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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 39 (setup 6, season 21)
Reading
v.
Preston North End
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Cican STANKOVIC17Alessandro PLIZZARI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Malo GUSTO72Wout FAES
Arthur MASUAKU3Milos KERKEZ
Matt O'RILEY847Orel MANGALA
Malang SARR5Ben DAVIES
Tyler BLACKETT6Dan-Axel ZAGADOU
Tom INCE677Alan BROWNE
Jordan OBITA787Daniel JOHNSON
Andy CARROLL9Emil RIIS Jakobsen
Lewis BAKER10Óscar MELENDO Jiménez
Paulo Bruno DYBALA11Finlay CROSS-ADAIR
Manager
Tom McINTYRE12ROMÁRIO Manuel Silva BARÓ
Andrei LUNEV136Fodé BALLO-TOURE
Jeff HENDRICK14Ben PEARSON
Andy RINOMHOTA715Ryan LEDSON
Max AARONS166Matthew Olawale OLOSUNDE

Reading 2 Preston North End 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 24,069, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Patrick MILLER 6)
32 Carroll, 90+1 BakerScorers81 Mangala
61 Ince <=> RinomhotaSubstitutions54 Cross-Adair <=> Olosunde, 65 Johnson <=> Ballo-Toure
Sendings off
74 BlackettBookings
1Corners6
7Fouls2
3Offsides1
9Shots on4
12Shots off5
21Total shots9
7Shots saved2
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: Milos KERKEZ
4JOHNSON was put clear by ZAGADOU and he stepped inside the Reading 'keeper but struck his shot just beyond the near post.
4A good effort from BAKER scraped the woodwork.
8OBITA's shot beat PLIZZARI but rebounded off the Preston North End post.
14A refined pass from BAKER, was shot goalbound by SARR only for the 'keeper to block.
21DYBALA ran onto a wonderful ball from OBITA but toe-poked his effort wide.
32GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed BAKER to play the ball to CARROLL who hit a looping shot into the back of the net. (1-0 Reading)
41The Preston North End 'keeper saved a swerving shot from CARROLL.
43Uncertainty in the Preston North End defence enabled CARROLL to fire the ball just wide.
45+2A free-kick from JOHNSON floated just beyond the near post.
 
47A weak shot from DYBALA trickled agonisingly wide.
49MANGALA beat MASUAKU and flicked the ball to MELENDO who fired his effort wide.
50A drive from RIIS seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
51CARROLL flicked an easy chance past the righthand post.
52A shot from GUSTO was smothered by PLIZZARI.
64The Preston North End 'keeper saved a refined shot from OBITA.
72FAES's shot was well held by the Reading 'keeper.
74BLACKETT booked.
81GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by the 'keeper, KERKEZ was first to the loose ball and chipped the ball to MANGALA to slide in. (1-1)
83The bemused PLIZZARI stared in disbelief as a backpass from DAVIES dropped just wide.
84A good ball from BLACKETT on the left found MASUAKU who mishit his effort wide.
88GUSTO headed just beyond the near post.
90+1GOAL!! An inswinging corner was nodded clear only for BAKER to crack the ball home. (2-1 Reading)