English League Championship

Preston North End vs Cardiff City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 48': Milutin Osmajic
  • Red Card 52': Robbie Brady
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1 - 2
Cardiff City
  • 90'+6': Karlan Grant
  • 90'+9': Ike Ugbo

About

Preston North End are hosting Cardiff City at Deepdale, Preston, England, 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.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 2': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 2': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamilu Collins.
  • 11': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 13': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 15': Foul by Kian Best (Preston North End).
  • 15': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
  • 20': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 23': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
  • 24': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 25': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Yakou Méïté.
  • 26': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kian Best with a cross.
  • 29': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 29': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 31': Robert Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 36': Foul by Josh Bowler (Cardiff City).
  • 36': Kian Best (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 45': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+2': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Kian Best (Preston North End).
  • 45'+2': Kian Best (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 48': Goal! Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 0. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 51': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
  • 52': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
  • 52': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Second yellow card to Robert Brady (Preston North End) for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Ched Evans.
  • 58': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes replaces Kian Best.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 59': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
  • 71': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Joe Ralls.
  • 71': Substitution, Cardiff City. Iké Ugbo replaces Yakou Méïté.
  • 72': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Josh Bowler.
  • 74': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 74': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 74': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jonathan Panzo replaces Mark McGuinness.
  • 77': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 77': Freddie Woodman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 79': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamilu Collins.
  • 81': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
  • 82': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 82': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Millar replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
  • 90': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ryan Wintle replaces Manolis Siopis.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 1. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 90'+9': Goal! Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 2. Iké Ugbo (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
13 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 6
65.4 Possession 34.6
19 SHOTS 4
8 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
456 Accurate Passes 202
552 Passes 300
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 2
41 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.1
59 Long Balls 75
33 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
7 Blocked Shots 1
5 Effective Tackles 5
6 Tackles 10
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 18
17 Effective Clearances 33
17 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 14,593

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
3 Burnley 16 +13 30
4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PNE Preston North End (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK) Yellow Card
6 Liam Lindsay
33 Kian Best Yellow Card
14 Jordan Storey
25 Duane Holmes
8 Alan Browne
4 Benjamin Whiteman
11 Robbie Brady Yellow Card
44 Brad Potts
28 Milutin Osmajic
9 Ched Evans Yellow Card
Preston North End Substitutes:
Layton Stewart, Liam Millar, Jack Whatmough, David Cornell, Will Keane, Mads Frökjaer, Andrew Hughes, Ryan Ledson, Calvin Ramsay.

CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Rúnar Rúnarsson (GK)
5 Mark McGuinness
4 Dimitrios Goutas
17 Jamilu Collins Yellow Card
38 Perry Ng
47 Callum Robinson
8 Joe Ralls
23 Manolis Siopis
22 Yakou Meite
16 Karlan Grant
14 Josh Bowler
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Ollie Tanner, Ryan Wintle, Jak Alnwick, Ebrima Adams, Jonathan Panzo, Rubin Colwill, Mahlon Romeo, Andy Rinomhota, Ike Ugbo.

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