Reading 1-0 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 19 October 2019

Result

Reading 1-0 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 19 October 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 1-0 Preston North End: match report

Reading beat Preston North End 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 19 October 2019. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Matt Miazga of Reading in the 90th minute.

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

Going into the game Reading were 22nd on 8 points from 11 and Preston North End 3rd on 21 points from 11. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Preston North End 9th with 66.

Reading lined up in a 3-5-2 and Preston North End in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to John Swift of Reading (7.8), level with Rafael Cabral (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Reading wins, 1 draw and 4 for Preston North End.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · Jordan ObitaReading
  • 16'Yellow card · David NugentPreston North End
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Ben PearsonPreston North End
  • 90+8'Goal · Matt MiazgaReading · 1-0
  • 90+8'Yellow card · Matt MiazgaReading

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 5, draws 1, Preston North End 4.

Team news

Reading line-up (3-5-2)

Rafael Cabral, Matt Miazga, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Andy Yiadom, John Swift, Pelé, Ovie Ejaria, Jordan Obita, G. Pușcaș, Yakou Méïté

Preston North End line-up (4-2-3-1)

Declan Rudd, Darnell Fisher, Patrick Bauer, Ben Davies, Andrew Hughes, Ben Pearson, Paul Gallagher, Tom Barkhuizen, Daniel Johnson, Sean Maguire, David Nugent