Preston North End 2-1 Reading: result and report

Championship · Monday 10 April 2023

Result

Preston North End 2-1 Reading

Championship · Monday 10 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Preston North End 2-1 Reading: match report

Preston North End won against Reading 2-1 in the Championship on Monday 10 April 2023. The half-time score was 0-0.

Thomas Cannon opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Preston North End's goals came from Thomas Cannon (56') and Brad Potts (90+2'). Reading scored through K. Ehibhatiomhan (83').

Discipline: Preston North End received 1 yellow card; Reading received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 8th on 59 points from 40 and Reading 18th on 47 points from 40. Preston North End went on to finish that season 12th with 63 points, and Reading 20th with 50.

Preston North End lined up in a 3-5-2 and Reading in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Brad Potts of Preston North End (7.8), level with Andrew Hughes (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Preston North End wins, 1 draw and 7 for Reading.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 50'Yellow card · Naby SarrReading
  • 53'Yellow card · Amadou Salif MbengueReading
  • 56'Goal · Thomas CannonPreston North End · 1-0
  • 64'Yellow card · S. DannReading
  • 83'Goal · K. EhibhatiomhanReading · 1-1
  • 90+2'Goal · Brad PottsPreston North End · 2-1
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Brad PottsPreston North End

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 2, draws 1, Reading 7.

Team news

Preston North End line-up (3-5-2)

Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Ben Whiteman, Brad Potts, Joshua Onomah, Daniel Johnson, Álvaro Carreras, Troy Parrott, Tom Cannon

Reading line-up (3-5-2)

Joe Lumley, Tom Holmes, Scott Dann, Naby Sarr, Andy Yiadom, Jeff Hendrick, Mamadou Loum, Cesare Casadei, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Lucas João, Andy Carroll