Preston NE 2-1 Reading - March 02, 2004 / First Division 2003/2004
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John Salako
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Team line-ups
Preston NE
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Andy Lonergan | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Claude Davis | 62 | 24 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Michael Jackson | 9 | 30 | 90 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Rob Edwards | 30 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Lucketti | 32 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Keane | 21 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graham Alexander | 32 | 153 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul McKenna | 26 | 135 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Richard Cresswell | 26 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Healy | 8935 | 24 | 113 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ricardo Fuller | 24 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
89
Reading
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Marcus Hahnemann | 31 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ady Williams | 32 | 90 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ívar Ingimarsson | 26 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ricky Newman | 33 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicky Shorey | 23 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Scott Murray | 51 | 29 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Andy Hughes | 26 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Sidwell | 21 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
James Harper | 23 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Brooker | 68 | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Lloyd Owusu | 48 | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
56
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Tyrone Mears | 9 | 21 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Eddie Lewis | 62 | 29 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
John Salako | 8268 | 35 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dave Kitson | 51 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Michael Keane
IN
Eddie Lewis
OUT
Andy Lonergan
IN
Jonathan Gould
OUT
Rob Edwards
IN
Craig Burley
OUT
David Healy
IN
Tyrone Mears
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Scott Murray
IN
John Salako
OUT
Ricky Newman
IN
Graeme Murty
OUT
Paul Brooker
IN
Shaun Goater
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
63
88
Success rate in this team:
39 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Brown vs Reading
3 victories
1 draw
2 losses
Brown vs Coppell
3 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
48
27
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Coppell vs Preston NE
1 victory
2 draws
3 losses
Coppell vs Brown
1 victory
2 draws
3 losses
Referee
Michael Jones
6 victories |
6 draws |
5 losses |
Preston NE17 matches | General total | Reading17 matches | 6 victories |
8 draws |
3 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Preston NE1 match | Season total | Reading3 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on December 22, 2012 | Latest figure on March 16, 2015 |
Videos
Key figures

It's the first time John Salako scores 1 goal vs Preston North End in his professional career with Reading

Preston NE keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw vs Reading in Championship running (since 26/10/2002). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 06/09/1930 (3 matches)

It's the first time David Healy scores at least 2 goals during the same game vs Reading in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VPreston North End 5-3 Burnley20/12/2003 | DPreston North End 0-0 Crewe Alexandra28/12/2003 | DPreston North End 3-3 Reading03/01/2004 | LPreston North End 2-4 Wigan17/01/2004 | VPreston North End 3-0 West Bromwich Albion07/02/2004 | LPreston North End 1-2 Millwall21/02/2004 |
Overall | LPreston North End 2-4 Wigan17/01/2004 | LSwansea 2-1 Preston North End24/01/2004 | VPreston North End 3-0 West Bromwich Albion07/02/2004 | LWatford 2-0 Preston North End14/02/2004 | LPreston North End 1-2 Millwall21/02/2004 | LIpswich Town 2-0 Preston North End28/02/2004 |
Current form
Away | LStoke City 3-0 Reading13/12/2003 | DWalsall 1-1 Reading28/12/2003 | DPreston North End 3-3 Reading03/01/2004 | VNottingham Forest 0-1 Reading17/01/2004 | LRotherham United 5-1 Reading07/02/2004 | VGillingham 0-1 Reading21/02/2004 |
Overall | VNottingham Forest 0-1 Reading17/01/2004 | VReading 3-1 Derby County31/01/2004 | LRotherham United 5-1 Reading07/02/2004 | VGillingham 0-1 Reading21/02/2004 | DReading 2-2 Burnley24/02/2004 | VReading 2-1 Sheffield United28/02/2004 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 1 | 3 |
Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 3 | 8 |
Scoring streak | 4 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 3 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 5 | 10 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
32 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
33 |
16 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
16 |
13 |
Victories (Competition total) |
15 |
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
6 |
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
7 |
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
12 |
Losses (Competition total) |
11 |
4 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
7 |
Goals
47 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
41 |
32 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
16 |
41 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
43 |
19 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
22 |
1.47 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.24 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
1.28 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.3 |
1.19 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.38 |
Betting aid
16 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
19 |
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
7 |
9 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
9 |
6 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
5 |
7 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
10 |
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
6 |
18 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
16 |
9 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
1-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
54 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
36 |
18 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
16 |
5 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
![]() | Ricardo Fuller | 15 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 10 goals | Shaun Goater | ![]() |
![]() | Ricardo Fuller | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 5 goals | Shaun Goater | ![]() |
![]() | Graham Alexander | 5 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | Shaun Goater | ![]() |
![]() | Graham Alexander | 4 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Shaun Goater | ![]() |
![]() | David Healy | 10 goals during the last 18 matches | The fittest player | 5 goals during the last 5 matches | Shaun Goater | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
56 gf
16 ga
Away
23 gf
43 ga
Total
79 gf
59 ga
Historical head to head
Home
43 gf
23 ga
Away
16 gf
56 ga
Total
59 gf
79 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 18 - 0 |
January 27, 1894 |
Home | 18 - 0 |
January 27, 1894 |
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 0 |
February 17, 1990 |
Away | 2 - 0 |
October 13, 1984 |
Latest head to head
January 13, 2004 - FA Cup 2003/2004
January 03, 2004 - FA Cup 2003/2004
October 18, 2003 - First Division 2003/2004
April 15, 2003 - First Division 2002/2003
October 26, 2002 - First Division 2002/2003
Best historical scorers against Reading
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Ricardo Fuller | 3 goals | 2003 - 2004 |
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Richard Cresswell | 2 goals | 2002 - 2004 |
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Tyrone Mears | 1 goal | 2003 - 2003 |
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Graham Alexander | 1 goal | 2003 - 2003 |
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Brian O'Neil | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
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Georgios Koumantarakis | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
Best historical scorers against Preston NE
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Nicky Forster | 4 goals | 2003 - 2003 |
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Shaun Goater | 3 goals | 2003 - 2004 |
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Darius Henderson | 1 goal | 2003 - 2003 |
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John Mackie | 1 goal | 2003 - 2003 |
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Nicky Shorey | 1 goal | 2003 - 2003 |
Players with most games played vs Reading
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Graham Alexander | 5 matches | 2002 - 2004 |
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Paul McKenna | 5 matches | 2002 - 2004 |
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Jonathan Gould | 4 matches | 2003 - 2004 |
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Chris Lucketti | 4 matches | 2002 - 2004 |
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Brian O'Neil | 4 matches | 2003 - 2004 |
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Eddie Lewis | 4 matches | 2002 - 2004 |
Players with most games played vs Preston NE
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Marcus Hahnemann | 5 matches | 2002 - 2004 |
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James Harper | 5 matches | 2002 - 2004 |
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John Salako | 5 matches | 2002 - 2004 |
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Nicky Shorey | 5 matches | 2002 - 2004 |
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Ady Williams | 5 matches | 2002 - 2004 |
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Andy Hughes | 4 matches | 2002 - 2004 |
They played in both sides
2 matches


2 matches
They played in both sides
2 matches


2 matches
Competition info
The other matches
March 02, 2004
March 03, 2004
March 09, 2004
April 06, 2004
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