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Reading 2-1 Preston North End · Championship

Reading beat Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Reading and Preston North End met in the Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Saturday, 14 August 2021.

Goalscorers

Reading: F. Azeez 28'; J. Swift 69'. Preston North End: D. Johnson 61'.

How the match went

The referee showed 3 yellow cards (3 for Reading, 0 for Preston North End).

Line-ups

Reading started in a 4-2-3-1: Rafael Cabral, Andy Yiadom, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Tom McIntyre, Andy Rinomhota, Josh Laurent, Femi Azeez, John Swift, Ethan Bristow, Lucas João.

Preston North End started in a 3-5-2: Daniel Iversen, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Sepp van den Berg, Daniel Johnson, Alan Browne, Ryan Ledson, Greg Cunningham, Scott Sinclair, Emil Riis Jacobsen.

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Minute by minute

  1. 28'Goal! Reading 1-0 Preston North End. F. Azeez (Reading) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Reading 1-0 Preston North End.
  3. 61'Goal! Reading 1-1 Preston North End. D. Johnson (Preston North End) converts the penalty.
  4. 69'Goal! Reading 2-1 Preston North End. J. Swift (Reading) scores, assisted by L. João.
  5. 90'Full-time. Reading 2-1 Preston North End.
Full commentary (14 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Preston North End.
  2. 28'Goal! Reading 1-0 Preston North End. F. Azeez (Reading) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Reading 1-0 Preston North End.
  4. 46'The second half is under way.
  5. 59'Yellow card for M. Morrison (Reading) for handball.
  6. 61'Goal! Reading 1-1 Preston North End. D. Johnson (Preston North End) converts the penalty.
  7. 63'Substitution, Preston North End: B. Potts comes on for E. R. Jacobsen.
  8. 66'Yellow card for E. Bristow (Reading) for foul.
  9. 69'Goal! Reading 2-1 Preston North End. J. Swift (Reading) scores, assisted by L. João.
  10. 70'Substitution, Preston North End: B. Whiteman comes on for R. Ledson.
  11. 81'Substitution, Preston North End: S. Maguire comes on for G. Cunningham.
  12. 85'Substitution, Reading: G. Pușcaș comes on for L. João.
  13. 90+6'Yellow card for J. Laurent (Reading) for foul.
  14. 90'Full-time. Reading 2-1 Preston North End.
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