Preston North End 2 Cannon, Potts Reading 1 Ehibhationham
PNE line-up: Woodman; Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Potts, Whiteman, Onomah (Woodburn, 72), Johnson ©, Fernández; Cannon, Parrott (Brady, 89). Subs not used: Cornell, Bauer, Ledson, Diaby, Slater.
Reading line-up: Lumley; Sarr, Holmes (Azeez, 71), Dann; Yiadom, Loum (Fornah, 71), Hendrick, Casadei, Guiness-Walker; João, Carroll (Ehibhatiomhan, 71). Subs not used: Boyce-Clarke, Mbengue, Abrefa, Craig.
Attendance: 15,092 (436 Reading fans).
Referee: Mr J Busby.
With seven minutes to go the Reading player with the long name equalised totally against what had happened in the previous 83 minutes, personally thought it was an own goal but didn't matter Reading had somehow got level.
Would have been an injustice if they had got something from this one sided encounter but they almost did.
Potts almost won it in injury time but Lumley pulled off a great save to deny the pony tailed defender, however not for long, with Reading attacking, Whiteman broke up an attack the ball was recycled down to the other end of the pitch and the attack was thwarted by the Reading but instead of sending the ball down field the black shirted defender haplessly sliced the ball behind for a corner.
The needless corner alert was brought into play, first seen in a cup tie against Man Utd in the early 70's , when Dave Boils Connor gave away a needless corner which led to a United goal.
Brady ball to the back post, headed back across goal to Sir Bradley of Potts who headed home cue mass celebration from the home masses, three massive points and now only out of the play off behind the Plastics.
Before the lad with the long named scored we should have been out of sight against a Reading side who were in brutal honesty awful. saying that though some of the football we played today was excellent.
The front two linked well Parrott probably having his best game for the club, Cannon keeps scoring but the biggest bonus of the lot was a great performance from Josh Onmah who since we signed him has shed about 10 stone and looks a more than decent player, only on a short term contract needs to be signed.
Whiteman, DJ and big Josh excellent in midfield, we created chances Potts headed narrowly wide, Cannon put one inches wide and a deflected shot went the wrong side of the post with Lumley rooted to the spot. On the stroke of half time Hughes had an effort blocked on the line.
A bocked effort from Joao and a shot from Guiness-Walker which was on course for orbit around Mars until hitting an unsuspecting punter in the Town End. Mr Busby had been the visitors best player in the front half gving soft free kicks and generally getting in the wy of our attacks.
Alvaro who just gets better and better showboating out of defence, soe of the stuff we played was excellent.
Second half it seemed onl a matter of time until we despatched the hapless visitirs but they hung in there until Fernandez, Onomah and finally Cannon combined with the latter blasting the ball home.
Cannon denied by Lumley needed another to see if Reading didn't come, Hendricks 30 yard effort well saved by Woodman, then came the lad with the long name but it all came well in the end.
Preston boss Ryan Lowe told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"I told the lads at half-time that, if you want a chance to get to 62 points and kick on, you've got to give a little bit more. We worked our socks off and moved the ball well but it was just that clinical edge, which we got in the second half.
"Potts was brave. He was fantastic today in every way, along with the rest of them. I said to Tom Cannon at half-time to keep patient. The calmness of his finish was brilliant.
"Whichever way you win at this stage of the season doesn't really matter. We've given ourselves a very good chance of trying to get in the play-offs. We've been setting targets every three games and we'll do the same on Thursday. If we can achieve them, it will be amazing - it won't be for the lack of trying."
Reading boss Paul Ince told BBC Radio Berkshire:
"It's a lack of concentration and it's not the first time, whether it's lack of quality, focus, or concentration. We get the ball in midfield and we're trying to run with it instead of passing it out. A ball comes in, we panic, slice at it and it goes for a corner. We don't win the first or second header.
"We did so well to get back into the game. It's great that Kelvin, as a young kid, has got the equaliser - that's the only positive to come out of it. We lacked the quality and mental toughness to hold onto it.
"We lack the character to see out games. I said to them, 'if I'd have been playing in this team, I'd have been right on it and you wouldn't have got away with some of the things you do.' We all make mistakes but the decision-making can't always come from me."
