Cardiff 4-0 Preston — EFL Championship, 20 Feb 2021
Cardiff beat Preston 4-0 in the EFL Championship on 20 February 2021 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. Kieffer Moore, Josh Murphy, Marlon Pack and Mark Harris scored for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 2 and Preston 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-02'Penalty
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 2-046'assist: Harry Wilson
- 60'out: S. Ojo
- 60'
- 60'
- 65'Foul
- 69'
- 3-070'
- 71'
- 76'
- 4-077'
- 82'
- 90'Argument
- Full-time4-0
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.9Dillon PhillipsG
- 7.7Mark HarrisM
- 7.5Josh MurphyF
- 7.3Sean MorrisonD
- 7.3Marlon PackM
- 7.2Aden FlintD
- 7.2Sheyi OjoM
- 7.2Harry WilsonF
- 7.2Kieffer MooreF
- 6.9Curtis NelsonD
- 6.9Perry NgM
- 6.9Will VaulksM
- 6.5Leandro BacunaM
- 6.3Joe BennettM
Preston
- 7.5Anthony GordonM
- 7.0Alan BrowneM
- 6.7Tom BarkhuizenF
- 6.7Paul GallagherM
- 6.7Daniel JohnsonF
- 6.5Emil RiisF
- 6.3Brad PottsM
- 6.3Joe RaffertyD
- 6.3Jayson MolumbyM
- 6.3Jordan StoreyD
- 6.3Benjamin WhitemanM
- 6.2Greg CunninghamM
- 6.2Chedwyn EvansF
- 5.6Daniel IversenG
- 5.6Andrew HughesD
- 5.5Liam LindsayD
Line-ups
Substitutes
CardiffM. McCarthy
Substitutes
- 29Mark Harris77'76'
- 28Thomas SangD
- 12A. SmithiesG
- 7Leandro Bacuna69'M6.5
- 15J. WilliamsM
- 27S. Ojo60'M7.2
- 30Ciaron BrownD
- 19M. WattersF
- 32Joel BaganD
PrestonA. Neil
Substitutes
- 31S. SinclairF
- 25Connor RipleyG
- 23P. HuntingtonD
- 15Joe Rafferty82'D6.3
- 29T. Barkhuizen46'F6.7
- 12P. Gallagher60'M6.7
- 44B. Potts71'M6.3
- 2S. van den BergD
- 42Anthony Gordon60'M7.5
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Phillips | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.9 |
| Mark Harris | 14 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Josh Murphy | 60 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 7.5 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Marlon Pack | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Aden Flint | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Sheyi Ojo | 30 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Harry Wilson | 69 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Kieffer Moore | 76 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Curtis Nelson | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Perry Ng | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Will Vaulks | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Joe Bennett | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gordon | 30 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Alan Browne | 82 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Paul Gallagher | 30 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Daniel Johnson | 60 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Emil Riis | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Brad Potts | 19 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Joe Rafferty | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jayson Molumby | 71 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 60 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Greg Cunningham | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
| Chedwyn Evans | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Daniel Iversen | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
| Andrew Hughes | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
| Liam Lindsay | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5.5 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2020/21
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | +27 | 77 |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +17 | 68 |
| 9 | QPR | 46 | +2 | 68 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +2 | 64 |
| 11 | Millwall | 46 | -5 | 62 |
| 12 | Luton | 46 | -11 | 62 |
| 13 | Preston | 46 | -7 | 61 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | -2 | 60 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | +11 | 57 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Luton 0-2 Cardiff, 16 Feb 2021 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bournemouth 1-2 Cardiff, 24 Feb 2021 · EFL Championship
Preston
- Previous: Preston 0-1 Watford, 16 Feb 2021 · EFL Championship
- Next: Preston 0-0 QPR, 24 Feb 2021 · EFL Championship
Data updated