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Match Day Thread Reading v Preston North End Madjeski Stadium 19/10/19 30/3/2019

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  1. themaclad

    themaclad Well-Known Member

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    LAST MEETING
    READING 2 PRESTON NORTH END 1
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    LAST TIME OUT
    BRISTOL CITY 1 READING 0
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    PRESTON NORTH END 5 BARNSLEY 1
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    Off to Berkshire on Saturday to play the Royals now under the managership of Mark Bowen
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    following the sacking of Jose Gomes following their defeat at Brizzle last time out. The home side are struggling at the moment which is a surprise given their run of form at the end of the last season however not to be currently in the bottom three. Last season they hit us with pace with Meite being unplayable on the day however not sure what system new boss Bowen will play.
    On the appointment of Mark Hughes's sidekick best to say it has been received as underwhelming by the majority of Royals fans.

    TRANSFERS

    The Royals paid over £7 million for Puscas from Internationale of Milan
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    £5 million on Joao from Sheff Wed
    Also brought in Pele on loan from Monaco
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    For us Fisher should be back from suspension which will probably mean a rest for Browne who played in the Republic's international on Tuesday.
    Another hectic periiod awaits with two massive home games after this trip.
    Train and bus for yours truly match blog sometime Sunday

    Match Officials: Reading Away

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    The first game after the latest international break sees a match official appointed to take charge of the Lilywhites for the second time this season.

    The referee for the clash with the Royals will be Dean Whitestone, the Northamptonshire based official, who has refereed nine previous PNE games, going back over a decade.

    His most recent was the early season trip to Swansea City, whilst his first was at Bramall Lane, back in October 2008, whilst his moment recent at Deepdale was a goalless draw between North End and Bolton Wanderers on Halloween 2015, a Saturday evening game in front of the Sky cameras.
    Two of the most memorable games he has officiated involved PNE were a 3-0 victory at Barnsley in early season – August 2009 – and a 3-1 triumph on the road at Doncaster in October 2012.
    This is the official’s eighth game of the season, so far having issued 23 cautions, and it is his first trip to the Madejski Stadium this campaign, having not yet taken charge of Reading in 2019/20.

    Running the line in Berkshire will be assistant referees Mark Russell and Lee Venamore, whilst the fourth official will be Lloyd Wood.
     
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    Reading 1 Miazga Preston North End 0

    Reading line-up: Cabral, Morrison, Miazga, Moore (c), Swift, Obita, Ejaria, Yiadom, Meïté (Loader, 70), Pelé (Adam, 84), Puşcaş (Baldock, 70). Subs not used: Walker, McIntyre, Blackett, Richards.

    PNE line-up: Rudd, Fisher, Hughes, Pearson, Bauer, Davies, Barkhuizen (Stockley, 69), Gallagher (c) (Browne, 58), Nugent (Harrop, 58), Johnson, Maguire. Subs not used: Ripley, Rafferty, Ledsson, Potts.

    Attendance: 14,135 (1,012 PNE fans)

    Referee: Mr D Whitestone

    The first goal in this game was going to be crucial the fact it came in the 98th minute proved that it gave Reading a welcome three points and on the day they deserved it more than we did. This was a poor performance by us, apart rom the first couple of minutes and a couple spells during the game.
    Way from our normal selves today, ponderous at times, we were closwed down easily by a Reading side eager to impress their new manager, saying that tough Reading were no great shakes but they were better than us.
    We should have lead early doors Nugent missed a header in the early minutes if that had gone in the result may have been different but once the home side got into their stride they did cause us problems.
    Has to be said there are some big lads in their side the back three are built like brick outhouses and Puscas ain't exactly a dwarf either, they have some decent players and it is a surprise to see them were they are in the table especially with the likes of Ejaria this lad is a handful.
    Reading had a few chances in the first half, Rudd had to be at his best also a couple of shots went narrowly wide.
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    An early Nugent effort in the second half which went straight at the keeper and a shot by one of theirs which went wide when it should have gone in were the only highlights of a truly awful second half. Thousands of ree kicks and life threatening injuries totaly disrupted any flow in the game , we got worse and they followed us down to a low level of ineptitude, seven extra minutes ensued due to all stoppages and in even more added on time following more injuries Obita fired in a howitzer from about 35 yards, Rudd made a great save but could only parry it Maizga fired home the rebound and that was that.
    No excuses can play better than that, still never won in Reading 5th attempt either at Elm Park or the Mad Stad guess probably never will.

    Reading manager Mark Bowen:

    "When you get a last-gasp winner, a lot of managers - myself included - almost want to come in and say to the lads 'You've earned it, have a day off tomorrow. We'll start back on Monday'.

    "With just one win in seven, we can't go patting ourselves on the back. We'll only do that when we get a run of results and start climbing that table.

    "We wanted to get the ball forward to the strikers quicker but we probably did too much of that in the first half.

    "I think we did that in the second half. It was a scrappy game but, at 0-0 at 70 minutes, I'd have settled for that. I was pleased the way it turned out and I thought that we deserved it."

    Preston North End manager Alex Neil told BBC Radio Lancashire:

    "I don't think we played well enough albeit it I don't think we deserved to lose the game.

    "I didn't think there was anything in it. I thought it was a poor game if I'm being honest,

    "I think probably as poor as we've moved the ball. We didn't build well enough.

    "We didn't look a threat as much as we generally do. It was one of those games. The game was just a poor game, there wasn't much quality."
     
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