Reading 0-3 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 4 November 2020

Result

Reading 0-3 Preston North End

Championship · Wednesday 4 November 2020, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 0-3 Preston North End: match report

Reading lost to Preston North End 0-3 in the Championship on Wednesday 4 November 2020. The half-time score was 0-0.

Scott Sinclair opened the scoring in the 64th minute. Reading did not score. Preston North End scored through Scott Sinclair (64'), Emil Riis (68') and Brad Potts (90+2').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 1st on 22 points from 9 and Preston North End 17th on 10 points from 9. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Preston North End 13th 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 Declan Rudd of Preston North End (8.1), ahead of Joe Rafferty (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Reading wins, 0 draws and 4 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

15'Yellow card · Darnell FisherPreston North End
49'Missed penalty · Daniel JohnsonPreston North End
64'Goal · Scott SinclairPreston North End · 0-1
68'Goal · Emil RiisPreston North End · 0-2
86'Yellow card · Josh LaurentReading
87'Yellow card · Alan BrownePreston North End
90+2'Goal · Brad PottsPreston North End · 0-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 6, draws 0, Preston North End 4.

Preston North End 0-2 ReadingChampionship · 29 Dec 2019
Reading 1-0 Preston North EndChampionship · 19 Oct 2019
Reading 2-1 Preston North EndChampionship · 30 Mar 2019
Preston North End 2-3 ReadingChampionship · 15 Sep 2018
Reading 1-0 Preston North EndChampionship · 7 Apr 2018
Preston North End 1-0 ReadingChampionship · 19 Aug 2017

Team news

Unavailable

Liam MooreReading · injury (Ankle Injury)
L. MoultPreston North End · injury (Knee Injury)
Ben DaviesPreston North End · injury (Hamstring Injury)
John SwiftReading · injury (Hamstring Injury)
G. CunninghamPreston North End · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Andrew HughesPreston North End · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Patrick BauerPreston North End · injury (Ill)
Yakou MéïtéReading · injury (Ankle Injury)
Ovie EjariaReading · injury (Muscle Injury)
Tom HolmesReading · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Ben PearsonPreston North End · injury (Groin Injury)
Felipe ArarunaReading · injury (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury)

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

Rafael Cabral, Tomás Esteves, Michael Morrison, Tom McIntyre, Omar Richards, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Josh Laurent, Michael Olise, Alfa Semedo, Sone Aluko, Lucas João

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

Declan Rudd, Darnell Fisher, Paul Huntington, Jordan Storey, Joe Rafferty, Alan Browne, Ryan Ledson, Scott Sinclair, Daniel Johnson, Brad Potts, Emil Riis