Preston North End 0-2 Reading: result and report
Championship · Sunday 29 December 2019
Result
Preston North End 0-2 Reading
Championship · Sunday 29 December 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
Preston North End 0-2 Reading: match report
Preston North End lost to Reading 0-2 in the Championship on Sunday 29 December 2019. The half-time score was 0-2.
John Swift opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Preston North End did not score. Reading scored through John Swift (12') and Lucas João (16').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Preston North End were 6th on 39 points from 24 and Reading 15th on 29 points from 23. Preston North End went on to finish that season 9th with 66 points, and Reading 15th with 56.
Preston North End lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Reading in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Rafael Cabral of Reading (8.5), ahead of Liam Moore (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Preston North End wins, 0 draws and 6 for Reading.
Going into the match Preston North End's last five read D-D-W-W-L and Reading's W-W-D-D-L.
Key events
- 12'Goal · John Swift
- 16'Goal · Lucas João
Head-to-head
Team news
Preston North End line-up (4-2-3-1)
Declan Rudd, Tom Clarke, Paul Huntington, Ben Davies, Andrew Hughes, Ben Pearson, Alan Browne, Billy Bodin, Brad Potts, Josh Harrop, Sean Maguire
Reading line-up (4-3-3)
Rafael Cabral, Chris Gunter, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Tyler Blackett, John Swift, Charlie Adam, Pelé, Yakou Méïté, Lucas João, Ovie Ejaria