English League Championship

Preston North End vs Reading, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 57': Daniel Johnson
  • 74': Cameron Archer
FT
2 - 3
Reading
  • 2': Lucas João
  • 19': Lucas João
  • 55': John Swift

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': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Scott Sinclair.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Michael Morrison (Reading) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 2': Goal! Preston North End 0, Reading 1. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 6': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 10': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
  • 18': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Scott Sinclair is caught offside.
  • 19': Goal! Preston North End 0, Reading 2. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 25': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 35': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Brad Potts.
  • 37': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 37': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Holmes with a through ball.
  • 40': Cameron Archer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 42': Offside, Reading. Andy Rinomhota tries a through ball, but John Swift is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 44': Cameron Archer (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Reading 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Reading 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 48': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 48': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 49': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Michael Morrison (Reading) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
  • 50': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Lucas João (Reading) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 52': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
  • 53': Foul by Abdul Rahman Baba (Reading).
  • 53': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 54': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 55': Goal! Preston North End 0, Reading 3. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas João.
  • 57': Goal! Preston North End 1, Reading 3. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ched Evans.
  • 59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Abdul Rahman Baba.
  • 61': Substitution, Reading. Tom McIntyre replaces Abdul Rahman Baba because of an injury.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Danny Drinkwater (Reading).
  • 63': Foul by Cameron Archer (Preston North End).
  • 63': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Offside, Reading. Andy Yiadom tries a through ball, but Tom Ince is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Junior Hoilett.
  • 70': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 70': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 71': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross.
  • 74': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Lindsay with a headed pass.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 74': Goal! Preston North End 2, Reading 3. Cameron Archer (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 80': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 80': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Cameron Archer (Preston North End).
  • 82': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Lucas João (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ched Evans with a headed pass.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 86': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Yakou Meite.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 90'+1': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ched Evans.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
  • 90'+5': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Reading. Brandon Barker replaces Tom Ince.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Reading 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Reading 3.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 6
40.6 Possession 59.4
13 SHOTS 18
9 ON GOAL 2
0.7 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
232 Accurate Passes 393
352 Passes 505
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 8
16 Crosses 34
0.2 Cross % 0.2
75 Long Balls 73
16 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 10
8 Effective Tackles 8
13 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
13 Interceptions 19
35 Effective Clearances 20
35 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 12,817

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
4 Bristol City 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
5 Patrick Bauer
16 Andrew Hughes
2 Sepp van den Berg Yellow Card
8 Alan Browne
4 Benjamin Whiteman
11 Daniel Johnson
31 Scott Sinclair
44 Brad Potts
21 Cameron Archer
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
Preston North End Substitutes:
Bambo Diaby, Liam Lindsay, Connor Ripley, Joseph Rafferty, Alistair McCann, Ryan Ledson, Ched Evans.

REA Reading (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
26 Karl Hein (GK)
3 Thomas Holmes
4 Michael Morrison
21 Baba Rahman
17 Andy Yiadom
10 John Swift
8 Andy Rinomhota
15 Danny Drinkwater
18 Lucas João
23 Junior Hoilett
9 Tom Ince
Reading Substitutes:
Kelvin Abrefa, Yakou Meite, Tom Mcintyre, Mamadi Camara, Luke Southwood, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Brandon Barker.

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