English League Championship

Preston North End vs Cardiff City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 19': Milutin Osmajic
  • 72': Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
FT
2 - 2
Cardiff City
  • 52': Will Alves
  • 90'+4': Yakou Meite

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': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
  • 4': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Preston North End. Will Keane is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City).
  • 11': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 19': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
  • 19': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
  • 19': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Goal! Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 0. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 21': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rubin Colwill with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 22': Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
  • 24': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
  • 26': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jesper Daland.
  • 27': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 33': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
  • 33': Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
  • 35': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Preston North End).
  • 35': Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
  • 38': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Cornell.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rubin Colwill with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
  • 40': Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
  • 43': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
  • 45': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 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. Will Alves replaces Dimitrios Goutas.
  • 47': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rubin Colwill.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Robert Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
  • 49': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Alves.
  • 50': Foul by Will Fish (Cardiff City).
  • 50': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Goal! Preston North End 1, Cardiff City 1. Will Alves (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yousef Salech following a fast break.
  • 53': Offside, Preston North End. Will Keane is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Will Alves.
  • 54': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Will Fish.
  • 55': Foul by Cian Ashford (Cardiff City).
  • 55': Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
  • 58': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sivert Mannsverk.
  • 60': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
  • 60': Will Keane (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 63': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Cornell.
  • 64': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen following a fast break.
  • 65': Substitution, Cardiff City. Alex Robertson replaces Andy Rinomhota.
  • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Sam Greenwood replaces Andrew Hughes.
  • 66': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 66': Will Fish (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Preston North End).
  • 68': Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
  • 69': Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Brady with a through ball.
  • 70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Yousef Salech.
  • 70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Rubin Colwill.
  • 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Will Keane.
  • 72': Goal! Preston North End 2, Cardiff City 1. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
  • 74': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Brady following a fast break.
  • 76': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
  • 76': Offside, Cardiff City. Jesper Daland is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  • 78': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
  • 78': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
  • 81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Cian Ashford.
  • 84': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
  • 86': Foul by Will Fish (Cardiff City).
  • 86': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Will Fish (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Robert Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
  • 88': Offside, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies is caught offside.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 90': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Emil Riis.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Calum Chambers with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Preston North End 2, Cardiff City 2. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaine Kesler-Hayden with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Cardiff City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
51.6 Possession 48.4
14 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
295 Accurate Passes 279
374 Passes 355
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
25 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 41
25 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 0
4 Effective Tackles 11
7 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 8
29 Effective Clearances 38
29 Clearances 38

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 13,293

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 45 +64 97
2 Burnley 45 +51 97
3 Sheffield United 45 +27 89
4 Sunderland 45 +15 76
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
13 David Cornell (GK)
19 Lewis Gibson
16 Andrew Hughes
2 Ryan Porteous
4 Benjamin Whiteman
22 Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
11 Robbie Brady
29 Kaine Kesler Hayden
28 Milutin Osmajic
10 Mads Frökjaer
7 Will Keane
Preston North End Substitutes:
Emil Riis Jakobsen, Theo Mawene, Ched Evans, Jayden Meghoma, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Ryan Ledson, Li-Bau Stowell, Sam Greenwood.

CAR Cardiff City (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Ethan Horvath (GK)
4 Dimitrios Goutas
5 Jesper Daland
2 William Fish Yellow Card
15 Sivert Heggheim Mannsverk
12 Calum Chambers
11 Callum O'Dowda
35 Andy Rinomhota
22 Yousef Salech
27 Rubin Colwill
45 Cian Ashford
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Yakou Meite, Will Alves, Alex Robertson, David Turnbull, Matthew Turner, Ollie Tanner, Callum Robinson, Isaak Davies, Joel Bagan.

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