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Match report

English Footie
Championship: Round 37 (setup 4, season 28)
Reading			v.	Preston North End
Formation: 4-3-3 League position: 9 Overall form: Home form:	Luke SOUTHWOOD	6	1	6½	Mario 'Sebastián' VIERA Galaín	Formation: 4-3-3 League position: 8 Overall form: Home form:
	Jonjoe KENNY	7½	2	7½	Pablo Javier ZABALETA
	Ryan BERTRAND	7½	3	7½	Ben DAVIES
	Liam KELLY	7	4	7½	MARIO SUÁREZ Mata
	Liam MOORE	6	5	6½	Marvin MATIP
	Tyler BLACKETT	6	6	7	Paul HUNTINGTON
	Juninho BACUNA	7	7	6	Ben PEARSON
	Modou BARROW	7	8	7	Henri SAIVET
	Marc McNULTY	7	9	7	Morten Duncan RASMUSSEN
	Saied EZATOLAHI	6½	10	6½	Josh HARROP
	Sam BALDOCK	6½	11	6½	Salomon KALOU
		Manager
	Allan-Roméo NYOM		12		Luka VUCKO
	Omar RICHARDS		13		Paul GALLAGHER
	John SWIFT	7	14		Ricardo Manuel Ferriera Sousa, CADÚ
	Josh SIMS		15		Brandon BARKER
	Callum HARRIOTT		16		Connor SIMPSON

Reading 2 Preston North End 2 (Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 31,503, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: RUI CARLOS Madureira 6) 68 Barrow, 74 Bacuna Scorers 19og Kelly, 40 Saivet 74 Blackett <=> Swift Substitutions Sendings off 32 Ezatolahi Bookings 2 Corners 0 12 Fouls 4 1 Offsides 0 4 Shots on 3 11 Shots off 7 15 Total shots 10 1 Shots saved 1 51% Possession 49% Man of the match: Ben DAVIES

4	BARROW stabbed a simple chance past the near post.
13	A weak strike from BALDOCK rolled agonisingly wide.
13	BACUNA chipped the ball to KELLY who touched it wide.
15	BARROW scuffed a simple chance.
17	BLACKETT beat four Preston North End players and stroked an effort just beyond the near post.
19	GOAL!! A long shot from MATIP deflected off the shins of KELLY and into his own net.
26	MCNULTY's shot beat VIERA but rebounded off the Preston North End upright.
27	KALOU hit a right foot shot just beyond the far post from long range.
32	EZATOLAHI given a yellow card for a high challenge.
35	HARROP booted the ball wide of the lefthand post from just outside the area.
39	KELLY headed just beyond the far post.
40	GOAL!! A twenty-five yard free-kick was skillfully fired in off the post by SAIVET. (2-0 Preston North End)
41	A lovely effort from MCNULTY scraped the outside of the righthand post.
47	VIERA was able to palm clear a wicked shot.
59	PEARSON beat KENNY and placed the ball to RASMUSSEN who hit his shot wide.
68	GOAL!! A BACUNA run down the middle resulted in an exceptional cross for BARROW to tap in. (2-1 Preston North End)
72	A header by SAIVET at the far post was comfortably collected by SOUTHWOOD.
73	A corner found KALOU who nodded the ball just beyond the far post.
74	GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of BACUNA who blasted the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (2-2)
74	A free-kick from RASMUSSEN floated just beyond the near post.
75	A mix up in the Preston North End defence enabled MCNULTY to crack the ball inches wide.
76	KELLY brought the ball round PEARSON and rattled a weak shot over.
79	RASMUSSEN was put clear by DAVIES and he dummied SOUTHWOOD but rammed his shot over the bar.
81	BARROW ran onto a delightful ball from BACUNA but fumbled his shot wide.
82	The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from ZABALETA fell just wide.
88	A useful ball from MATIP on the right bobbled toward ZABALETA who scuffed his shot wide.