MATCH THREAD: " PRESTON v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREA

PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 27th June, 12.30pm
Sky Bet Championship
Deepdale 


Cardiff City(4-5-1): Smithies; Sanderson, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett; Adomah, Vaulks, Bacuna, Ralls, Hoilett; Paterson.

Subs: Etheridge, Flint, Smith, Pack, Whyte, Tomlin, Mendez-Laing, Ward, Glatzel


Match to be played in front of no supporters, for information on how to watch the match on TV or to stream it - see below


CARDIFF CITY



25/06/20



Harris: “Josh Murphy missed the last game, very touch and go for this weekend. It might come too soon for him.

“We look like we have come through unscathed this weekend.”






'Lots to consider' ahead of selection for Preston match

Will you be changing a winning team? Is Glatzel in contention?

Harris: “Robert Glatzel coming on, Mendez-Laing, Marlon Pack all came on and did unbelievably well.

“Another team who are physical, nasty, have got running ability. It’s one game at a time so you have to focus on it.

“Will all my players be able to play eight games in 27 days? Probably not. Possibly goalkeepers and centre halves maybe.

“Lots to consider into the team selection. We used 16 players at the weekend and there were solid performances.”

Striker Danny Wards contract which expired this June, has been extended by one month.


Updated:

Jazz Richards has left immediately and is now no longer a Cardiff City player.



Cardiff City have a few injuries , once again chiefly right back Jazz Richards, who injured his calf while doing his own fitness during lockdown.




Greg Cunningham and Isaac Vassell are also injured, Cunningham is now back in training, but won’t be fit for at least a couple of weeks.


Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Lee Tomlin will be again available

There were no injuries from the Leeds game






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About Preston North End

Preston North End Football Club (often shortened to The North End or PNE) is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, whose team currently plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Originally a cricket club, Preston have been based at Deepdale since 1875. The club first took up football in 1878 as a winter fitness activity and decided to focus on it in May 1880, when the football club was officially founded. Deepdale is now football's oldest ground in terms of continuous use by a major league club.

Preston North End was a founder member of the Football League in 1888. In the 1888–89 season, the team won both the inaugural league championship and the FA Cup, the latter without conceding a goal. They were the first team to achieve the "Double" in English football and, as they were unbeaten in all matches, are remembered as "The Invincibles". Preston won the league championship again in 1889–90 but their only major success since then has been their 1938 FA Cup Final victory over Huddersfield Town. The club's most famous players have been Tom Finney and Bill Shankly, who are both commemorated at Deepdale by stands named after them. Other notable players include Tommy Docherty, Alan Kelly Sr. and Graham Alexander.

Until 1961, Preston were usually members of the First Division but, having been relegated after the 1960–61 season, they have not yet returned to the top flight. They were first relegated to the Third Division after the 1969–70 season and have spent 28 of the 49 seasons since 1970 in the bottom two divisions, including a span of 19 seasons from 1981-1982 to 1999–2000. Preston have faced serious financial issues and were twice in danger of closure. The club is now owned by businessman Trevor Hemmings and has been established in the EFL Championship since gaining promotion in 2015.

Previous Meeting 

We drew 0-0 at home to Preston in December.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Preston North End: Rudd, Pearson, Bauer, Davies, Hughes, Browne, Gallagher, Barkhuizen, Johnson, Sinclair, Maguire

Cardiff City: Smithies, Sanderson, Nelson, Morrison, Bennett, Vaulks, Bacuna, Ralls, Hoilett, Adomah, Paterson

Form - Last Three Games 

Luton Town 1-1 Preston North End
Preston North End 1-3 QPR
Fulham 2-0 Preston North End

Cardiff City 2-0 Leeds United
Barnsley 0-2 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 2-2 Brentford

Match Odds

Preston North End - 6/5
Cardiff City - 23/10
Draw - 23/10

Predictions

Post your predictions below 

Cardiff City have a few injuries , once again chiefly right back Jazz Richards, who injured his calf while doing his own fitness during lockdown.

Greg Cunningham and Isaac Vassell are also injured, Cunningham is now back in training, but won’t be fit for at least a couple of weeks.


Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Lee Tomlin will be again available

There were no injuries from the Leeds game

Another win for us

Preston are not in good form and we be the last team they wanna face as we're are the form sides atm going 0-2 away win back in the top 6

UPDATED:

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Jazz Richards has left immediately and is now no longer a Cardiff City player.

Preston North End 1-1 Cardiff City. Hate playing Preston as we never do well against them, but I think we'll manage a draw.

Surprised how bad their form is so bad since last November fans on their forum expect to lose against us so City 2-0 pne

Striker Danny Wards contract which expired this June, has been extended by one month.

What's latest on Murphy hadn't heard anything not in squad for leed s is he injured

This is the biggest game of the season by a long way so far . Win this and it's in our hands.

I wanted 4 point from these 2 games so a draw would be fine. It's more of a must not lose rather than must win.

2-2 draw

I would think it would be the same starting 11 as well away from home bringing on the others last 20mins

This 5 subs rule could really work in our favour

'Lots to consider' ahead of selection for Preston match

Will you be changing a winning team? Is Glatzel in contention?

Harris: “Robert Glatzel coming on, Mendez-Laing, Marlon Pack all came on and did unbelievably well.

