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Ched Evans scored his archetypal extremity for Preston since November 2021 and his archetypal brace since November 2020Preston North End moved up to 5th successful the Championship arsenic they bushed Reading to clinch their 3rd consecutive league win.
After a archetypal fractional abbreviated of chances astatine either end, Preston took the pb courtesy of Ched Evans' superb header from Robbie Brady's swinging shot into the box.
Reading levelled with 20 minutes remaining arsenic Lucas Joao made nary mistake from the spot aft Brady brought down Andy Yiadom.
Evans struck the victor having collected the shot conscionable extracurricular the container earlier helium fired debased past Reading keeper Joe Lumley.
The effect moves Preston up 3 places and into the Championship's apical six, continuing their winning run, portion Reading stay 11th pursuing a 5th decision successful 7 games.
Preston came into the lucifer disconnected the backmost of a mediocre antiaircraft tally connected their travels, conceding 8 goals successful their past 4 distant Championship games, but they kept Reading retired successful a drab archetypal 45 minutes.
Neither broadside offered overmuch earlier the interruption and seemed to cancel each different out, with Brady forcing a bully prevention from Lumley conscionable earlier half-time arsenic Preston registered the archetypal meaningful changeable connected goal.
Brady was progressive arsenic Preston broke the deadlock aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional arsenic helium curled a shot successful from the close which Evans did good to glimpse into the bottommost left-hand corner.
Preston's pb lasted conscionable 20 minutes arsenic Joao fired his punishment past Preston goalkeeper Freddie Woodman but determination was play to travel arsenic the crippled coiled down.
Evans, who had scored his archetypal extremity successful 35 appearances earlier on, bagged his 2nd of the evening pursuing immoderate superb enactment down the close helping from Ben Woodburn, who laid the shot disconnected for Evans to deed his decisive debased shot.
Line-ups
Reading
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Lumley
- 17Yiadom
- 3Holmes
- 5McIntyre
- 23Hoilett
- 8Hendrick
- 22LoumBooked astatine 56minsSubstituted forFornahat 59'minutes
- 12BabaSubstituted forGuinness-Walkerat 81'minutes
- 10Ince
- 11MeiteSubstituted forLongat 59'minutes
- 2CarrollSubstituted forLucas Joãoat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Long
- 9Lucas João
- 14Ejaria
- 18Guinness-Walker
- 19Fornah
- 21Bouzanis
- 27Mbengue
Preston
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Woodman
- 14Storey
- 6Lindsay
- 16Hughes
- 44PottsBooked astatine 90mins
- 18LedsonBooked astatine 77mins
- 8BrowneSubstituted forMcCannat 81'minutes
- 11BradyBooked astatine 23mins
- 10JohnsonSubstituted forWoodburnat 64'minutes
- 9EvansBooked astatine 80mins
- 19RiisSubstituted forMaguireat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Fernández
- 3Cunningham
- 13McCann
- 20Woodburn
- 23Diaby
- 24Maguire
- 25Cornell
Live Text
Match ends, Reading 1, Preston North End 2.
Second Half ends, Reading 1, Preston North End 2.
Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) close footed changeable from a hard space connected the close is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Woodburn with a headed pass.
Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
Lucas João (Reading) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Attempt missed. Jeff Hendrick (Reading) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Thomas Holmes (Reading) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Tyrese Fornah.
Attempt saved. Tyrese Fornah (Reading) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Reading) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas João.
Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Reading).
Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Alan Browne.
Substitution, Reading. Nesta Guinness-Walker replaces Abdul-Rahman Baba.
Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellowish paper for excessive celebration.
Goal! Reading 1, Preston North End 2. Ched Evans (Preston North End) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Ben Woodburn.
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