English League Championship

FT Saturday, March 11, 2017
Reading WLLWD 0
–
Preston North End WDWLD 3
1st2ndT
REA000
PNE213
Deepdale · 10,787 att.

Match Report

Tom Barkhuizen scores twice as Preston close in on play-off places

Tom Barkhuizen scores twice as Preston close in on play-off places

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
6
62.5
Possession
37.5
14
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
404
Accurate Passes
209
484
Passes
285
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
6
23
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.4
68
Long Balls
52
41
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
28
26
Clearances
28

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

PNE · 4-4-2

  1. 22Chris MaxwellG
  2. 23Paul HuntingtonCD-L
  3. 24Andrew BoyleCD-R
  4. 3Greg CunninghamLB
  5. 5Tom ClarkeRB
  6. 4Ben PearsonCM-L
  7. 11Daniel JohnsonCM-R
  8. 14Aiden McGeadyLM
  9. 7Daryl HorganRM
  10. 25Jordan HugillCF-L
  11. 29Tom BarkhuizenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Simon MakienokSUB
  2. 17Thomas SpurrSUB
  3. 1Anders LindegaardSUB
  4. 21Stevie MaySUB
  5. 10Jermaine BeckfordSUB
  6. 8Alan BrowneSUB
  7. 37Callum RobinsonSUB

REA · 4-3-3

  1. 26Ali Al-HabsiG
  2. 24Tyler BlackettCD-L
  3. 5Paul McShaneCD-R
  4. 11Jordan ObitaLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 4Joey van den BergCM
  7. 54Jordon MutchLM
  8. 8John SwiftRM
  9. 18Yann KermorgantF
  10. 12Garath McClearyLF
  11. 50Lewis GrabbanRF

Substitutes

  1. 23Daniel WilliamsSUB
  2. 19Yakou MeiteSUB
  3. 7Roy BeerensSUB
  4. 6George EvansSUB
  5. 25Adrian PopaSUB
  6. 31Anssi JaakkolaSUB
  7. 32Reece OxfordSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Andrew Boyle (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Goal! Preston North End 1, Reading 0. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Daryl Horgan.
  3. 33' Substitution, Reading. Danny Williams replaces Jordon Mutch because of an injury.
  4. 40' Goal! Preston North End 2, Reading 0. Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  5. 49' Goal! Preston North End 3, Reading 0. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Boyle following a set piece situation.
  6. 62' Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Daryl Horgan.
  7. 73' Substitution, Reading. Reece Oxford replaces Paul McShane.
  8. 76' Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Robinson replaces Tom Barkhuizen because of an injury.
  9. 77' Substitution, Reading. Roy Beerens replaces Lewis Grabban.
  10. 88' Substitution, Preston North End. Jermaine Beckford replaces Jordan Hugill.
  11. 90'+1' Chris Gunter (Reading) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

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