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PrestonPreston vs Reading — Championship
2-1
Reading
Deepdale, Preston
Going into the match, Preston had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Reading had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.6.
Match report
Home form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L L L L W). 1.2 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Watford · 4 Oct 2008
- L 0-2 vs Swansea · 30 Sept 2008
- L 3-1 at Burnley · 27 Sept 2008
- L 1-3 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers · 20 Sept 2008
- W 2-1 vs Nott'm Forest · 16 Sept 2008
- D 0-0 at Coventry · 13 Sept 2008
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W W W D W). 2.6 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Burnley · 4 Oct 2008
- W 0-3 at Wolverhampton Wanderers · 30 Sept 2008
- W 4-0 vs Swansea · 27 Sept 2008
- D 2-2 at Watford · 20 Sept 2008
- W 6-0 vs Sheffield Weds · 16 Sept 2008
- L 2-0 at Ipswich · 13 Sept 2008
Match statistics
| Preston | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 12 |
| 11 | Fouls | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |