English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
    FT
    0 - 2
    Preston North End
    • 31': Emil Riis Jakobsen
    • 40': Benjamin Whiteman

    About

    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 Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Liam Millar (Preston North End).
    • 2': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 5': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamilu Collins.
    • 21': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 21': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 24': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 24': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Perry Ng.
    • 28': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 28': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 30': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 1. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen following a fast break.
    • 38': Foul by Kion Etete (Cardiff City).
    • 38': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 2. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 41': Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Karlan Grant (Cardiff City).
    • 45'+2': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Ryan Wintle.
    • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Wilson-Esbrand replaces Josh Bowler.
    • 47': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 47': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 49': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey following a set piece situation.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
    • 55': Offside, Preston North End. Emil Riis is caught offside.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Famara Diédhiou replaces Kion Etete.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamilu Collins with a cross.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen with a through ball.
    • 67': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
    • 67': Will Keane (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 72': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces David Turnbull.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Substitution, Preston North End. Ali McCann replaces Brad Potts because of an injury.
    • 74': Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 76': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 76': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 76': Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Alan Browne.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manolis Siopis.
    • 84': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Nathaniel Phillips.
    • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Emil Riis.
    • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Liam Millar.
    • 87': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 87': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
    • 87': Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 90': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manolis Siopis.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Woodburn.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 2.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 4
    5 Saves 1
    47.6 Possession 52.4
    3 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 5
    1.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    321 Accurate Passes 368
    442 Passes 478
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    6 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    79 Long Balls 70
    24 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    16 Effective Tackles 15
    25 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    14 Interceptions 7
    17 Effective Clearances 12
    17 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
    Location: Cardiff, Wales
    Attendance: 18,763

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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    21 Jak Alnwick (GK) Yellow Card
    12 Nathaniel Phillips
    4 Dimitrios Goutas
    17 Jamilu Collins
    38 Perry Ng
    15 David Turnbull
    23 Manolis Siopis
    6 Ryan Wintle
    9 Kion Etete
    16 Karlan Grant
    14 Josh Bowler
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Famara Diédhiou, Joe Ralls, Ethan Horvath, Mahlon Romeo, Ollie Tanner, Yakou Meite, Rubin Colwill, Aaron Ramsey.

    PNE Preston North End (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    16 Andrew Hughes
    14 Jordan Storey
    10 Mads Frökjaer
    8 Alan Browne
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    23 Liam Millar
    44 Brad Potts
    7 Will Keane
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Jack Whatmough, Milutin Osmajic, Ben Woodburn, Ryan Ledson, David Cornell, Alistair McCann, Robbie Brady, Layton Stewart, Greg Cunningham.

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