English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 6, 2016
Preston North End WWDWD 0
–
Reading WLWLD 1
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Match Report

Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
29.3
Possession
70.7
7
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
135
Accurate Passes
465
222
Passes
550
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
9
14
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.4
58
Long Balls
114
20
Accurate Long Balls
74
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
5
14
Tackles
5
0.6
Tackle %
1.0
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
17
21
Clearances
21

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

REA · 4-3-3

  1. 26Ali Al-HabsiG
  2. 4Joey van den BergCD-L
  3. 5Paul McShaneCD-R
  4. 11Jordan ObitaLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 8John SwiftCM
  7. 6George EvansLM
  8. 23Daniel WilliamsRM
  9. 10Deniss RakelsF
  10. 7Roy BeerensLF
  11. 12Garath McClearyRF

PNE · 5-3-2

  1. 1Anders LindegaardG
  2. 23Paul HuntingtonCD
  3. 6Bailey WrightCD-L
  4. 5Tom ClarkeCD-R
  5. 3Greg CunninghamLB
  6. 16Liam GrimshawRB
  7. 18Ben PringleCM
  8. 11Daniel JohnsonCM-L
  9. 12Paul GallagherCM-R
  10. 14Joe GarnerCF-L
  11. 10Jermaine BeckfordCF-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Goal! Reading 1, Preston North End 0. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Garath McCleary following a corner.
  2. 36' Paul McShane (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Liam Grimshaw.
  4. 48' Joe Garner (Preston North End) Yellow Card at 48'
  5. 50' George Evans (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 50' Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 59' Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Substitution, Reading. Tennai Watson replaces Jordan Obita because of an injury.
  9. 72' Substitution, Reading. Callum Harriott replaces Garath McCleary.
  10. 72' Substitution, Preston North End. Chris Humphrey replaces Tom Clarke because of an injury.
  11. 78' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Hugill replaces Joe Garner.
  12. 81' Substitution, Reading. Yann Kermorgant replaces Deniss Rakels.
  13. 90'+5' Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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