Reading vs Preston North End

Championship

Reading

1-0-1

2-1

Final

Preston

0-0-2

Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'PNE

43%Possession57%

12Shots13

2On target5

2Corners12

5Saves0

11Fouls16

59'Michael MorrisonREA66'Ethan BristowREA90'+6'Josh LaurentREA

Team	1H	2H	T
REA	1	1	2
PNE	0	1	1

Who won: Reading 2-1

Reading beat Preston North End 2-1 on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Reading: Femi Azeez (28') and John Swift (69'). Goals for Preston: Daniel Johnson (61' pen).

What it means

Reading has dropped 5 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · Jul 13

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Lineups

Preston24th in English League Championship

Lineup (3-5-2)

1Daniel IversenG
2Liam LindsayCD
3Andrew HughesCD-L
4Jordan StoreyCD-R
5Ryan LedsonCM-L
6Daniel JohnsonCM-R
7Alan BrowneAM
8Greg CunninghamLM
9Sepp van den BergRM
10Emil Riis JakobsenCF-L
11Scott SinclairCF-R

Reading6th in English League One

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1RafaelG
2Liam MooreCD-L
3Michael MorrisonCD-R
4Tom McintyreLB
5Andy YiadomRB
6John SwiftAM
7Josh LaurentLM
8Andy RinomhotaRM
9Lucas JoãoF
10Ethan BristowAM-L
11Femi AzeezAM-R

Head to head

REA leads series 3-1-1

Last meeting: Reading 2, Preston 1 (Mar 30)

Last 5

PNE

W@ MNF3-0
Lvs HUL1-4
L@ MNC0-2
W@ NFO2-1
Wvs BAR2-0

REA

Lvs SWA0-3
L@ STK2-3
Tvs HUD2-2
L@ NOR1-4
Tvs SWA2-2

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Game info

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England · Attendance 12,156

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