Preston North End FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Preston North End FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Deepdale.
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Apr Reading FC H 2–1 W 07 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W 01 Apr Blackpool FC H 3–1 W 18 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–4 L 14 Mar Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W 11 Mar Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–2 L 07 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D 01 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–1 D 18 Mar Hull City AFC H 1–1 D 15 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L 11 Mar Millwall FC H 0–1 L Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
- 5' Andrew Hughes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' It’s high time Paul Ince made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cesare Casadei suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 50' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 55' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 56' What a strike from Thomas Cannon! The score is 1-0.
- 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 64' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Scott Dann gets a Yellow card.
- 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 369 games and scored 352 goals.
- 71' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Loum Ndiaye departs to be replaced by Tyrese Fornah.
- 72' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Josh Onomah is replaced by Ben Woodburn on 72 minute.
- 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kelvin Ehibhaimha, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 82' Andy Carroll has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 83' GOAL! Kelvin Ehibhaimha scores on 83.
- 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Whiteman made 234 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 89' Robert Brady has so much to prove this time. He replaces Troy Parrott on 89 minute.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brad Potts.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Preston North End FC
Starting XI-
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Josh Onomah ↓ Ben Woodburn 72'
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Troy Parrott ↓ Robert Brady 89'
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Bench- 18
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Ben Woodburn ↑ 72'
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Robert Brady ↑ 89'
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Coach Ryan LoweReading FC
Starting XI-
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Tom Holmes ↓ Kelvin Ehibhaimha 72'
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Andy Carroll ↓ Femi Azeez 71'
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Loum Ndiaye ↓ Tyrese Fornah 71'
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Bench- 31
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Tyrese Fornah ↑ 71'
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Femi Azeez ↑ 71'
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Kelvin Ehibhaimha ↑ 72'
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Coach Paul Ince -
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Head to Head
Preston North End FC Form
2023-04-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2023-04-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-04-01 Preston North End FC 3–1 Blackpool FC W 2023-03-18 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-03-14 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-03-11 Preston North End FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W