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

Preston North End

2': Sean Maguire

FT
1 - 2

Cardiff City

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
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

Statistics

CAR		PNE
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

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

No.	Name
12	Daniel Iversen (GK)
5	Patrick Bauer
16	Andrew Hughes
2	Sepp van den Berg
13	Alistair McCann
18	Ryan Ledson
8	Alan Browne
3	Greg Cunningham
29	Tom Barkhuizen
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen
24	Sean Maguire

Substitutes:

Joshua Earl, Daniel Johnson, Liam Lindsay, Jordan Storey, Matthew Hudson, Scott Sinclair, Brad Potts.

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
35	Chanka Zimba
27	Rubin Colwill
39	Isaak Davies

Substitutes:

Sean Morrison, James Collins, Ciaron Brown, Mark Harris, Thomas Sang, Leandro Bacuna, Dillon Phillips.

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