Reading 2-1 Preston North End: result and report
Championship · Saturday 14 August 2021
Result
Reading 2-1 Preston North End
Championship · Saturday 14 August 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Reading 2-1 Preston North End: match report
Reading won against Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 14 August 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.
O. Azeez opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Reading's goals came from O. Azeez (28') and John Swift (69'). Preston North End scored through Daniel Johnson (61', penalty).
Discipline: Reading received 3 yellow cards; Preston North End received no yellow cards.
Reading went on to finish that season 22nd with 47 points, and Preston North End 13th with 64.
Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Preston North End in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to John Swift of Reading (8.1), ahead of Rafael Cabral (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Reading wins, 1 draw and 3 for Preston North End.
Key events
- 28'Goal · O. Azeez
- 59'Yellow card · Michael Morrison
- 61'Penalty goal · Daniel Johnson
- 66'Yellow card · Ethan Bristow
- 69'Goal · John Swift
- 90+6'Yellow card · Josh Laurent
Head-to-head
Team news
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Reading line-up (4-2-3-1)
Rafael Cabral, Andy Yiadom, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Tom McIntyre, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Josh Laurent, Femi Azeez, John Swift, Ethan Bristow, Lucas João
Preston North End line-up (3-5-2)
Daniel Iversen, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Sepp van den Berg, Daniel Johnson, Alan Browne, Ryan Ledson, G. Cunningham, Scott Sinclair, Emil Riis