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PrestonPreston vs Reading — Championship
1-2
Reading
Deepdale, Preston
Going into the match, Preston had won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.9 goals a game; Reading had won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 in 10, scoring 0.8.
Match report
Home form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 (W W L W D). 1.9 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-2 at Leicester · 26 Sept 2009
- W 3-2 vs Coventry · 19 Sept 2009
- L 3-1 at Scunthorpe · 15 Sept 2009
- W 2-0 vs Swansea · 12 Sept 2009
- D 1-1 at Ipswich · 29 Aug 2009
- W 2-0 vs Peterboro · 22 Aug 2009
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 (D L L D W). 0.8 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Watford · 26 Sept 2009
- L 3-2 at Peterboro · 19 Sept 2009
- L 0-1 vs Cardiff · 16 Sept 2009
- D 0-0 vs Doncaster · 12 Sept 2009
- W 1-3 at Barnsley · 29 Aug 2009
- L 1-3 vs Sheffield United · 22 Aug 2009
Match statistics
| Preston | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total shots | 13 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 6 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Lincoln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Derby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 3 |