English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 30, 2016
Preston North End LLDDL 2
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Reading LLLLD 1
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Match Report

Daniel Johnson strikes to earn Preston a win at Reading

Daniel Johnson strikes to earn Preston a win at Reading

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
6
48.1
Possession
51.9
20
SHOTS
16
8
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
287
Accurate Passes
315
382
Passes
411
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
6
26
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.3
86
Long Balls
70
45
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
28
20
Clearances
39

Head to Head

REA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

REA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 26Ali Al-HabsiG
  2. 35Jake CooperCD-L
  3. 5Paul McShaneCD-R
  4. 6Oliver NorwoodDM
  5. 2Chris GunterLB
  6. 12Garath McClearyRB
  7. 23Daniel WilliamsAM
  8. 21Stephen QuinnLM
  9. 4George EvansRM
  10. 10Deniss RakelsCF-L
  11. 29Yann KermorgantCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 49Josh BarrettSUB
  2. 43Tennai WatsonSUB
  3. 15Anton FerdinandSUB
  4. 3Andrew TaylorSUB
  5. 31Simon CoxSUB
  6. 7Matej VydraSUB
  7. 1Jonathan BondSUB

PNE · 5-3-2

  1. 43Chris KirklandG
  2. 23Paul HuntingtonCD
  3. 3Greg CunninghamCD-L
  4. 6Bailey WrightCD-R
  5. 32Adam ReachLB
  6. 15Calum WoodsRB
  7. 12Paul GallagherCM
  8. 16Alan BrowneCM-L
  9. 11Daniel JohnsonCM-R
  10. 10Jermaine BeckfordCF-L
  11. 14Joe GarnerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Marnick VermijlSUB
  2. 40Matthew HudsonSUB
  3. 37Callum RobinsonSUB
  4. 13Eoin DoyleSUB
  5. 25Jordan HugillSUB
  6. 4Ben PearsonSUB
  7. 8Neil KilkennySUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Reading. Josh Barrett replaces George Evans.
  2. 56' Goal! Reading 0, Preston North End 1. Jermaine Beckford (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a through ball.
  3. 66' Substitution, Preston North End. Marnick Vermijl replaces Greg Cunningham because of an injury.
  4. 84' Substitution, Preston North End. Eoin Doyle replaces Joe Garner.
  5. 85' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Hugill replaces Jermaine Beckford.
  6. 86' Goal! Reading 1, Preston North End 1. Stephen Quinn (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
  7. 90'+1' Goal! Reading 1, Preston North End 2. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Reach.

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