English League Championship

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

  • 2': Sean Maguire
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1 - 2
  • 51': Mark McGuinness
  • 66': James Collins

Introduction

Preston North End are hosting Cardiff City at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 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.
  • 35': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Chanka Zimba.
  • 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.
  • 56': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Isaak Davies.
  • 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.
  • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Sean Maguire.
  • 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.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+34 Coventry City 35 71 6
+19 Middlesbrough 35 66 7
+26 Ipswich Town 34 63 7
+7 Millwall 35 62 9
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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

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

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

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