Cardiff City vs Preston North End, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

FT
0 - 1

Preston North End

90': Tom Clarke

Tom Clarke's late winner lifts Preston to win in Cardiff

Tom Clarke's late winner gave Preston the three points in Cardiff and condemned Neil Warnock's Bluebirds to a third straight Championship defeat.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Offside, Cardiff City. Liam Feeney tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
3': Foul by Liam Feeney (Cardiff City).
3': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
6': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
8': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
8': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
10': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
16': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
16': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
22': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
22': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Attempt blocked. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Horgan.
23': Attempt missed. Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
24': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
26': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
26': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) has gone down, but that's a dive.
27': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
28': Offside, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing tries a through ball, but Liam Feeney is caught offside.
29': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
30': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Liam Feeney (Cardiff City).
33': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
34': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
34': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
36': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City).
39': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt blocked. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
41': Attempt blocked. Tom Clarke (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Huntington.
41': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne with a headed pass.
41': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
45': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
45': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
45'+1': Chris Maxwell (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City).
45'+2': Offside, Preston North End. Chris Maxwell tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
45'+2': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
45'+3': Attempt missed. Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lee Tomlin with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
48': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
48': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
49': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Paterson with a cross.
54': Attempt blocked. Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Hugill with a headed pass.
56': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
58': Delay in match Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Attempt missed. Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Greg Cunningham with a headed pass.
61': Attempt blocked. Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
61': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joe Ralls.
63': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
63': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett replaces Liam Feeney.
65': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
66': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
68': Hand ball by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
68': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Harrop replaces Paul Gallagher.
69': Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Robinson replaces Daryl Horgan.
69': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
73': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
74': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
76': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rhys Healey replaces Lee Tomlin.
76': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Harrop.
76': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
77': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
77': Attempt saved. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Harrop with a cross.
81': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
81': Rhys Healey (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Attempt saved. Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross.
83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Omar Bogle replaces Kenneth Zohore.
84': Substitution, Preston North End. Calum Woods replaces Greg Cunningham.
85': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
85': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
86': Attempt blocked. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Harrop with a cross.
87': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
89': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
90': Attempt saved. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Harrop with a cross.
90': Attempt blocked. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
90': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 1. Tom Clarke (Preston North End) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
90'+1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jordan Hugill.
90'+4': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lee Peltier with a headed pass.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Rhys Healey (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Paterson.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Rhys Healey (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+6': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a headed pass.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 1.
90'+7': Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 1.

Statistics

PNE		CAR
15	Fouls	12
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
59	Possession	41
16	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
266	Accurate Passes	144
392	Passes	275
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.5
8	Accurate Crosses	5
19	Crosses	18
0.4	Cross %	0.3
78	Long Balls	92
30	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
8	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
43	Effective Clearances	32
43	Clearances	32

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 17,751

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	6	+5	11
2	Swansea City	6	+4	11
3	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
4	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
25	Neil Etheridge (GK)
14	Sol Bamba
5	Bruno Ecuélé Manga
2	Lee Peltier
18	Callum Paterson
8	Joe Ralls
20	Loïc Damour
7	Lee Tomlin
10	Kenneth Zohore
19	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
12	Liam Feeney

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Rhys Healey, Omar Bogle, Brian Murphy, Junior Hoilett, Greg Halford, Anthony Pilkington, Matthew Connolly.

Preston North End (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
20	Ben Davies
23	Paul Huntington
3	Greg Cunningham
5	Tom Clarke
8	Alan Browne
4	Ben Pearson
12	Paul Gallagher
9	Jordan Hugill
7	Daryl Horgan
29	Tom Barkhuizen

Preston North End Substitutes:

John Welsh, Callum Robinson, Stephy Mavididi, Josh Harrop, Kevin O'Connor, Calum Woods, Declan Rudd.

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