Championship
·Matchday 20
Featured match
- C. Chambers 48' (og)
- M. Osmajić 90+3'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Preston beat Cardiff 2-0. Scorers for Preston: C. Chambers 48' (og), M. Osmajić 90+3'. Cardiff had 59% of possession.
Cardiff
Preston
- Full-time 0 - 2
Added time: 4 minutes
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90+4'
M. Osmajić Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for M. Osmajić (Preston)
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90+3'
M. Osmajić 0-2 Goal · Preston M. Osmajić finds the net for Preston (0-2)
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81'
Joe Ralls Yellow card · Cardiff Joe Ralls of Cardiff is booked
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79'
R. Brady Out: K. Kesler-Hayden · Preston Substitution for Preston: R. Brady comes on for K. Kesler-Hayden
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79'
M. Osmajić Out: E. Riis · Preston Substitution for Preston: M. Osmajić comes on for E. Riis
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79'
D. Holmes Out: S. Þórðarson · Preston Substitution for Preston: D. Holmes comes on for S. Þórðarson
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76'
K. Kesler-Hayden Yellow card · Preston K. Kesler-Hayden of Preston is booked
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74'
A. McCann Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for A. McCann (Preston)
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68'
M. Reindorf Out: C. Robinson · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: M. Reindorf comes on for C. Robinson
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65'
B. Whiteman Out: M. Frøkjær-Jensen · Preston Substitution for Preston: B. Whiteman comes on for M. Frøkjær-Jensen
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65'
B. Potts Out: J. Bowler · Preston Substitution for Preston: B. Potts comes on for J. Bowler
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57'
C. Willock Out: Y. Meïté · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: C. Willock comes on for Y. Meïté
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57'
Joe Ralls Out: A. Rinomhota · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: Joe Ralls comes on for A. Rinomhota
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57'
A. El Ghazi Out: J. Bagan · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: A. El Ghazi comes on for J. Bagan
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48'
C. Chambers 0-1 Own goal · Preston Own goal by C. Chambers, a goal for Preston (0-1)
- Half-time 0 - 0
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37'
S. Greenwood Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for S. Greenwood (Preston)
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33'
M. Frøkjær-Jensen Yellow card · Preston M. Frøkjær-Jensen of Preston is booked
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33'
P. Ng Yellow card · Cardiff Yellow card for P. Ng (Cardiff)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Cardiff
Preston
LLDLD
Last 5 matches LDDDD
24Position20
44Pts50
1.4Goals scored per match1
1.1Goals conceded per match1.7
3Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Preston3-4-2-1
6
6.9
Lindsay
L. Lindsay
Player profile
5
8.2
Whatmough
J. Whatmough
Player profile
14
8.3
Storey
J. Storey
Player profile
29
7.3
Kesler-Hayden
76'79'
K. Kesler-Hayden
- 76'Yellow card
- 79'Out
- 79'Out
- 74'Yellow card
- 65'Out
11
7.3
O'Dowda
C. O'Dowda
Player profile
27
6.6
Colwill
Rubin Colwill
Player profile
19
6.0
Meïté
57'
Y. Meïté
- 57'Out
18
6.9
Robertson
A. Robertson
Player profile
35
6.7
Rinomhota
57'
A. Rinomhota
- 57'Out
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Coach: O. Riza
Starting XI
- 21GK J. Alnwick 6.7
- 38DF P. Ng33' 7.2
- 4DF D. Goutas 6.2
- 12DF C. Chambers48' 6.3
- 23DF J. Bagan57' 6.2
- 35MF A. Rinomhota57' 6.7
- 18MF A. Robertson 6.9
- 19MF Y. Meïté57' 6.0
- 27MF Rubin Colwill 6.6
- 11MF C. O'Dowda 7.3
- 47FW C. Robinson68' 6.9
Substitutes
- 20FW A. El Ghazi57' 7.2
- 8MF Joe Ralls57'81' 6.6
- 16MF C. Willock57' 6.7
- 46FW M. Reindorf68' 6.2
- 45MF C. Ashford
- 5DF J. Daland
- 1GK E. Horvath
- 17DF J. Collins
- 2DF W. Fish
Preston3-4-2-1
Coach: P. Heckingbottom
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Woodman 7.5
- 14DF J. Storey 8.3
- 5DF J. Whatmough 8.2
- 6DF L. Lindsay 6.9
- 40MF J. Bowler65' 7.3
- 8MF A. McCann74' 6.6
- 22MF S. Þórðarson79' 7.3
- 29MF K. Kesler-Hayden76'79' 7.3
- 10FW M. Frøkjær-Jensen33'65' 7.3
- 20FW S. Greenwood37' 7.2
- 9FW E. Riis79' 6.9
Substitutes
- 44MF B. Potts65' 6.5
- 4MF B. Whiteman65' 6.3
- 25MF D. Holmes79' 6.3
- 28FW M. Osmajić79'90+3'90+4' 7.7
- 11MF R. Brady79' 6.7
- 18MF R. Ledson
- 13GK D. Cornell
- 26DF P. Bauer
- 7FW W. Keane
Cardiff
Preston
59%
41%
13
Shots
14
4
On target
4
6
Off target
8
7
Corners
2
11
Fouls
16
2
Offsides
0
2
Yellow cards
5
3
Saves
2
517
Passes
370
83%
Pass accuracy
75%
0.60
Expected goals
1.06
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leeds
|
46 | 95 | 30 | 95:30 | +65 | 100 |
| 2 |
Burnley
|
46 | 69 | 16 | 69:16 | +53 | 100 |
| 3 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 63 | 36 | 63:36 | +27 | 90 |
| 4 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 58 | 44 | 58:44 | +14 | 76 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 64 | 58 | 64:58 | +6 | 69 |
| 6 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 55 | 59:55 | +4 | 68 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 53 | 48 | 53:48 | +5 | 66 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 47 | 49 | 47:49 | -2 | 66 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 57 | 47 | 57:47 | +10 | 64 |
| 10 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 64 | 56 | 64:56 | +8 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 61 |
| 12 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 60 | 69 | 60:69 | -9 | 58 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 71 | 68 | 71:68 | +3 | 57 |
| 14 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 61 | 53:61 | -8 | 57 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 53 | 63 | 53:63 | -10 | 56 |
| 16 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 58 | 71 | 58:71 | -13 | 54 |
| 17 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 49 | 65 | 49:65 | -16 | 53 |
| 18 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 45 | 62 | 45:62 | -17 | 51 |
| 19 |
Derby
|
46 | 48 | 56 | 48:56 | -8 | 50 |
| 20 |
Preston
|
46 | 48 | 59 | 48:59 | -11 | 50 |
| 21 |
Hull City
|
46 | 44 | 54 | 44:54 | -10 | 49 |
| 22 |
Luton
|
46 | 45 | 69 | 45:69 | -24 | 49 |
| 23 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 51 | 88 | 51:88 | -37 | 46 |
| 24 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 48 | 73 | 48:73 | -25 | 44 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Cardiff wins3Draws2
Preston wins2Last meetings
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10 February 2024 · Championship
Cardiff
0-2
Preston
-
25 November 2023 · Championship
Preston
1-2
Cardiff
-
11 March 2023 · Championship
Preston
2-0
Cardiff
-
27 August 2022 · Championship
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
-
12 March 2022 · Championship
Cardiff
0-0
Preston
-
9 January 2022 · FA Cup
Cardiff
2-1
Preston
-
20 November 2021 · Championship
Preston
1-2
Cardiff