Reading 4-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Sunday 2 May 2010

Result

Reading 4-1 Preston North End

Championship · Sunday 2 May 2010, 12:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Reading 4-1 Preston North End: match report

Reading won against Preston North End 4-1 in the Championship on Sunday 2 May 2010. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Jimmy Kébé opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Reading's goals came from Jimmy Kébé (12'), Jobi McAnuff (17'), Dejan Joksimovic (72') and Simon Church (90'). Preston North End scored through Ross Wallace (64').

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 11th on 60 points from 45 and Preston North End 16th on 54 points from 45. Reading went on to finish that season 9th with 63 points, and Preston North End 18th with 54.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 1 draw and 1 for Preston North End.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Jimmy KébéReading · 1-0
  • 17'Goal · Jobi McAnuffReading · 2-0
  • 60'Yellow card · Alex PearceReading
  • 64'Goal · Ross WallacePreston North End · 2-1
  • 72'Goal · Dejan JoksimovicReading · 3-1
  • 81'Yellow card · Dejan JoksimovicReading
  • 84'Yellow card · Ross WallacePreston North End
  • 90'Yellow card · Jon ParkinPreston North End
  • 90'Goal · Simon ChurchReading · 4-1

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Reading 3, draws 1, Preston North End 1.

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