PNE line-up: Woodman; Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Potts, Whiteman, Onomah (Woodburn, 72), Johnson ©, Fernández; Cannon, Parrott (Brady, 89). Subs not used: Cornell, Bauer, Ledson, Diaby, Slater.
Reading line-up: Lumley; Sarr, Holmes (Azeez, 71), Dann; Yiadom, Loum (Fornah, 71), Hendrick, Casadei, Guiness-Walker; João, Carroll (Ehibhatiomhan, 71). Subs not used: Boyce-Clarke, Mbengue, Abrefa, Craig.
Attendance: 15,092 (436 Reading fans).
Referee: Mr J Busby.
With seven minutes to go the Reading player with the long name equalised totally against what had happened in the previous 83 minutes, personally thought it was an own goal but didn't matter Reading had somehow got level.
Would have been an injustice if they had got something from this one sided encounter but they almost did.
Potts almost won it in injury time but Lumley pulled off a great save to deny the pony tailed defender, however not for long, with Reading attacking, Whiteman broke up an attack the ball was recycled down to the other end of the pitch and the attack was thwarted by the Reading but instead of sending the ball down field the black shirted defender haplessly sliced the ball behind for a corner.
The needless corner alert was brought into play, first seen in a cup tie against Man Utd in the early 70's , when Dave Boils Connor gave away a needless corner which led to a United goal.
Brady ball to the back post, headed back across goal to Sir Bradley of Potts who headed home cue mass celebration from the home masses, three massive points and now only out of the play off behind the Plastics.
Before the lad with the long named scored we should have been out of sight against a Reading side who were in brutal honesty awful. saying that though some of the football we played today was excellent.
The front two linked well Parrott probably having his best game for the club, Cannon keeps scoring but the biggest bonus of the lot was a great performance from Josh Onmah who since we signed him has shed about 10 stone and looks a more than decent player, only on a short term contract needs to be signed.
Whiteman, DJ and big Josh excellent in midfield, we created chances Potts headed narrowly wide, Cannon put one inches wide and a deflected shot went the wrong side of the post with Lumley rooted to the spot. On the stroke of half time Hughes had an effort blocked on the line.
A bocked effort from Joao and a shot from Guiness-Walker which was on course for orbit around Mars until hitting an unsuspecting punter in the Town End. Mr Busby had been the visitors best player in the front half gving soft free kicks and generally getting in the wy of our attacks.
Alvaro who just gets better and better showboating out of defence, soe of the stuff we played was excellent.
Second half it seemed onl a matter of time until we despatched the hapless visitirs but they hung in there until Fernandez, Onomah and finally Cannon combined with the latter blasting the ball home.
Cannon denied by Lumley needed another to see if Reading didn't come, Hendricks 30 yard effort well saved by Woodman, then came the lad with the long name but it all came well in the end.
Preston boss Ryan Lowe told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"I told the lads at half-time that, if you want a chance to get to 62 points and kick on, you've got to give a little bit more. We worked our socks off and moved the ball well but it was just that clinical edge, which we got in the second half.
"Potts was brave. He was fantastic today in every way, along with the rest of them. I said to Tom Cannon at half-time to keep patient. The calmness of his finish was brilliant.
"Whichever way you win at this stage of the season doesn't really matter. We've given ourselves a very good chance of trying to get in the play-offs. We've been setting targets every three games and we'll do the same on Thursday. If we can achieve them, it will be amazing - it won't be for the lack of trying."
Reading boss Paul Ince told BBC Radio Berkshire:
"It's a lack of concentration and it's not the first time, whether it's lack of quality, focus, or concentration. We get the ball in midfield and we're trying to run with it instead of passing it out. A ball comes in, we panic, slice at it and it goes for a corner. We don't win the first or second header.
"We did so well to get back into the game. It's great that Kelvin, as a young kid, has got the equaliser - that's the only positive to come out of it. We lacked the quality and mental toughness to hold onto it.
"We lack the character to see out games. I said to them, 'if I'd have been playing in this team, I'd have been right on it and you wouldn't have got away with some of the things you do.' We all make mistakes but the decision-making can't always come from me."
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