English League Championship

Preston North End vs Cardiff City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
    FT
    0 - 1
    Cardiff City
    • 52': Sheyi Ojo

    About

    Preston North End are hosting Cardiff City at Deepdale, Preston, England, 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.
    • 4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by David Junior Hoilett.
    • 6': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 9': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 10': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
    • 10': Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 11': Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
    • 15': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Ledson.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
    • 17': Offside, Cardiff City. Sean Morrison tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
    • 20': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Greg Cunningham.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 28': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 28': Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Substitution, Cardiff City. Harry Wilson replaces Greg Cunningham because of an injury.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordi Osei-Tutu with a cross.
    • 34': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
    • 37': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
    • 37': Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
    • 39': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
    • 39': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
    • 41': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 41': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
    • 44': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Bauer.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
    • 45'+1': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 46': Foul by Harry Wilson (Cardiff City).
    • 46': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jordi Osei-Tutu.
    • 48': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
    • 48': Jordi Osei-Tutu (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
    • 52': Goal! Preston North End 0, Cardiff City 1. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore following a fast break.
    • 54': Attempt saved. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
    • 56': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 58': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 58': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
    • 59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jordi Osei-Tutu.
    • 60': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 60': Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Brad Potts.
    • 61': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
    • 63': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
    • 63': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis Jakobsen replaces Sean Maguire.
    • 69': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
    • 69': Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 76': Substitution, Preston North End. Jayden Stockley replaces Ryan Ledson.
    • 77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sol Bamba replaces Jordi Osei-Tutu because of an injury.
    • 79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Sheyi Ojo.
    • 79': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
    • 80': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Nelson.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Jayden Stockley (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Davies with a cross.
    • 90': Offside, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 90': Foul by Jayden Stockley (Preston North End).
    • 90': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+3': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Cardiff City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Cardiff City 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 2
    43.6 Possession 56.4
    10 SHOTS 7
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    223 Accurate Passes 315
    339 Passes 426
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    13 Crosses 26
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    71 Long Balls 71
    28 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 5
    14 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    7 Interceptions 9
    36 Effective Clearances 21
    36 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
    4 Bristol City 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Declan Rudd (GK)
    6 Ben Davies
    5 Patrick Bauer
    16 Andrew Hughes
    15 Joseph Rafferty
    8 Alan Browne Yellow Card
    18 Ryan Ledson
    4 Ben Pearson
    24 Sean Maguire
    31 Scott Sinclair
    44 Brad Potts
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Paul Gallagher, Daniel Johnson, Tom Barkhuizen, Jordan Storey, Connor Ripley, Jayden Stockley, Emil Riis Jakobsen.

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

    No. Name
    12 Alex Smithies (GK)
    16 Curtis Nelson
    4 Sean Morrison
    18 Greg Cunningham
    2 Jordi Osei-Tutu
    8 Joe Ralls
    21 Marlon Pack
    7 Leandro Bacuna
    10 Kieffer Moore
    33 Junior Hoilett
    27 Sheyi Ojo
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Robert Glatzel, Filip Benkovic, Sol Bamba, Dillon Phillips, Will Vaulks, Josh Murphy, Harry Wilson.

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