Preston North End 2-3 Reading: result and report

Championship · Saturday 15 September 2018

Result

Preston North End 2-3 Reading

Championship · Saturday 15 September 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Preston North End 2-3 Reading: match report

Preston North End lost to Reading 2-3 in the Championship on Saturday 15 September 2018. The half-time score was 1-1.

Sam Baldock opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Preston North End's goals came from Daniel Johnson (31') and Callum Robinson (76'). Reading scored through Sam Baldock (23'), Tiago Ilori (52') and L. Bacuna (81').

Discipline: Preston North End received 1 yellow card; Reading received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Preston North End were 20th on 5 points from 6 and Reading 24th on 2 points from 6. Preston North End went on to finish that season 15th with 61 points, and Reading 20th with 47.

Preston North End lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Reading in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Callum Robinson of Preston North End (8.3), ahead of Sam Walker (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Preston North End wins, 1 draw and 5 for Reading.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Goal · Sam BaldockReading · 0-1
  • 31'Goal · Daniel JohnsonPreston North End · 1-1
  • 43'Yellow card · A. YiadomReading
  • 52'Goal · Tiago IloriReading · 1-2
  • 76'Goal · Callum RobinsonPreston North End · 2-2
  • 81'Goal · L. BacunaReading · 2-3
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Josh EarlPreston North End

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 4, draws 1, Reading 5.

Team news

Preston North End line-up (3-4-2-1)

Declan Rudd, Tom Clarke, Paul Huntington, Ben Davies, Darnell Fisher, Paul Gallagher, Daniel Johnson, Josh Earl, Tom Barkhuizen, Callum Robinson, L. Moult

Reading line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sam Walker, Chris Gunter, Tiago Ilori, Liam Moore, Andy Yiadom, Leandro Bacuna, Liam Kelly, Sone Aluko, John Swift, Yakou Méïté, Sam Baldock