Reading 2-1 Preston North End: result and report
Championship · Tuesday 5 April 2011
Result
Reading 2-1 Preston North End
Championship · Tuesday 5 April 2011, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Reading 2-1 Preston North End: match report
Reading beat Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 5 April 2011. The half-time score was 1-0.
Jimmy Kébé opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Reading's goals came from Jimmy Kébé (22') and H. Robson-Kanu (82'). Preston North End scored through an own goal by A. McCarthy (52').
Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 7th on 58 points from 38 and Preston North End 23rd on 34 points from 38. Reading went on to finish that season 5th with 79 points, and Preston North End 22nd with 42.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 2 draws and 1 for Preston North End.
Going into the match Reading's last five read W-W-W-W-D and Preston North End's W-W-W-L-D.
Key events
- 22'Goal · Jimmy Kébé
- 52'Own goal · A. McCarthy
- 62'Yellow card · Andy Griffin
- 72'Yellow card · Ian Ashbee
- 82'Goal · H. Robson-Kanu
- 85'Yellow card · Paul Parry
Head-to-head
Team news
Reading line-up
Alex Simon McCarthy, Andy Griffin, Zurab Khizanishvili, Ivar Ingimarsson, Ian Harte, Jem Karacan, Jay Tabb, Jobi McAnuff, Jimmy Kébé, Brian Howard, Shane Long
Preston North End line-up
Iain Turner, Craig Morgan, Bongani Khumalo, Billy Jones, Keith Treacy, Adam Barton, Ian Ashbee, Darren Carter, Iain Edward Hume, Eddie Johnson, Barry Nicholson