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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 16 (setup 6, season 21)
Preston North End
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Alessandro PLIZZARI15Andrei LUNEV
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Wout FAES2Max AARONS
Milos KERKEZ83Arthur MASUAKU
Orel MANGALA4Matt O'RILEY
Ben DAVIES5Malang SARR
Dan-Axel ZAGADOU767Tyler BLACKETT
Alan BROWNE77Tom INCE
Daniel JOHNSON78Jordan OBITA
Emil RIIS Jakobsen9JONAS Gonçalves Oliveira
Óscar MELENDO Jiménez7107Jeff HENDRICK
Finlay CROSS-ADAIR6117Paulo Bruno DYBALA
Manager
ROMÁRIO Manuel Silva BARÓ12Andy RINOMHOTA
Fodé BALLO-TOURE613Cican STANKOVIC
Ben PEARSON14Tom McINTYRE
Ryan LEDSON15Michael MORRISON
Matthew Olawale OLOSUNDE616Nesta GUINNESS-WALKER

Preston North End 2 Reading 4
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 21,792, Stadium: Deepdale, Referee: Darren DEADMAN 6½)
10 Melendo, 63 RiisScorers20 Obita, 75 Masuaku, 78og Zagadou, 80 Obita
78 Cross-Adair <=> Olosunde, 78 Johnson <=> Ballo-ToureSubstitutions63 Hendrick <=> Morrison
Sendings off
Bookings88 Blackett
5Corners6
2Fouls7
7Offsides8
2Shots on6
7Shots off11
9Total shots17
0Shots saved2
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Milos KERKEZ
2A lovely effort from JONAS scraped the top of the crossbar.
8OBITA headed over the bar.
10GOAL!! SARR tried to play the ball out of the Reading penalty area but was tackled by MANGALA who touched the ball to MELENDO for an easy tap in. (1-0 Preston North End)
20GOAL!! A scuffed MASUAKU shot found OBITA who made no mistake from the edge of the box. (1-1)
30RIIS chipped the ball to KERKEZ who forced it over the bar.
35JOHNSON snapped at an easy chance.
37A penalty box meleé resulted in MELENDO cracking the ball wide.
40JONAS ran onto a delightful ball from O'RILEY but dragged his effort wide of the goal.
41JONAS hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
43HENDRICK's shot beat PLIZZARI but rebounded off the Preston North End woodwork.
45A corner bobbled toward O'RILEY who turned an effort over.
 
46JONAS drove a deadly shot just beyond the near post from long range.
60A pin-point pass found DYBALA and his right foot shot went narrowly over.
60A free-kick from JONAS raced wide.
63GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of RIIS who slammed the ball past the helpless LUNEV. (2-1 Preston North End)
68INCE made space on the right and dragged the ball to OBITA who fired the ball wide.
71A thirty yard drive from OBITA caused the Preston North End 'keeper no problem.
75GOAL!! A shot from JONAS was scuffed off the line only for MASUAKU to tuck the ball in. (2-2)
77A cross from MELENDO left JOHNSON in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
78GOAL!! A long drive from MASUAKU deflected off the head of ZAGADOU and into his own net.
80GOAL!! A quick-witted OBITA pounced on a loose ball just inside the box and made no mistake. (4-2 Reading)
88BLACKETT booked.