Preston North End vs Reading, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Preston North End

FT
0 - 2

Reading

12': John Swift
16': Lucas João

About

Preston North End are hosting Reading at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Josh Harrop (Preston North End).
8': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Harrop.
9': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
9': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
12': Goal! Preston North End 0, Reading 1. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
16': Goal! Preston North End 0, Reading 2. Lucas João (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
18': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Charlie Adam (Reading).
20': Offside, Reading. Charlie Adam tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
21': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
22': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
23': Attempt blocked. Billy Bodin (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Harrop.
23': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
23': Declan Rudd (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
24': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Clarke with a cross.
25': Attempt blocked. Billy Bodin (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
25': Offside, Reading. Rafael Cabral tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
26': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Billy Bodin.
30': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
30': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John Swift.
31': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
31': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Charlie Adam.
33': Offside, Reading. Ovie Ejaria tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
34': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
35': Offside, Reading. Ovie Ejaria tries a through ball, but Yakou Meite is caught offside.
39': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Michael Morrison (Reading).
39': Attempt saved. Josh Harrop (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
40': Attempt missed. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a fast break.
41': Charlie Adam (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
43': Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Pearson with a cross.
44': Attempt missed. Charlie Adam (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
45': Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
45'+1': Offside, Preston North End. Brad Potts tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brad Potts.
45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Reading 2.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Reading 2.
47': Attempt saved. Billy Bodin (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
48': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
48': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Billy Bodin.
51': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
52': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
52': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Paul Huntington.
54': Attempt missed. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
54': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Charlie Adam (Reading).
57': Attempt saved. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
58': Attempt missed. Charlie Adam (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
60': Substitution, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher replaces Brad Potts.
60': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Josh Harrop.
61': Attempt blocked. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
61': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
61': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt saved. Tom Clarke (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
65': Substitution, Reading. Andy Rinomhota replaces Charlie Adam.
67': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
67': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Yakou Meite.
69': Substitution, Preston North End. Jayden Stockley replaces Tom Clarke.
71': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
71': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Attempt blocked. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne with a headed pass.
72': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Liam Moore.
73': Hand ball by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
74': Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces John Swift.
75': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
76': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Preston North End) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
83': Substitution, Reading. Jordan Obita replaces Yakou Meite.
84': Hand ball by Jayden Stockley (Preston North End).
86': Attempt saved. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
87': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Billy Bodin (Preston North End).
89': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jordan Obita.
90': Foul by Jayden Stockley (Preston North End).
90': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Offside, Reading. Jordan Obita tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
90'+3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Liam Moore.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Jayden Stockley (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Davies with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Reading 2.
0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Reading 2.

Statistics

REA		PNE
5	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	2
26.8	Possession	73.2
12	SHOTS	21
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
144	Accurate Passes	557
253	Passes	671
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	11
4	Crosses	45
0.0	Cross %	0.2
82	Long Balls	83
18	Accurate Long Balls	47
0.2	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	8
5	Effective Tackles	8
9	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	13
37	Effective Clearances	6
37	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 13,680

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Queens Park Rangers	1	+2	3
2	Millwall	1	+2	3
3	Swansea City	1	+1	3
4	West Bromwich Albion	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Preston North End (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Declan Rudd (GK)
6	Ben Davies
23	Paul Huntington
16	Andrew Hughes
5	Tom Clarke
44	Brad Potts
8	Alan Browne
4	Ben Pearson
24	Sean Maguire
10	Josh Harrop
39	Billy Bodin

Preston North End Substitutes:

Tom Barkhuizen, Tom Bayliss, Ryan Ledson, Jayden Stockley, Connor Ripley, Paul Gallagher, Darnell Fisher.

Reading (4-3-3)

No.	Name
33	Rafael (GK)
6	Liam Moore
4	Michael Morrison
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
26	Charlie Adam
29	Pelé
10	John Swift
31	Lucas João
14	Ovie Ejaria
19	Yakou Meite

Reading Substitutes:

Michael Olise, Lucas Boyé, Garath McCleary, Matt Miazga, Jordan Obita, Sam Walker, Andy Rinomhota.

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