Reading 2-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 30 March 2019

Result

Reading 2-1 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 30 March 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Reading 2-1 Preston North End: match report

Reading defeated Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 30 March 2019. The half-time score was 2-0.

Y. Meïté opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Reading's goals came from Y. Meïté (30') and Modou Barrow (36'). Preston North End scored through Jayden Stockley (90+3').

Discipline: Reading received no yellow cards; Preston North End received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Reading were 21st on 37 points from 38 and Preston North End 7th on 57 points from 38. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 47 points, and Preston North End 15th with 61.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Preston North End in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Modou Barrow of Reading (8.5), ahead of Paul Gallagher (8.0).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Goal · Y. MeïtéReading · 1-0
  • 36'Goal · Modou BarrowReading · 2-0
  • 72'Yellow card · Darnell FisherPreston North End
  • 90+3'Goal · Jayden StockleyPreston North End · 2-1

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Emiliano Martínez, Andy Yiadom, Matt Miazga, Liam Moore, Tyler Blackett, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Lewis Baker, Yakou Méïté, John Swift, Ovie Ejaria, Modou Barrow

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

Declan Rudd, Darnell Fisher, Jordan Storey, Ben Davies, Josh Earl, Ben Pearson, Daniel Johnson, Paul Gallagher, Lukas Nmecha, Callum Robinson, Sean Maguire