Preston vs Cheltenham 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Third Round

Preston North End

25': Andrew Hughes
37': Joseph Rafferty
82': Sean Maguire
90'+3': Emil Riis Jakobsen

FT
4 - 1

Cheltenham Town

56': Kyle Vassell

Introduction

Preston North End are hosting Cheltenham Town at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

7': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Connor Wickham because of an injury.
25': Goal! Preston North End 1, Cheltenham Town 0. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
28': Dylan Barkers (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Substitution, Preston North End. Sepp van den Berg replaces Liam Lindsay because of an injury.
32': Conor Thomas (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Goal! Preston North End 2, Cheltenham Town 0. Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Greg Cunningham with a cross.
45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 2, Cheltenham Town 0.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 2, Cheltenham Town 0.
54': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Kyle Vassell replaces Andy Williams.
56': Goal! Preston North End 2, Cheltenham Town 1. Kyle Vassell (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
78': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Elliott Bonds replaces Matty Blair.
79': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Charlie Raglan replaces Conor Thomas.
80': Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Brad Potts.
82': Goal! Preston North End 3, Cheltenham Town 1. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Rafferty with a cross.
85': Declan Rudd (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Kyle Vassell (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Goal! Preston North End 4, Cheltenham Town 1. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Preston North End 4, Cheltenham Town 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 6,561

Statistics

CHL		PNE
9	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	2
46.7	Possession	53.3
9	SHOTS	22
4	ON GOAL	9
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
296	Accurate Passes	349
411	Passes	457
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
10	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.2
70	Long Balls	66
21	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	9
16	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	12
26	Effective Clearances	11
26	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Declan Rudd (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
4	Benjamin Whiteman
13	Alistair McCann
44	Brad Potts
3	Greg Cunningham
15	Joseph Rafferty
21	Connor Wickham
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen

Substitutes:

Adam O'Reilly, Sean Maguire, Joe Rodwell-Grant, Sepp van den Berg, Alan Browne, Daniel Iversen, Joshua Earl.

Cheltenham Town (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Owen Evans (GK)
4	Matthew Pollock
6	Lewis Freestone
24	Grant Horton
26	Dylan Barkers
7	Conor Thomas
18	Taylor Perry
11	Ellis Chapman
17	Matt Blair
14	Andy Williams
10	Alfie May

Substitutes:

Sean Long, Kyle Vassell, Will Armitage, Elliott Bonds, Scott Flinders, Charlie Raglan.

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