As it happened: Preston North End 2-3 Reading
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LIVE: PNE vs Reading
Full Time: PNE 2-3 Reading
Despite their best efforts, North End fail to overturn a three goal deficit as Reading win 3-2.
Reading took the lead early on through Lucas Joao, turning the ball home from close range.
He made it two not long after after beating his man and firing the ball into the top corner.
John Swift made it three having played a one two with Joao on the edge of the before coolly finding the back of the net.
Within a minute though PNE had a goal back, Evans laying the ball into Johnson’s path who found the net.
Cameron Archer got the Lilywhites closer to earning something from the grounding, dispatching the ball into the net following a scramble from a corner.
Sinclair heads wide
Van den Berg gets the cross in from the right and Sinclair rises to head towards the far post but it drifts wide of the goal.
Just wide!
Ryan Ledson’s cross from the right is nodded towards the far post by Evans but it is just wide.
Sinclair collects the ball cutting in from the right, he looks to find the far top corner but it’s just over.
GOAL PNE! 2-3!
Cameron Archer turns the ball home from a yard out from a corner to put PNE just a goal behind!
GOAL PNE! 3-1!
Surely not? Ched Evans lays the ball into the path of Daniel Johnson making the run from midfield who takes a touch then fires the ball in at the near post.
Goal Reading. 0-3.
John Swift plays a smart one two on the edge of the box and slots the ball past Daniel Iversen.
Iversen - again!
Reading could have had two goals in recent minutes but for some excellent saves from Daniel Iversen from close range.
The Dane has made at least three saves today from less than two yards but somehow Reading only remain two goals up.
Half Time: PNE 0-2 Reading
North End go into the break two goals down as a double from Lucas Joao gives Reading a strong lead.
They opened the scoring the first few minutes of the game, Joao turning the ball home despite multiple saves from Daniel Iversen.
The Portuguese striker doubled his tally later on in the half, beating Patrick Bauer all ends up before stirking into the top corner.
PNE had the chance to get a goal back just before half time but Emil Riis blazed over from close reange despite having all the time in the world and support from Alan Browne.