Preston North End FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Preston North End FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Deepdale.
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Webb
- Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
- Assistant 2 George Byrne
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Apr Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D 05 Apr Stoke City FC H 1–1 D 02 Apr Derby County FC A 0–2 L 30 Mar Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L 15 Mar Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W 11 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–2 D 05 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D 29 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D 15 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W 11 Mar Luton Town FC H 1–2 L 08 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Preston North End FC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Robbie Brady suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Ryan Porteous needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
- 15' Cian Ashford has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 19' GOAL! Milutin Osmajic scores on 19.
- 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
- 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' Will Alves is replacing Dimitrios Goutas for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 52' GOAL! Will Alves scores on 52. Assisted by Yousef Salech
- 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Hughes made 378 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
- 65' The whistle greets Andy Rinomhota as he departs to be replaced by Alex Robertson.
- 70' Yakou Meite has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yousef Salech on 70 minute.
- 71' Emil Riis Jakobsen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Keane on 71 minute.
- 72' What a strike from Stefan Teitur Thordarson! The score is 2-1.
- 77' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Milutin Osmajic is replaced by Liam Lindsay.
- 78' Alex Robertson was booked on 78.
- 81' The whistle greets Cian Ashford as he departs to be replaced by Isaak Davies.
- 86' That looks like a foul for a card for Will Fish.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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Preston North End FC
3-5-2Starting XI- 11
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Andrew Hughes ↓ Sam Greenwood 65'
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Will Keane ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 71'
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Milutin Osmajic ↓ Liam Lindsay 77'
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Bench-
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Liam Lindsay ↑ 77'
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Emil Riis Jakobsen ↑ 71'
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Sam Greenwood ↑ 65'
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Coach Paul HeckingbottomCardiff City FC
3-4-3Starting XI- 11
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Andy Rinomhota ↓ Alex Robertson 65'
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Dimitrios Goutas ↓ Will Alves 46'
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Rubin Colwill ↓ Callum Robinson 70'
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Yousef Salech ↓ Yakou Meite 70'
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Cian Ashford ↓ Isaak Davies 81'
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Yakou Meite ↑ 70'
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Callum Robinson ↑ 70'
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Isaak Davies ↑ 81'
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Alex Robertson ↑ 65'
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Will Alves ↑ 46'
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Coach Omer Riza -
Head to Head
Preston North End FC Form
2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2025-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2025-03-15 Preston North End FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC DCardiff City FC Form
2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2025-03-29 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-03-11 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L