English League Championship

Preston North End vs Reading, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
FT
0 - 0
Reading

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.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
  • 7': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
  • 7': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 8': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End).
  • 10': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Hand ball by Omar Richards (Reading).
  • 12': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 12': Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 18': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 18': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby with a cross.
  • 25': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 26': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Paul Huntington.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Tom McIntyre (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
  • 27': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 27': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 30': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 30': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 33': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 36': Dangerous play by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 36': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Josh Laurent (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas João.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 42': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 42': Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Reading 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Reading 0.
  • 46': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Preston North End).
  • 46': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 46': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
  • 48': Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas João.
  • 52': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Tom McIntyre (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 53': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Offside, Reading. Omar Richards tries a through ball, but Josh Laurent is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 56': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
  • 58': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
  • 65': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 65': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Preston North End).
  • 65': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Offside, Reading. Lucas João tries a through ball, but John Swift is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Thomas Holmes (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 69': Offside, Reading. Sone Aluko tries a through ball, but Michael Morrison is caught offside.
  • 70': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
  • 70': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 72': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
  • 72': Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
  • 74': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
  • 75': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 77': Substitution, Reading. Alfa Semedo replaces Sone Aluko.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Omar Richards (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joseph Rafferty with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Jayson Molumby.
  • 81': Penalty Reading. Lucas João draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 81': Penalty conceded by Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 82': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Lucas João should be disappointed.
  • 84': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
  • 85': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
  • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Scott Sinclair.
  • 87': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 87': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Reading 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Reading 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 18
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
48.9 Possession 51.1
12 SHOTS 8
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
267 Accurate Passes 267
388 Passes 400
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.3
77 Long Balls 75
30 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 9
20 Effective Clearances 12
20 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England

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Line-Ups

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

No. Name
22 Daniel Iversen (GK)
6 Ben Davies
23 Paul Huntington Yellow Card
15 Joseph Rafferty
8 Alan Browne
21 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
17 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
18 Ryan Ledson Yellow Card
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
44 Brad Potts
31 Scott Sinclair
Preston North End Substitutes:
Adam O'Reilly, Darnell Fisher, Ched Evans, Tom Bayliss, Daniel Johnson, Tom Barkhuizen, Paul Gallagher, Connor Ripley, Jack Baxter.

REA Reading (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Rafael (GK)
5 Tom Mcintyre
4 Michael Morrison
3 Omar Richards
29 Thomas Holmes
10 John Swift
28 Josh Laurent
8 Andy Rinomhota
18 Lucas João
14 Ovie Ejaria
24 Sone Aluko
Reading Substitutes:
Dejan Tetek, Alfa Semedo, Luke Southwood, Mamadi Camara, Sam Baldock, Tomás Esteves, Michael Olise, Jayden Onen, Lewis Gibson.

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