Cardiff City recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Preston North End 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Cardiff City found a way to reverse the score against Preston North End to win 2-1.

November 26, 2023

PRESTON. Cardiff City managed to reverse the score against Preston North End to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Preston North End to strike first with a goal of Milutin Osmajić at the 48′. Then it was a goal in the 90′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ike Ugbo gave the win to Cardiff City in the 90′ minute. Cardiff City was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Sunday and it started at 2:00 am local time. In front of 14,593 spectators. The referee was Robert Madley with the assistance of Craig Taylor and Black Antrobus. The 4th official was Oliver Langford. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.87 degrees Celsius or 76.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Preston North End

1 - 2

Cardiff City

! 35 Ball Possession 65

Shots

3 Total 19
2 On Target 8
0 Off Target 4
1 Shots blocked 7

88 Attack 119
20 Dangerous attack 79
71 Ball safe 65

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 13

Fouls

7 Total 5
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Cardiff City had a superior ball possession 65% while Preston North End was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cardiff City had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cardiff City won the encounter.

Preston North End shot 3 times, 2 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Cardiff City shot 19 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Preston North End received 4 yellow cards (Freddie Woodman, Robbie Brady, Ched Evans and Kian Best). On the opposite side, Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (Jamilu Collins).

Match Timeline

30'

J. Collins- Yellow

Robbie Brady- Yellow

31'

Ched Evans- Yellow

31'

K. Best- Yellow

45'

Milutin Osmajic(goal)

48'

Robbie Brady(yellowredcard)

52'

Andrew Hughes- sub ->Kian Best

58'

Ryan Ledson- sub ->Ched Evans

58'

71'

72'

O. Tanner- sub ->Josh Bowler

75'

Freddie Woodman- Yellow

77'

L. Millar- sub ->Milutin Osmajić

84'

90'

R. Wintle- sub ->Manolis Siopis

90'

K. Ahearne-Grant(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Preston North End will stay with 28 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Cardiff City will have 27 points like Hull City to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Huddersfield Town on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).

Cardiff City will play away agasint Birmingham City on the 10th of April with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (9 draws).

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End

Freddie Woodman 1.England

7.0

77'

Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland

8.1

Jordan Storey 14.England

6.6

K. Best 33.England

6.4

58'

45'

Ben Whiteman 4.England

7.1

Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Duane Holmes 25.United States

7.1

Brad Potts 44.England

7.0

Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland

5.8

31'

Milutin Osmajic 28.Montenegro

7.5

84'

48'

Ched Evans 9.Wales

6.8

58'

31'

Substitutes

David Cornell 21.Wales

Andrew Hughes 16.Wales

6.4

58'

Calvin Ramsay 22.Scotland

Jack Whatmough 26.England

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark

Ryan Ledson 18.England

6.3

58'

Will Keane 7.England

L. Millar 23.Canada

6.4

84'

Layton Stewart 17.England

Preston North End started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman (7.0), Jordan Storey (6.6), Liam Lindsay (8.1), Kian Best (6.4), Brad Potts (7.0), Alan Browne (7.0), Ben Whiteman (7.1), Duane Holmes (7.1), Robbie Brady (5.8), Ched Evans (6.8) and Milutin Osmajić (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Will Keane, Liam Millar (6.4), Mads Frökjaer-Jensen, Andrew Hughes (6.4), Layton Stewart, Ryan Ledson (6.3), David Cornell, Calvin Ramsay and Jack Whatmough.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 3 changes: Kian Best for Andrew Hughes (58′), Ched Evans for Ryan Ledson (58′) and Milutin Osmajić for Liam Millar (84′).

Player of the match: Liam Lindsay

The most impressive player for Preston North End was Liam Lindsay.

His rating is (8.1) with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 12.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City

Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 13.Iceland

7.0

D. Goutas 4.Greece

7.0

M. McGuinness 5.Republic of Ireland

6.4

75'

J. Collins 17.Nigeria

7.7

30'

P. Ng 38.England

7.5

J. Ralls 8.England

7.5

71'

J. Bowler 14.England

6.4

72'

K. Ahearne-Grant 16.England

7.7

90'

Manolis Siopis 23.Greece

7.3

90'

C. Robinson 47.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Y. Meïté 22.Ivory Coast

7.1

71'

Substitutes

J. Alnwick 21.England

M. Romeo 2.Antigua and Barbuda

Jonathan Panzo 24.England

6.8

75'

R. Wintle 6.England

7.5

90'

Ebou Adams 18.Gambia

R. Colwill 27.Wales

6.7

71'

Andy Rinomhota 35.Zimbabwe

Iké Ugbo 12.Canada

7.5

71'

90'

O. Tanner 32.England

7.0

72'

Cardiff City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erol Bulut played with: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (7.0), Perry Ng (7.5), Dimitrios Goutas (7.0), Mark McGuinness (6.4), Jamilu Collins (7.7), Manolis Siopis (7.3), Joe Ralls (7.5), Josh Bowler (6.4), Callum Robinson (7.3), Karlan Grant (7.7) and Yakou Méïté (7.1).

They had on the bench: Mahlon Romeo, Jak Alnwick, Ryan Wintle (7.5), Ike Ugbo (7.5), Ebou Adams, Jonathan Panzo (6.8), Rubin Colwill (6.7), Ollie Tanner (7.0) and Andy Rinomhota.

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 5 changes: Joe Ralls for Rubin Colwill (71′), Yakou Méïté for Ike Ugbo (71′), Josh Bowler for Ollie Tanner (72′), Mark McGuinness for Jonathan Panzo (75′) and Manolis Siopis for Ryan Wintle (90′).