English League Championship

FT Saturday, February 27, 2016
Preston North End DWWWW 1
–
Cardiff City WDDWL 2
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PNE011
CAR112
Cardiff City Stadium · 15,566 att.

Match Report

Anthony Pilkington guides Cardiff to victory over Preston

Anthony Pilkington guides Cardiff to victory over Preston

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
1
52.6
Possession
47.4
7
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
309
Accurate Passes
258
430
Passes
384
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
7
16
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.4
99
Long Balls
91
44
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
18
7
Tackles
28
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
18
21
Clearances
22

Head to Head

CAR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CAR · 4-4-2

  1. 1David MarshallG
  2. 16Matthew ConnollyCD-L
  3. 5Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD-R
  4. 28Scott MaloneLB
  5. 2Lee PeltierRB
  6. 17Aron GunnarssonCM-L
  7. 22Stuart O'KeefeCM-R
  8. 8Joe RallsLM
  9. 37Tom LawrenceRM
  10. 27Lex ImmersCF-L
  11. 13Anthony PilkingtonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 36Deji OshilajaSUB
  2. 14Federico MachedaSUB
  3. 26Kenneth ZohoreSUB
  4. 15Kagisho DikgacoiSUB
  5. 21Simon MooreSUB
  6. 38Sammy AmeobiSUB
  7. 39Idriss SaadiSUB

PNE · 5-3-2

  1. 1Anders LindegaardG
  2. 23Paul HuntingtonCD
  3. 6Bailey WrightCD-L
  4. 5Tom ClarkeCD-R
  5. 3Greg CunninghamLB
  6. 15Calum WoodsRB
  7. 12Paul GallagherCM
  8. 11Daniel JohnsonCM-L
  9. 16Alan BrowneCM-R
  10. 14Joe GarnerCF-L
  11. 32Adam ReachCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Callum RobinsonSUB
  2. 2Marnick VermijlSUB
  3. 25Jordan HugillSUB
  4. 4Ben PearsonSUB
  5. 40Matthew HudsonSUB
  6. 8Neil KilkennySUB
  7. 19John WelshSUB

Timeline

  1. 44' Goal! Cardiff City 1, Preston North End 0. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Robinson replaces Paul Huntington.
  3. 63' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Hugill replaces Daniel Johnson.
  4. 69' Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 75' Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 80' Goal! Cardiff City 2, Preston North End 0. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 81' Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 82' Substitution, Cardiff City. Kagisho Dikgacoi replaces Anthony Pilkington.
  9. 84' Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Pearson replaces Paul Gallagher.
  10. 85' Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 87' Goal! Cardiff City 2, Preston North End 1. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Greg Cunningham with a cross.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, Cardiff City. Sammy Ameobi replaces Tom Lawrence.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore replaces Lex Immers.

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