Cardiff 2-0 Preston — EFL Championship, 31 Jan 2017
Cardiff beat Preston 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 31 January 2017 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. P. Whittingham and K. Zohorè scored for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Cardiff have won 1 and Preston 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-018'Penalty
- 2-028'assist: P. Whittingham
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 64'
- 66'
- 72'
- 78'
- 79'
- 90+1'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.1
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.1Peter WhittinghamM
- 7.6Matthew ConnollyD
- 7.6Sol BambaD
- 7.5Aron GunnarssonM
- 7.5Jazz RichardsD
- 7.3Allan McGregorG
- 7.3Sean MorrisonD
- 6.9Joe RallsM
- 6.8Kenneth ZohoreF
- 6.8Junior HoilettF
- 6.8Lee PeltierD
- 6.4Greg HalfordM
- 6.2Kadeem HarrisM
Preston
- 7.7Tom ClarkeD
- 7.0Jordan HugillF
- 6.9Aiden McGeadyM
- 6.9Paul GallagherM
- 6.8Paul HuntingtonD
- 6.7Tyias BrowningD
- 6.7Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.6Alan BrowneM
- 6.6Greg CunninghamD
- 6.6Jermaine BeckfordF
- 6.5Callum RobinsonM
- 6.5Chris MaxwellG
- 5.8Daniel JohnsonM
- 5.7Daryl HorganM
Line-ups
Substitutes
CardiffN. Warnock
Substitutes
- 28B. MurphyG
- 16M. Connolly46'D7.6
- 37R. Healey90+1'F
- 12Declan JohnD
- 11C. NooneM
- 15G. Halford79'M6.4
- 23M. KennedyM
PrestonS. Grayson
Substitutes
- 10J. Beckford46'F6.6
- 18B. PringleM
- 1A. LindegaardG
- 8Alan Browne78'M6.6
- 37Callum Robinson66'M6.5
- 9S. MakienokF
- 24A. BoyleD
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Whittingham | 79 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 8.1 |
| Matthew Connolly | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Sol Bamba | 89 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Jazz Richards | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Allan McGregor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| Junior Hoilett | 90 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Lee Peltier | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Greg Halford | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Kadeem Harris | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.2 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Clarke | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Jordan Hugill | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Aiden McGeady | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Paul Gallagher | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Paul Huntington | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Tyias Browning | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 78 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Alan Browne | 12 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Greg Cunningham | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jermaine Beckford | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Callum Robinson | 24 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Chris Maxwell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Daniel Johnson | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |
| Daryl Horgan | 66 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.7 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Derby | 46 | +4 | 67 |
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | +10 | 64 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | -3 | 58 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Reading 2-1 Cardiff, 28 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 0-1 Norwich, 4 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
Preston
- Previous: Preston 1-1 Ipswich, 28 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Barnsley 0-0 Preston, 4 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated