English League Championship

Cardiff City vs Preston North End, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
FT
0 - 0
Preston North End

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Cardiff City are hosting Preston North End at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 8': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 8': Offside, Cardiff City. Aden Flint tries a through ball, but Isaak Davies is caught offside.
  • 10': Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 13': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Cody Drameh (Cardiff City).
  • 20': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City).
  • 20': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 31': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Aden Flint.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Alfie Doughty (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 46': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 51': Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 51': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Liam Lindsay.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Perry Ng.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 60': Offside, Preston North End. Alistair McCann tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Isaak Davies.
  • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Tommy Doyle.
  • 65': Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City).
  • 65': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 68': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City).
  • 68': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Cameron Archer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 71': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 72': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Alfie Doughty.
  • 82': Offside, Cardiff City. Jordan Hugill tries a through ball, but Uche Ikpeazu is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
  • 83': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 88': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 89': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Preston North End. Joseph Rafferty replaces Alan Browne.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 90'+3': Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+4': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 3
57.4 Possession 42.6
9 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
457 Accurate Passes 314
554 Passes 401
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
18 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.1
60 Long Balls 59
33 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 6
20 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.3
8 Interceptions 15
24 Effective Clearances 17
24 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 19,743

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
4 Burnley 16 +13 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CAR Cardiff City (5-3-2)

No. Name
25 Alex Smithies (GK)
5 Aden Flint
2 Mark McGuinness
38 Perry Ng
18 Alfie Doughty
17 Cody Drameh
15 Ryan Wintle
8 Joe Ralls Yellow Card
22 Tommy Doyle
9 Jordan Hugill Yellow Card
39 Isaak Davies
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Will Vaulks, Uche Ikpeazu, Mark Harris, Oliver Denham, Joel Bagan, Dillon Phillips, Rubin Colwill.

PNE Preston North End (3-5-2)

No. Name
12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
41 Bambo Diaby
6 Liam Lindsay
2 Sepp van den Berg
11 Daniel Johnson
8 Alan Browne
4 Benjamin Whiteman
16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
44 Brad Potts Yellow Card
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
21 Cameron Archer
Preston North End Substitutes:
Patrick Bauer, Sean Maguire, Ched Evans, Connor Ripley, Scott Sinclair, Alistair McCann, Joseph Rafferty.

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