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2003/04 Reports

Match facts:

Reading goals: Shaun Goater (penalty, 38 minutes), John Mackie (82 minutes), Nicky Forster (94 minutes, in second-half injury-time)
Assists: Nicky Forster, John Salako (2)
Opposition goals: After 20 and 52 minutes
Half-time: Reading 1 Preston North End 1
Gamebreaker: Reading's winning goal
Attendance: 13,130
Weather: Warm, dry
Referee: Andy Hall (Birmingham)

Reading line-up: 1 Marcus Hahnemann; 25 Ricky Newman (20 Bas Savage, 74 minutes), 6 John Mackie, 8 Adie Williams, 3 Nicky Shorey; 7 Scott Murray, 14 Steve Sidwell, 15 James Harper, 11 Andy Hughes (17 John Salako, half-time); 10 Nicky Forster, 9 Shaun Goater
Subs not used: 21 Jamie Ashdown, 4 Kevin Watson, 22 Nathan Tyson
Starting formation:

Reading yellow cards: John Mackie (?, 21 minutes), Scott Murray (foul, 78 minutes)
Reading red cards: None

Match report:

None.

Match notes:

Compared to the Gillingham game, John Mackie replaced the injured Steve Brown in the starting line-up, with Adie Williams switching to the left side of central defence. Bas Savage and Nathan Tyson were on the bench instead of Mackie and the injured Darius Henderson.

Nicky Shorey played his 100th game for Reading.

When Savage came on as a substitute it was only his second appearance for the club, and meant that he lost his record as the player with the shortest ever Reading career (previously he had played for three minutes).

Match preview:

None.

Ticket information:

There is a special ticket offer relating to this game. If you buy (at the same time) tickets for the games against Coventry City, Bradford City and Gillingham, then you will receive a free ticket for this game. Other prices and details are the same as for standard home games, and are available here.

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