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Cardiff City vs Preston North End

Championship
Cardiff
13-13-8
2-1
Final
Preston
12-12-10
Cardiff City Stadium

Match pulse

CARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'PNE
47%Possession53%
16Shots7
7On target2
2Corners2
1Saves5
12Fouls8
69'Lee PeltierCAR75'Joe RallsCAR81'Greg CunninghamPNE85'Alan BrownePNE
Team1H2HT
CAR112
PNE011

Who won: Cardiff 2-1

Cardiff City beat Preston North End 2-1 on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Cardiff City Stadium. Goals for Cardiff: Anthony Pilkington (44' pen, 80' pen). Goals for Preston: Callum Robinson (87').

Recap · Feb 27
Anthony Pilkington guides Cardiff to victory over Preston

Anthony Pilkington guides Cardiff to victory over Preston

What it means

  • Preston has won 4 straight.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · Sep 6
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Recap · Aug 17
Late Cardiff goal spoils Wrexham's start in Championship
ESPN · Aug 17
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ESPN · Aug 7
Wrexham make Preston captain Ben Whiteman 2nd summer signing
ESPN · Jun 25
English Championship fixtures 2026-27: West Ham start against Burnley, Wrexham head to Cardiff City
ESPN · Mar 30
Cardiff's $138m claim over Emiliano Sala's death dismissed
Recap · Dec 29
Wrexham inches closer to playoff spots with win over Preston

Lineups

Preston24th in English League Championship
Lineup (5-3-2)
  1. 1Anders LindegaardG
  2. 2Paul HuntingtonCD
  3. 3Bailey WrightCD-L
  4. 4Tom ClarkeCD-R
  5. 5Greg CunninghamLB
  6. 6Calum WoodsRB
  7. 7Paul GallagherCM
  8. 8Daniel JohnsonCM-L
  9. 9Alan BrowneCM-R
  10. 10Joe GarnerCF-L
  11. 11Adam ReachCF-R
Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1David MarshallG
  2. 2Matthew ConnollyCD-L
  3. 3Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD-R
  4. 4Scott MaloneLB
  5. 5Lee PeltierRB
  6. 6Aron GunnarssonCM-L
  7. 7Stuart O'KeefeCM-R
  8. 8Joe RallsLM
  9. 9Tom LawrenceRM
  10. 10Lex ImmersCF-L
  11. 11Anthony PilkingtonCF-R

Head to head

CAR leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Cardiff 1, Preston 0 (Dec 5)

Last 5

PNE
  • Wvs CHA2-1
  • Wvs SHW1-0
  • W@ WOL2-1
  • Wvs HUD2-1
  • T@ DER0-0
CAR
  • L@ MID1-3
  • Wvs BHA4-1
  • T@ CHA0-0
  • Tvs MKD0-0
  • W@ HUD3-2

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Game info

Venue
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales · Attendance 15,566

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesCAR leads series 2-1-2

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