English League Championship

FT Friday, December 29, 2017
Preston North End WWWDD 1
–
Cardiff City WDWLL 0
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CAR000
Cardiff City Stadium · 17,751 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CAR · 4-3-3

  1. 25Neil EtheridgeG
  2. 14Sol BambaCD-L
  3. 5Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD-R
  4. 2Lee PeltierLB
  5. 18Callum PatersonRB
  6. 8Joe RallsCM
  7. 20Loïc DamourLM
  8. 7Lee TomlinRM
  9. 10Kenneth ZohoreF
  10. 19Nathaniel Mendez-LaingLF
  11. 12Liam FeeneyRF

PNE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Chris MaxwellG
  2. 20Ben DaviesCD-L
  3. 23Paul HuntingtonCD-R
  4. 3Greg CunninghamLB
  5. 5Tom ClarkeRB
  6. 8Alan BrowneAM
  7. 4Ben PearsonLM
  8. 12Paul GallagherRM
  9. 9Jordan HugillF
  10. 7Daryl HorganAM-L
  11. 29Tom BarkhuizenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 36' Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Substitution, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett replaces Liam Feeney.
  6. 68' Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Harrop replaces Paul Gallagher.
  7. 69' Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Robinson replaces Daryl Horgan.
  8. 76' Substitution, Cardiff City. Rhys Healey replaces Lee Tomlin.
  9. 83' Substitution, Cardiff City. Omar Bogle replaces Kenneth Zohore.
  10. 84' Substitution, Preston North End. Calum Woods replaces Greg Cunningham.
  11. 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.
  12. 90'+4' Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+4' Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.

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