Cardiff City vs Preston North End, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

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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.
3': Foul by Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Cardiff City).
3': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
6': Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Attempt missed. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
8': Attempt blocked. Max Watters (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Rubin Colwill with a through ball.
8': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
8': Attempt missed. Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Wintle following a corner.
12': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
14': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
14': Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Offside, Preston North End. Robbie Brady tries a through ball, but Troy Parrott is caught offside.
16': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
21': Attempt missed. Max Watters (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
23': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City).
23': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
26': Offside, Preston North End. Alan Browne tries a through ball, but Troy Parrott is caught offside.
26': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
26': Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
31': Offside, Cardiff City. Romaine Sawyers tries a through ball, but Max Watters is caught offside.
34': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
35': Attempt blocked. Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaden Philogene-Bidace with a cross.
35': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
35': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Daniel Johnson.
36': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
37': Offside, Preston North End. Troy Parrott tries a through ball, but Emil Riis is caught offside.
39': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
41': Attempt saved. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
43': Attempt missed. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
45': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mahlon Romeo.
45'+1': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Niels Nkounkou replaces Callum O'Dowda.
46': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Watters.
46': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
48': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
50': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City).
52': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emil Riis.
52': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
53': Attempt blocked. Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
53': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
54': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
54': Niels Nkounkou (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
55': Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
62': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
62': Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Ryan Ledson.
63': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Alan Browne.
64': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Niels Nkounkou.
66': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Woodburn.
70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Andy Rinomhota replaces Joe Ralls.
70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Jaden Philogene-Bidace.
71': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
71': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Kipré with a headed pass.
76': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
76': Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Attempt blocked. Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
77': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
78': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Troy Parrott.
79': Offside, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
81': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
81': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
84': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ched Evans.
85': Offside, Preston North End. Robbie Brady tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
86': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
88': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sheyi Ojo replaces Rubin Colwill.
88': Attempt saved. Niels Nkounkou (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
90'+2': Substitution, Cardiff City. Gavin Whyte replaces Romaine Sawyers.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Niels Nkounkou (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

PNE		CAR
8	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	0
40.7	Possession	59.3
5	SHOTS	22
0	ON GOAL	2
0.0	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
260	Accurate Passes	422
358	Passes	515
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	3
7	Crosses	22
0.0	Cross %	0.1
75	Long Balls	48
29	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	10
13	Effective Tackles	7
26	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	7
24	Effective Clearances	10
24	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 17,922

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

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ryan Allsop (GK)
23	Cedric Kipre
38	Perry Ng
11	Callum O'Dowda
2	Mahlon Romeo
6	Ryan Wintle
8	Joe Ralls
19	Romaine Sawyers
36	Max Watters
27	Rubin Colwill
25	Jaden Philogene

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Sheyi Ojo, Jack Simpson, Gavin Whyte, Jak Alnwick, Andy Rinomhota, Mark Harris, Niels Nkounkou.

Preston North End (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
3	Greg Cunningham
14	Jordan Storey
4	Benjamin Whiteman
18	Ryan Ledson
11	Robbie Brady
44	Brad Potts
15	Troy Parrott
10	Daniel Johnson
8	Alan Browne

Preston North End Substitutes:

Ben Woodburn, Jacob Slater, Alistair McCann, Emil Riis Jakobsen, David Cornell, Ched Evans, Patrick Bauer.

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