Cardiff City vs Preston North End, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

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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.
3': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
3': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City).
5': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
7': Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
12': Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Browne.
16': Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Bodin with a cross.
17': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
17': Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
20': Hand ball by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
21': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
21': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Offside, Preston North End. Sean Maguire tries a through ball, but Tom Barkhuizen is caught offside.
24': Attempt saved. Billy Bodin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
25': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
25': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt missed. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
29': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
29': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
31': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jazz Richards.
35': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
35': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
36': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
36': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lee Tomlin.
45': Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Pearson following a fast break.
45'+1': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
45'+1': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
46': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
47': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
47': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Billy Bodin (Preston North End).
48': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
54': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Browne.
55': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
56': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross.
59': Attempt missed. Ben Pearson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Gary Madine replaces Robert Glatzel.
62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Josh Murphy.
66': Attempt blocked. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a headed pass.
67': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
67': Offside, Cardiff City. Lee Tomlin tries a through ball, but Danny Ward is caught offside.
69': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
69': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
69': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
73': Gary Madine (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Substitution, Preston North End. David Nugent replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
74': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
74': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Offside, Preston North End. Declan Rudd tries a through ball, but Billy Bodin is caught offside.
75': Foul by Gary Madine (Cardiff City).
75': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
84': Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Clarke.
85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
85': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Paul Gallagher.
86': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brad Potts.
86': Substitution, Preston North End. Jayden Stockley replaces Billy Bodin.
87': Attempt saved. Ben Pearson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Potts.
88': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
90': Attempt blocked. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
90': Foul by David Nugent (Preston North End).
90': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
90'+3': Attempt saved. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Nelson with a headed pass.
90'+3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

PNE		CAR
11	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	3
56.4	Possession	43.6
16	SHOTS	3
3	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
317	Accurate Passes	213
433	Passes	336
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
3	Accurate Crosses	1
16	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.1
93	Long Balls	77
42	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	0
10	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	6
16	Effective Clearances	20
16	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 22,625

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Queens Park Rangers	1	+2	3
2	Millwall	1	+2	3
3	Swansea City	1	+1	3
4	West Bromwich Albion	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Neil Etheridge (GK)
16	Curtis Nelson
5	Aden Flint
21	Jazz Richards
2	Lee Peltier
17	Lee Tomlin
15	Marlon Pack
7	Leandro Bacuna
9	Robert Glatzel
11	Josh Murphy
19	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Gary Madine, Alex Smithies, Sol Bamba, Gavin Whyte, Will Vaulks, Callum Paterson, Daniel Ward.

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

No.	Name
1	Declan Rudd (GK)
23	Paul Huntington
21	Patrick Bauer
16	Andrew Hughes
5	Tom Clarke
8	Alan Browne
12	Paul Gallagher
4	Ben Pearson
29	Tom Barkhuizen
24	Sean Maguire
39	Billy Bodin

Preston North End Substitutes:

Jordan Storey, Brad Potts, Matthew Hudson, David Nugent, Josh Harrop, Ryan Ledson, Jayden Stockley.

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