Preston North End 2-1 Reading: result and report

Championship · Saturday 18 October 2008

Result

Preston North End 2-1 Reading

Championship · Saturday 18 October 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Preston North End 2-1 Reading: match report

Preston North End won against Reading 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 18 October 2008. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Noel Hunt opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Preston North End's goals came from an own goal by Ivar Ingimarsson (55') and Stephen Elliott (81'). Reading scored through Noel Hunt (27', penalty).

Discipline: Preston North End received 2 yellow cards; Reading received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 12th on 14 points from 10 and Reading 3rd on 20 points from 10. Preston North End went on to finish that season 6th with 75 points, and Reading 5th with 77.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Preston North End wins, 0 draws and 2 for Reading.

Going into the match Preston North End's last five read L-L-L-L-W and Reading's W-W-W-D-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Penalty goal · Noel HuntReading · 0-1
  • 41'Yellow card · Ross WallacePreston North End
  • 55'Own goal · Ivar IngimarssonPreston North End · 1-1
  • 81'Goal · Stephen ElliottPreston North End · 2-1
  • 88'Yellow card · Chris SedgwickPreston North End

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Preston North End 0, draws 0, Reading 2.

Team news

Reading expected line-up (4-4-2)

Marcus Hahnemann, Ivar Ingimarsson, Nicky Shorey, Michael Duberry, James Harper, Noel Hunt, Dave Kitson, Leroy Lita, Liam Rosenior