The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a comprehensive 2-0 victory away to Queens Park Rangers on Friday, while Reading played out a 1-1 draw against Birmingham City.
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Preston North End will be looking to make it three consecutive wins in the EFL Championship when they host Reading at Deepdale on Monday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a comprehensive 2-0 victory away to Queens Park Rangers on Friday, while Reading played out a 1-1 draw against Birmingham City. The impressive run of form has helped Preston to move to eighth spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 59 points from 40 games, just two points shy of sixth placed Blackburn Rovers, who have a game in hand. The visitors, meanwhile, are languishing at the 22nd position, with 41 points to their name, just a solitary point away from safety.
ℹ️ 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Everything that’s going on at Deepdale tomorrow, including the opening of The Gentry Bar! 🙌#pnefc
— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) April 9, 2023
Preston registered their 16th league-win of the season on Friday, thanks to Thomas Cannon’s second-half brace at Loftus Road. PNE have lost only one of their last ten games, while taking 19 points in that period. Courtesy of their recent run, Ryan Lowe’s side have moved to within two points of the Championship top six, with six games to go in the season. Meanwhile Preston needs to improve their home-record in the second tier this term, having taken just 24 points from a possible 60 at Deepdale, only the 20th best record in the division. On a positive note, Invincibles secured a 2-1 win over Reading in the reverse fixture in November last year, thanks to Ched Evans’ brace.
Reading, on the other hand, are winless in their last seven outings, while sharing the spoils in their last four. On Friday, the Royals took an early lead through Andy Carroll’s seventh-minute effort before by Lukas Jutkiewicz leveled the score on the half-hour-mark. Reading have recorded only 13 second tier victories this season and the latest one came against Blackpool (3-1) back in February. Meanwhile, the Royals have the worst away-record in the division this term, having won only three of their 20 matches on the road, while collecting just 12 points.
Preston North End probable starting lineup: Woodman, Storey, Lindsay, Hughes, Whiteman, Potts, Onomah, Johnson, Brady, Cannon, Parrott
Reading probable starting lineup: Lumley, Mbengue, Holmes, Sarr, Meite, Casadei, Hendrick, Fornah, Yiadom, Joao, Carroll
Preston North End
| Opponents | Score |
| QPR | 0-2 (W) |
| Blackpool | 3-1 (W) |
| Middlesbrough | 4-0 (L) |
| Rotherham | 1-2 (W) |
| Cardiff | 2-0 (W) |
Reading
| Opponents | Score |
| Birmingham | 1-1 (D) |
| Bristol City | 1-1 (D) |
| Hull | 1-1 |
| Blackburn | 2-1 (D) |
| Millwall | 0-1 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Preston beat Reading | 1-2 |
| Reading beat Preston | 2-3 |
| Reading beat Preston | 2-1 |
| Preston draw Reading | 0-0 |
| Preston beat Reading | 0-3 |
The EFL championship match between Preston North End and Reading will take place at Deepdale on Monday at 7:30 pm IST.
| Preston vs Reading | Key Details |
| Date | April 10 |
| Venue | Deepdale |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:30 pm |
Football fans in the UK can catch the live action via Sky Go Extra and Sky Sports Red Button.