“Another team who are physical, nasty, have got running ability. It’s one game at a time so you have to focus on it.

“Will all my players be able to play eight games in 27 days? Probably not. Possibly goalkeepers and centre halves maybe.

“Lots to consider into the team selection. We used 16 players at the weekend and there were solid performances.”

Harris: “Josh Murphy missed the last game, very touch and go for this weekend. It might come too soon for him.

“We look like we have come through unscathed this weekend.”

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PNE's Andrew Hughes is desperate to beat his former side Cardiff City


Preston North End host Cardiff City at Deepdale on Saturday

By George Hodgson Preston North End Writer

FRIDAY 26 JUN 2020


SPORT

Preston North End's Manager Alex Neil speaks to Andrew Hughes



Eight years at Cardiff City as a youngster will mean nothing for Preston North End full back Andrew Hughes on Saturday.

North End's No.16 was with the Bluebirds up until the age of 15, before being let go and making the move to Newport County.

This weekend Hughes will pull on the Preston shirt as Alex Neil's side host Cardiff at Deepdale - it's a huge game in the race for the Play-Offs, with the two sides occupying sixth and seventh spot in the Championship.

He might've been at the club from the age of seven, but Hughes will have only one thing on his mind come the weekend.

He said: "There's no attachment to Cardiff for me no more, you've always got that kind of 'I'm going to come back and bite you in the future' attitude, so hopefully that'll be the case.


Andrew Hughes:



"It makes me just want to beat them more to be honest.


"I was 15 when I left just before you get offered a scholarship or not.



"I don't really support anyone, yeah I tried to watch Cardiff whenever they were on the TV in the Premier League, but now they're in the same league there's nothing more than I want than to come away from Deepdale with three points on Saturday."

Hughes played the 90-minutes at Kenilworth Road last weekend as PNE drew 1-1 at Luton Town.

Having conceded late in the day, with Preston looking comfortable and on course for three points, the left-back knows the size of the upcoming clash.

He added: "Last Saturday was a bit of a disappointment but on the flip side, we played well so hopefully we can take that into this game.

"There's been times when we haven't played so well, won the game, and you're walking away buzzing because you're coming away with three points you probably didn't deserve.

"The game is massive, Cardiff played Leeds and looked good and the way the table is panning out, the game speaks for itself really with the magnitude of it.

"To have the first game at home will be a little strange but I'm sure everyone will be watching on TV and they'll still be there with us and supporting from a distance."

Andrew Dibble, just sent me this of him on the plane with the City squad

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Brentford v West Brom
Leeds United v Fulham
Preston North End v Cardiff City
Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town

There are some big six-pointers coming up this weekend!

Big 6 pointers indeed!!

C'mon City

Prutton's Prediction

Sky Sports pundit David Prutton has predicted a win for the Bluebirds this afternoon!

This is a huge game in the race for that sixth spot. Preston left the door open for the chasing pack by failing to beat Luton last Saturday, and Cardiff's win against Leeds got them right on their coattails.

Cardiff will be feeling full of confidence after that victory last Sunday, and it will be fascinating to see if Neil Harris goes all out for the win at Deepdale, or would happily take a draw away at a play-off rival. I think they could nick it.


David Prutton predicts: Preston 1-2 Cardiff City

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Preston v Cardiff City: The key match facts

Preston have conceded only one goal in their last six home league games against Cardiff (W4 D1 L1), keeping a clean sheet in their last three since a 1-0 defeat in April 2011.

Cardiff have failed to score in their last three league meetings with Preston (D1 L2) since a 2-0 victory in January 2017.

Preston haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last 15 home Championship matches since winning 2-0 against Brentford last September.

Cardiff are looking to secure three consecutive Championship wins for the first time since December, having won their last two by a 2-0 scoreline.

Cardiff have the lowest average possession figure in the Championship this season (41.1%). They’ve had more possession than their opponents in just six of their 38 league matches so far.

Cardiff City(4-5-1): Smithies; Sanderson, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett; Adomah, Vaulks, Bacuna, Ralls, Hoilett; Paterson.

Subs: Etheridge, Flint, Smith, Pack, Whyte, Tomlin, Mendez-Laing, Ward, Glatzel

Cardiff City name an unchanged side for this afternoon's clash.

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BLUEBIRDS

The first chance of the match falls to Preston and, it's fair to say, it's a big one.

Stockley lays the ball off to Barkhuizen on the edge of the box and he lashes a left-footed effort wide. He should have taken more consideration with that one!

Penalty appeal!

Pearson picks up Hoilett's poor pass and drives towards the box before squaring it to Sinclair, who dances past Bacuna before hitting the deck.

But it looks as though he has gone down too easily and the referee waves the calls away.

Adomah does well to shift the ball past Hughes on the touchline and whips in a lovely cross, which is cleared for a throw-in.

Vaulks steps up and launches it in, but Preston clear.

Darnell Fisher does well to stop Hoilett down City's left flank and earns a free-kick and some respite.

This is a sloppy start here from Cardiff, all told, it's slippery and soaking wet, but they are just ceding possession far too regularly.

Need to get their feet on the ball.

Adomah cuts inside from the right flank and unleashes a left-footed effort, but drags it just wide for a goal kick.

Cardiff need to up their game ASAP