PRESTON. Cardiff City was able to turn the table against Preston North End to win 2-1. It was Preston North End to strike first with an early goal of S. Maguire at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Collins gave the win to Cardiff City in the 66′ minute with a goal. Preston North End lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty who had the assistance of Rob Merchant and Shaun Hudson. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Preston North End

1 - 2

Cardiff City

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 108 Attack 120
  • 45 Dangerous attack 44
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Preston North End had a strong ball possession 56% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Preston North End was was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Cardiff City was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Preston North End shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (D. Iversen and G. Cunningham). On the opposite side, Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (M. Harris, R. Colwill and P. Ng).

Match Timeline

2'
35'
P. Ng- Yellow
46'
51'
M. McGuinness(goal)W. Vaulks
Greg Cunningham- Yellow
57'
62'
66'
66'
68'
68'
77'
87'
87'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fulham
90
46
AFC Bournemouth
88
46
Huddersfield Town
82
46
Nottingham Forest
80
46
Sheffield United
75
46
Luton Town
75
46
Middlesbrough
70
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
69
46
West Bromwich Albion
67
46
Queens Park Rangers
66
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
64
46
Stoke City
62
46
Swansea City
61
46
Blackpool
60
46
Bristol City
55
46
Cardiff City
53
46
Hull City
51
46
Birmingham City
47
46
Reading
41
46
Peterborough United
37
46
Derby County
34
46
Barnsley
30
46

After playing this encounter, Preston North End will stay with 21 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Cardiff City will have 18 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will play away with Middlesbrough on the 23rd of November with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (6 draws).

Cardiff City will host Hull City on the 24th of November with a 8-8 head to head statistic.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End
G
Daniel Iversen 12.Denmark
6.3
66'
D
Andrew Hughes 16.Wales
6.9
D
Patrick Bauer 5.Germany
6.8
D
Sepp van den Berg 2.Netherlands
6.5
M
Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland
6.1
68' 57'
M
Tom Barkhuizen 29.England
6.6
M
Ryan Ledson 18.England
6.5
68'
M
Ali McCann 13.Scotland
7.1
F
Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland
7.2
F
Sean Maguire 24.Republic of Ireland
7.1
77' 2'
F
Emil Riis 19.Denmark
6.8
Substitutes
G
Mathew Hudson 28.England
D
Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland
D
Jordan Storey 14.England
D
Josh Earl 32.England
6.6
68'
M
Daniel Johnson 11.Jamaica
6.6
77'
M
Brad Potts 44.England
F
S. Sinclair 31.England
6.2
68'

Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Frankie McAvoy decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen (6.3), Sepp van den Berg (6.5), Patrick Bauer (6.8), Andrew Hughes (6.9), Tom Barkhuizen (6.6), Ryan Ledson (6.5), Alistair McCann (7.1), Greg Cunningham (6.1), Alan Browne (7.2), Sean Maguire (7.1) and Emil Riis (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Liam Lindsay, Matthew Hudson, Daniel Johnson (6.6), Brad Potts, Jordan Storey, Joshua Earl (6.6) and Scott Sinclair (6.2).

Substitutions

Preston North End made 3 changes: R. Ledson for S. Sinclair (68′), G. Cunningham for J. Earl (68′) and S. Maguire for D. Johnson (77′).

Best player: Alan Browne​

The most impressive player for Preston North End was Alan Browne.

His rating is (7.2) with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City
G
Alex Smithies 25.England
7.2
D
Aden Flint 5.England
6.6
D
Curtis Nelson 16.England
6.5
D
M. McGuinness 2.Republic of Ireland
7.4
51'
M
P. Ng 38.England
7.0
35'
M
Marlon Pack 21.England
7.1
M
Will Vaulks 6.Wales
7.8
M
Ryan Giles 26.England
7.2
F
Chanka Zimba 35.England
6.7
46'
F
R. Colwill 27.Wales
6.7
87' 87'
F
I. Davies 39.Wales
6.2
62'
Substitutes
G
Dillon Phillips 1.England
D
Sean Morrison 4.England
D
Thomas Sang 28.England
D
Ciaron Brown 30.England
M
Leandro Bacuna 7.Curaçao
6.2
87'
M
Mark Harris 29.Wales
6.1
62' 88'
F
James Collins 19.Republic of Ireland
7.6
46' 66'

Cardiff City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Steve Morison played with: Alex Smithies (7.2), Mark McGuinness (7.4), Aden Flint (6.6), Curtis Nelson (6.5), Perry Ng (7.0), Will Vaulks (7.8), Marlon Pack (7.1), Ryan Giles (7.2), Isaak Davies (6.2), Chanka Zimba (6.7) and Rubin Colwill (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Sean Morrison, Dillon Phillips, Leandro Bacuna (6.2), Thomas Sang, James Collins (7.6), Mark Harris (6.5) and Ciaron Brown.

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 3 changes: C. Zimba for J. Collins (46′), I. Davies for M. Harris (62′) and R. Colwill for L. Bacuna (87′).

Best player: Will Vaulks​

The most impressive player for Cardiff City was Will Vaulks even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 45 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​