MATCH THREAD: “ PRESTON v CARDIFF CITY “ MATCH THREAD

PRESTON NORTH END v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 25th November, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
Deepdale 




Cardiff City: Runarsson; Ng, McGuinness, Goutas, Collins; Siopis, Ralls; Bowler, Robinson, Grant; Meite.

Subs: Alnwick, Panzo, Romeo, Rinomhota, Adams, Wintle, Tanner, Colwill, Ugbo.




Manolis Siopis is available for Saturday’s game against Preston.


Updated:

Erol Bulut:

“I won’t rush both of them back, they are running well.”

“I hope both Ramsey and O’Dowda will now be back in January. “

“Ramsey will be available for Wales in March I think!"





Updated:

709 Tickets Sold / Cardiff City allocation for Preston Away is 5,000
And Cardiff fans can pay on the day.

3pm This Saturday / Not on Sky Tv.







Cardiff City Fans Allocation is 5,000 / Cardiff fans can pay on the day.



Erol Bulut:

“O’Dowda and Ramsey “ , “Maybe the middle or the end of December we will see them both back in action on the pitch “


Callum O’Dowda and Aaron Ramsey continue to be out injured.




The Opposition's Manager

Ryan Lowe was appointed Preston manager in December 2021.

Before that he had spells in charge of Bury and Plymouth, getting both of those promoted to League One.

As a player, he made over 600 professional appearances.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Duane Holmes and Will Keane are two obvious dangerous players.

Head To Head 

We have won two of our last five games against Preston, but none of the last three.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Preston North End: Woodman, Potts, Storey, Lindsay, Best, Millar, Whiteman, Browne, Holmes, Keane, Osmajic

Cardiff City: Alnwick, Romeo, McGuinness, Goutas, Collins, Siopis, Ralls, Robinson, Bowler, Grant, Meite

Last Game

We lost 3-2 at home to Norwich before the international break.

On the same weekend, Preston won 2-1 away at Blackburn.

Match Odds

Preston North End - 11/8
Cardiff City - 2/1
Draw - 9/4

Predictions

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Cardiff City Fans Allocation is 5,000 / Cardiff fans can pay on the day.

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November 2023:



04/11/2023 Stoke City 0 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 23,089 Away Support 1,723

11/11/2023 Cardiff City 2 Norwich City 3 Crowd 21,271 Away Support 860




Championship Table:

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I'd normally go with a City win but with Bobby Madeley in charge again there's not much hope of that.

Erol Bulut:


“O’Dowda and Ramsey “ , “Maybe the middle or the end of December we will see them both back in action on the pitch “


Callum O’Dowda and Aaron Ramsey continue to be out injured.

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So far:


And not back till at least December

In 18 League and Cup appearances Ramsey has only made 6 appearances for Cardiff City this season.

O’Dowda In 18 League and Cup appearances this season has played even less, just 4 appearances.

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OPPOSITION FOCUS | SEASON SO FAR -

The Lilywhites currently sit fifth in the Championship table, having recorded 28 points from their opening 16 fixtures.

Lowe’s men return from the international break having picked up back-to-back wins in their last two fixtures, coming against Coventry City and Blackburn Rovers.

Their victory away at Ewood Park saw a dramatic finish, as Liam Lindsay found a winner in the 90th minute.

From their eight home fixtures this season, the Lilywhites have recorded 17 points, which is the fifth best record in the division.

Preston North End’s manager is Ryan Lowe, who was appointed back in December 2021.

In his playing days, Lowe featured for the likes of Shrewsbury Town, Bury, MK Dons, Tranmere Rovers and Crewe Alexandra.

Since switching to management, Lowe has previously made an impression at Bury, guiding them to promotion to League One.

Upon moving to Plymouth Argyle, he earned another promotion, leading the club to a third-placed finish to climb to League One.

Since joining the Lilywhites, Lowe has won 37 of his 93 games in charge, with a win percentage of 39.78%.

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709 Tickets Sold / Cardiff City allocation for Preston Away is 5,000
And Cardiff fans can pay on the day.

3pm This Saturday / Not on Sky Tv.

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Erol Bulut:

“I won’t rush both of them back, they are running well.”

“I hope both Ramsey and O’Dowda will now be back in January. “

“Ramsey will be available for Wales in March I think!"

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Manolis Siopis is available for Saturday’s game against Preston.

Hughes, McCann and the Preston North End injury news for Cardiff City -

PNE were without a handful of players prior to the international break

Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe could welcome Andrew Hughes and Jack Whatmough back into his squad on Saturday.

The defensive duo have missed more than a month through injury, with a calf issue keeping Hughes out while Whatmough suffered a hamstring blow. Both players got 45 minutes in the tank in Tuesday's friendly against Manchester City under-21s.

Elsewhere, Ali McCann and Greg Cunningham are expected back in full training next week, having been sidelined with calf and hamstring issues respectively. Calvin Ramsay continues to work his way up to full fitness, while Emil Riis could make his long awaited return next month.

Manolis Siopis is available for Saturday’s game against Preston.

This is great news; he really is one we would miss hugely...!

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Early City team news

Bluebirds boss Erol Bulut this week provided an injury update ahead of the clash with Preston.

In a double boost, both Manolis Siopis, who suffered a training injury while away with Greece on international duty, and Perry Ng, who missed the last game against Norwich City, are available for the trip to Deepdale.

“With the international team, he had a small problem," Bulut said on Thursday of Siopis. "But today he didn’t show any problems when he trained, so it looks like he will be there in the game. All of the players are important for us.

"We don’t want too many injuries, because before we had a few and our game style changed a little bit. We want Aaron Ramsey and Callum O’Dowda to come back as soon as possible. They’ve been running well, but we have to be careful and not start them back too early.”

Expanding more on those long-term absentees, Ramsey and O'Dowda, Bulut said: "[Ramsey] was running today with O’Dowda, around the field, it was looking good. So I hope (he will be back) as soon as possible. I didn’t talk with the medical department about when they will be available. But they were running today with good speed.

"If you rush them back, it can happen that he will have to get a surgery. This is something none of us want. We have to be careful and take them back fit. If we take them too early it will be their season finished, maybe, I don’t want to risk this.

"The medical department is working hard every day with those players. But it’s natural that it takes two months, so we cannot bring him back. Now, this injury has a time. It was starting really well. Then he took a rest for 10 days and now it’s looking good. I hope both Ramsey and O’Dowda in January. He will be available for Wales in March I think!"

Cardiff City: Runarsson; Ng, McGuinness, Goutas, Collins; Siopis, Ralls; Bowler, Robinson, Grant; Meite.

Subs: Alnwick, Panzo, Romeo, Rinomhota, Adams, Wintle, Tanner, Colwill, Ugbo.

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Bluebirds

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Siopis with an early shot from distance which the goalkeeper holds.

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The first shot of the day comes from Manolis Siopis, who fires straight at Woodman. (0-0)

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Someone forgot to flip the switch as it just came on.

Got it on Preston tv

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First attack by Cardiff

Corner to City

Big chance for Cardiff. The resulting corner was headed down by Mark McGuinness and Alan Browne couldn't quite clear his lines in a dangerous area before Karlan Grant squeezed the ball narrowly wide of the far post.

Ralls free kick wasted

Bowler and Ng getting a lot of space

Cardiff worked a corner short into the path of Robinson and his cross to the far post was headed comfortably wide of the target by Yakou Méïté.

Got it on Preston tv

It's back on City Player and they've apologised for 'sound issues'

LATEST SCORE: PRESTON NE 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY (24 mins)