
| 18 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 50 | 68 | 50:68 | -18 | 53 |
| 19 |
Hull City
|
46 | 41 | 54 | 41:54 | -13 | 51 |
| 20 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 50 | 75 | 50:75 | -25 | 47 |
| 21 |
Reading
|
46 | 54 | 87 | 54:87 | -33 | 41 |
| 22 |
Peterborough
|
46 | 43 | 87 | 43:87 | -44 | 37 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
46 | 45 | 53 | 45:53 | -8 | 34 |
| 24 |
Barnsley
|
46 | 33 | 73 | 33:73 | -40 | 30 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Preston wins0Draws0
Reading wins1