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PrestonPreston vs Reading — Championship
2-3
Reading
Deepdale, Preston
Going into the match, Preston had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Reading had won 0, drawn 4, lost 6 in 10, scoring 0.7.
Match report
Home form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (D L L D L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 vs Bolton · 1 Sept 2018
- L 2-0 at Derby · 25 Aug 2018
- L 2-0 at Norwich · 22 Aug 2018
- D 2-2 vs Stoke · 18 Aug 2018
- L 1-0 at Swansea · 11 Aug 2018
- W 1-0 vs QPR · 4 Aug 2018
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 0, drawn 4, lost 6 (L D D L L). 0.7 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Sheffield Weds · 1 Sept 2018
- D 1-1 at Aston Villa · 25 Aug 2018
- D 2-2 at Blackburn · 22 Aug 2018
- L 0-1 vs Bolton · 18 Aug 2018
- L 1-0 at Nott'm Forest · 11 Aug 2018
- L 1-2 vs Derby · 3 Aug 2018
Match statistics
| Preston | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Total shots | 9 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 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 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Lincoln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 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 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 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 |