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Thread: FT: PRESTON NORTH END 3 - 0 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

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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 View Post
    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

    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Dragon View Post
    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

    Quote Originally Posted by Baloo View Post
    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

    Quote Originally Posted by insider View Post
    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

    Quote Originally Posted by Sgt. Pepper View Post
    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

    **** off

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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

    1-0

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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.

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