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FT: PRESTON NORTH END 3 - 0 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Preston may again be without midfielders Ben Pearson and Daniel Johnson against Cardiff.
The duo missed Saturday's draw with Barnsley, with Pearson sidelined by a dead leg and Johnson sustaining an impact injury in training. Boss Alex Neil had been hopeful of getting at least one back and Johnson will have a late fitness test on his knock but the game is likely to come too soon for Pearson.
North End did have Paul Gallagher (concussion) and John Welsh (calf) return on Saturday, though Tom Clarke (Achilles) and Greg Cunningham (knee) remain out and Declan Rudd (thigh) and Calum Woods (knee) are still working their way back..
Cardiff boss Neil Warnock will consider making changes even though his Sky Bet Championship leaders remain unbeaten. Aron Gunnarsson has had a heavy early-season workload with Cardiff and Iceland and could be rested.
Lee Tomlin is also in contention to make his first league start for a month with Loic Damour possibly dropping out from the 1-1 draw at Fulham. Danny Ward - who scored his first Cardiff goal at Fulham - and on-loan midfielder Craig Bryson are pushing for their first Bluebirds' starts.
Opta stats
Preston have won six of their last nine home league games against Cardiff (D1 L2), winning 3-0 last season at Deepdale against the Bluebirds, who were then managed by Paul Trollope.
Neil Warnock has lost just one of his last 16 league games against Preston (W8 D7), when his Crystal Palace side went down 2-0 at Deepdale in August 2008.
Preston have picked up seven points in their first three home games this season, if they beat Cardiff it will be only the second time this century that the Lilywhites have registered double figures after four games (2009-10).
In fact, Preston have lost just one of their last 14 home league games (W8 D5), scoring in each of the last 17.
Cardiff have 16 points after their first six league games - their best start to a league campaign.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Preston manager quotes:
"I think it's really difficult to play really good football against teams like Cardiff because they are set up to stop you playing. They don't want you to have any part to play in the game and there's nothing wrong with that because we do the same.
"We don't like teams getting on the ball and moving it against us, we want to stop them and we want to force our style of play on them so it's going to be a really hard fought game I think.
"They are performing well at the moment but as with a lot of games it's fine margins. They get a goal towards the later end of the game against Fulham, I've watched the game against Fulham and to be honest the game could have probably gone either way, Fulham had some good chances in the game as well."
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
0-2 to the mighty Bluebirds with Kenneth getting at least 1 of them. He likes playing against Preston.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Same starting line up as Saturday.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
STARTING 11
Neil Etheridge
Lee Peltier
Sean Morrison
Sol Bamba
Joe Bennett
Aron Gunnarsson
Joe Ralls
Loic Damour
Junior Hoilett
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Kenneth Zohore
SUBSTITUTES
Brian Murphy
Jazz Richards
Bruno Manga
Craig Bryson
Lee Tomlin
Liam Feeney
Danny Ward
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Surprised to see no changes
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Strong team Warnock going for it.....Bluuuubirds
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Nick
STARTING 11
Neil Etheridge
Lee Peltier
Sean Morrison
Sol Bamba
Joe Bennett
Aron Gunnarsson
Joe Ralls
Loic Damour
Junior Hoilett
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Kenneth Zohore
SUBSTITUTES
Brian Murphy
Jazz Richards
Bruno Manga
Craig Bryson
Lee Tomlin
Liam Feeney
Danny Ward
Come on City we can do this tonight.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Which Radio Wales platform can i listen to the game on.
I`m in Cardiff.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
I like how NW is sticking to this team, it puts actual value on his team sheet expectation
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Pleased with that line-up. No need to tinker yet imo. Strong options off the bench.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Not on radio Wales? Where's it on?
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
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Originally Posted by
Barry Dragon
Not on radio Wales? Where's it on?
Just started on FM
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
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Originally Posted by
Baloo
Pleased with that line-up. No need to tinker yet imo. Strong options off the bench.
This.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Why aren't we wearing blue?
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Weeds one up against Brum...
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Leeds have just gone top.
Pfffft ..
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
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Originally Posted by
insider
Just started on FM
I appear to have the choice of Janice Long or Janice Long.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
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Originally Posted by
Sgt. Pepper
Leeds have just gone top.
Pfffft ..
Let them have it for 2 weeks.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Never a free kick. Absolute bollocks from the ref.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
OK ..
We can do comebacks these days I think. I hope.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
Getting nothing from this ref.
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Re: PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY. Match thread
As Mike's stats suggest Preston are very strong at home although very poor away from home. A draw tonight would be very decent.