Cardiff 2-1 Preston — EFL Championship, 27 Feb 2016
Cardiff beat Preston 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 27 February 2016 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. A. Pilkington scored for Cardiff; Callum Robinson for Preston. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. Cardiff and Preston have drawn all 1 meeting on record.
Match timeline
- 1-044'Penalty
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 63'out: J. Hugill
- 69'
- 75'
- 2-080'Penalty
- 81'
- 82'
- 84'
- 85'
- 2-187'assist: G. Cunningham
- 90+3'
- 90+4'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.5Anthony PilkingtonF
- 7.8Tom LawrenceM
- 7.4Joe RallsM
- 7.2Aron GunnarssonM
- 7.2Lee PeltierD
- 7.2Scott MaloneD
- 7.1Stuart O'KeefeM
- 7.0Lex ImmersM
- 6.8Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 6.8Matthew ConnollyD
- 6.4David MarshallG
- 6.3Kagisho DikgacoiM
Preston
- 7.5Callum RobinsonM
- 6.9Tom ClarkeD
- 6.8Bailey WrightD
- 6.8Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.8Anders LindegaardG
- 6.6Calum WoodsD
- 6.5Daniel JohnsonM
- 6.5Jordan HugillF
- 6.4Alan BrowneM
- 6.3Greg CunninghamD
- 6.3Joe GarnerF
- 6.1Paul GallagherM
- 6.0Paul HuntingtonD
- 5.9Adam ReachM
Line-ups
- 17Aron GunnarssonM7.2
- 16M. ConnollyD6.8
- 5B. Écuélé MangaD6.8
- 2L. PeltierD7.2
- 8J. RallsM7.4
- 28S. MaloneD7.2
- 37T. Lawrence90+3'M7.8
- 1D. Marshall6.4
- 13A. Pilkington44'80'82'F8.5
- 27L. Immers90+4'M7.0
- 22S. O'KeefeM7.1
Substitutes
- 26K. Zohorè90+4'F
- 21S. MooreG
- 38Sammy Ameobi90+3'M
- 36Abdulyussuf OshilajaD
- 39I. SaadiF
- 14Federico MachedaF
- 15K. Dikgacoi82'6.3
- 1A. LindegaardG6.8
- 3G. CunninghamD6.3
- 6B. WrightD6.8
- 32Adam ReachM5.9
- 5T. ClarkeD6.9
- 23P. Huntington46'D6.0
- 16Alan Browne85'M6.4
- 12P. Gallagher84'M6.1
- 11D. Johnson63'M6.5
- 14J. GarnerF6.3
- 15C. WoodsD6.6
Substitutes
- 8N. KilkennyM
- 25J. Hugill63'F6.5
- 40Mathew HudsonG
- 4Benjamin Pearson84'M6.8
- 37Callum Robinson87'46'M7.5
- 2M. VermijlD
- 19J. WelshM
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Pilkington | 82 | 2 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 1 | 8.5 |
| Tom Lawrence | 89 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.8 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Lee Peltier | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Stuart O'Keefe | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Lex Immers | 89 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| David Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Kagisho Dikgacoi | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Robinson | 45 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Tom Clarke | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Bailey Wright | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 6 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Anders Lindegaard | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Calum Woods | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Johnson | 63 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jordan Hugill | 27 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Alan Browne | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Greg Cunningham | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Joe Garner | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Paul Gallagher | 84 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Paul Huntington | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Adam Reach | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
CardiffLWDDW
- L23 Feb 16AMiddlesbrough1-3
- W20 Feb 16HBrighton4-1
- D13 Feb 16ACharlton0-0
- D06 Feb 16HMilton Keynes Dons0-0
- W30 Jan 16AHuddersfield3-2
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +21 | 74 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 46 | +2 | 69 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +5 | 68 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | +5 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | +4 | 63 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | QPR | 46 | 0 | 60 |
| 13 | Leeds | 46 | -8 | 59 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Middlesbrough 3-1 Cardiff, 23 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bristol City 0-2 Cardiff, 5 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
Preston
- Previous: Preston 2-1 Charlton, 23 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Preston 0-0 Brighton, 5 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated