English League Championship

Preston North End vs Cardiff City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 2': Sean Maguire
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1 - 2
Cardiff City
  • 51': Mark McGuinness
  • 66': James Collins

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.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Perry Ng.
  • 2': Goal! Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 0. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 5': Offside, Preston North End. Sepp van den Berg tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
  • 10': Foul by Chanka Zimba (Cardiff City).
  • 10': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
  • 16': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
  • 16': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 23': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 23': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Offside, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 31': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
  • 31': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) header from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
  • 35': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 36': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
  • 39': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
  • 39': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark McGuinness.
  • 41': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 44': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 44': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
  • 45': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Chanka Zimba.
  • 47': Attempt missed. James Collins (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 48': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Perry Ng.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 50': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 50': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 50': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Goal! Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 1. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 54': Daniel Iversen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
  • 55': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
  • 56': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Bauer.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
  • 60': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 61': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Isaak Davies.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 65': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 66': Goal! Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 2. James Collins (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Daniel Iversen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Substitution, Preston North End. Joshua Earl replaces Greg Cunningham.
  • 68': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Ryan Ledson.
  • 70': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
  • 70': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
  • 71': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
  • 74': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Giles.
  • 76': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
  • 76': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Sean Maguire.
  • 79': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Daniel Johnson.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Perry Ng.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
  • 84': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
  • 84': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 87': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Substitution, Cardiff City. Leandro Bacuna replaces Rubin Colwill.
  • 88': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Perry Ng.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
  • 90'+2': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
44 Possession 56
14 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
199 Accurate Passes 278
304 Passes 395
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.2
77 Long Balls 71
25 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 14
10 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 11
24 Effective Clearances 20
24 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 10,749

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 37 +39 77
2 Middlesbrough 37 +22 69
3 Millwall 37 +10 68
4 Ipswich Town 36 +26 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
12 Daniel Iversen (GK) Yellow Card
5 Patrick Bauer
16 Andrew Hughes
2 Sepp van den Berg
13 Alistair McCann
18 Ryan Ledson
8 Alan Browne
3 Greg Cunningham Yellow Card
29 Tom Barkhuizen
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
24 Sean Maguire
Preston North End Substitutes:
Joshua Earl, Daniel Johnson, Liam Lindsay, Jordan Storey, Matthew Hudson, Scott Sinclair, Brad Potts.

CAR Cardiff City (3-4-3)

No. Name
25 Alex Smithies (GK)
5 Aden Flint
16 Curtis Nelson
2 Mark McGuinness
21 Marlon Pack
6 Will Vaulks
26 Ryan Giles
38 Perry Ng Yellow Card
35 Chanka Zimba
27 Rubin Colwill Yellow Card
39 Isaak Davies
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Sean Morrison, James Collins, Ciaron Brown, Mark Harris, Thomas Sang, Leandro Bacuna, Dillon Phillips.

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