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

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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.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Jimmy KébéReading · 1-0
  • 52'Own goal · A. McCarthyPreston North End · 1-1
  • 62'Yellow card · Andy GriffinReading
  • 72'Yellow card · Ian AshbeePreston North End
  • 82'Goal · H. Robson-KanuReading · 2-1
  • 85'Yellow card · Paul ParryPreston North End

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Reading 4, draws 2, Preston North End 1.

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