MATCH THREAD: " CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON " MATCH THREA

CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END
Wednesday 11th December, 7.45pm
Sky Bet Championship - Match 19
Cardiff City Stadium 


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Preston have Not Won a game in their last 10 games this season.


Cardiff City: Alnwick; Ng, Goutas, Chambers, Bagan; Robertson, Rinomhota; Meite, Colwill, O'Dowda; Robinson.

Subs: Horvath, Daland, Fish, Collins, Ralls, El Ghazi, Willock, Ashford, Reindorf


Omer Riza:

“WE ARE READY TO GO.”

"We’ve had a little bit of extra time leading up to this game and preparation has been good.

"We’ve trained through the week, we’re organised and ready to go."







INJURY UPDATE:

Turnbull is out with a Hamstring.


EL GHAZI IS OUT FOR 2 MORE WEEKS WITH A GROIN STRAIN.


RAMSEY HAS A RECURRENCE OF HIS INJURY / MAYBE BACK IN JANUARY NOW

KION ETETE ALSO HAS A RECURRENCE OF HIS INJURY / LATE DECEMBER NOW

ISSAK DAVIES ALSO HAS A RECURRENCE OF HIS INJURY.

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Club Connections

Andrew Hughes plays for Preston, he was part of the Cardiff City academy.

Callum Robinson is an ex Preston player.

Paul Parry amongst the players to have played for both teams.

Rival Players

Their goalkeeper, Freddie Woodman, used to play for Swansea.

The Opposition's Manager

Paul Heckingbottom was appointed Preston manager in August.

He was previously at Sheffield United, who he got promoted from this division. But he was sacked the following season, with the club in 20th position in the Premier League.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Sam Greenwood and Emil Riis have nine league goals between them this season.

Head To Head 

We have won one of our last five against Preston, with them winning two in that time.

We lost both games last season.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff City: Alnwick, Ng, Chambers, Goutas, Collins, Siopis, Robertson, Colwill, Meite, O'Dowda, Robinson

Preston North End: Woodman, Potts, Storey, Whatmough, Hughes, Kesler-Hayden, McCann, Thordarson, Frokjaer-Jensen, Greenwood, Riis

Last Game

Our game on Saturday was postponed, before that we drew 2-2 at Coventry.

On Saturday, Preston drew 1-1 at Sheffield Wednesday.

Match Odds

Cardiff City - 6/5
Preston North End - 9/4
Draw - 23/10

Predictions

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INJURY UPDATE:

Turnbull is out with a Hamstring.


EL GHAZI IS OUT FOR 2 MORE WEEKS WITH A GROIN STRAIN.


RAMSEY HAS A RECURRENCE OF HIS INJURY / MAYBE BACK IN JANUARY NOW

KION ETETE ALSO HAS A RECURRENCE OF HIS INJURY / LATE DECEMBER NOW

ISSAK DAVIES ALSO HAS A RECURRENCE OF HIS

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And Preston have Not Won a game in their last 10 games this season.

Preston North End came away from a wet and windy Hillsborough with a point after Sheffield Wednesday fought back to claim a 1-1 draw.

Emil Riis had given North End a deserved lead in the first half after a quick throw in and a lovely ball in from Mads Frokjaer. Riis could have probably added another shortly after when he was found by Sam Greenwood and Brad Potts came close with the follow up.

Bluebirds 2-0 a must win game over to you RIZA

A bore draw for me. 0-0

Preston North End predicted team vs Cardiff City as Paul Heckingbottom surely has easy decision -

It's a trip to south Wales on Wednesday night for the Lilywhites
Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom is unlikely to tinker too much with his team selection on Wednesday night.

After drawing 1-1 at Sheffield Wednesday last weekend, it’s a trip to Cardiff City up next for the Lilywhites. Robbie Brady has recently returned to training, but did not make the squad at Hillsborough and will be eased back into match action.

With everyone else fully fit - and assuming there were no knocks suffered in the Owls clash - it will be a case of considering changes to his XI. Most players put in strong performances against Danny Rohl’s outfit; PNE played well for the vast majority and it was a contest they ought to have won.

Between the sticks, Freddie Woodman came straight back into the side after his one-game suspension. The number one saved a penalty, but let in a tame Wednesday goal. Having recalled him immediately though, it would be a surprise if Heckingbottom didn’t stick by the shot-stopper.

Liam Lindsay is back in the fold after injury, but Jack Whatmough didn’t do a great deal wrong and will hope to retain his place in the team. That said, the Scot could well return - having been preferred to Whatmough, in the heart of defence, prior to his injury.

Out wide, Brad Potts put in a big shift and was visibly fatigued in tough conditions at Hillsborough. But, with Brady not back yet - and Jeppe Okkels having not made the squad last weekend - another start for Potts seems on the cards. Or, Heckingbottom could turn to former Bluebirds man, Josh Bowler.

The 25-year-old did start against West Brom recently and put in a steady display. Up top, Emil Riis should be given the nod again after scoring two in two. Ali McCann, Stefan Thordarson, Mads Frokjaer and Sam Greenwood all impressed in South Yorkshire and will most likely stay in.

With NO Wins in their last 10 Championship games:

Our midweek visitors head into the game sat in 17th position in the Sky Bet Championship.

The Lilywhites have struggled on the road this campaign, with the side drawing four and losing two of their six fixtures on the road.

Their home form has been much better, recording 14 points in ten games at Deepdale.

Last time out, North End drew 1-1 away from home to Sheffield Wednesday. An early goal from Emil Riis Jakobsen was enough to secure a point on their travels.

Preston North End’s manager is Paul Heckingbottom, who was appointed in August this year.

Heckingbottom started his managerial career in charge of Barnsley, guiding the Tykes to promotion to the Championship and winning the Football League Trophy.

He then went on to join Leeds United in February 2018, where he finished in 13th place in the Championship before being dismissed that summer.

Heckingbottom then took a role at Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership. Hibs finished in fifth position, but after after only winning one of their first eleven league matches in the 2019/20 season, he was dismissed from his role.

The Barnsley-born coach then took a role as Sheffield United’s U23s manager, before being appointed First Team coach in November 2021. He gained promotion to the Premier League with the Blades in 2023 but was sacked later that year with Sheffield United sitting at the bottom of the Premier League.

Preston have not won for 10 Championship games.

Since taking over at Deepdale, Heckingbottom has a win percentage of 17.65%.

We need a WIN and NO Excuses

Preston will have virtually NO Support and have Not Won for 10 games.


If We can’t beat these, then We Deserve to be a Bottom 3 Side:

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PNE face Cardiff City away from home on Wednesday night -

Preston North End will have Robbie Brady back with the squad for Wednesday night’s trip to Cardiff City.

The Lilywhites head to south Wales on the back of four consecutive draws. PNE were left frustrated, once again, to not take all three points in their previous outing at Sheffield Wednesday. North End have five games left of the calendar year, to try and pick up more wins than so far managed.

While that has been a gripe for boss Paul Heckingbottom, one positive at the moment is that his squad is in good shape. Liam Lindsay and Mads Frokjaer were back in the match day squad at Hillsborough, and Brady - who has been out since late October - now looks set to add to that.

“Same available and Robbie has added to that now as well,” said Heckingbottom, in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday afternoon. “So yeah, we are taking a big squad down there. Especially when you are playing Wednesday night and early Saturday, it is good. And, the first time while I have been here, where I’ve felt we’ve got that whole squad available, virtually.”

Omer Riza:

“WE ARE READY TO GO.”

"We’ve had a little bit of extra time leading up to this game and preparation has been good.

"We’ve trained through the week, we’re organised and ready to go."



"Preston might not have won for ten games, but their last few results have been quite good.”

"They work hard, they’re an aggressive side out of possession, they’ll come out, they’ll come after us and they’ll make it hard for us. “

"They’ve got their way of doing things; obviously we’ve studied that and hopefully we’ll find ways to counteract it."

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Omer Riza:


“I think it always helps not to have a congested schedule.”

“It would have been Saturday to Wednesday, so we would have had less preparation time, less rest and a bit more tiredness. They [Preston] have played on Saturday, so it leads us into a strong game."

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This has a freezing cold "why the hell am I doing this" 0-0 written all over it.

Please prove me wrong and get a much deserved win!

Cardiff City : Alnwick; Ng, Goutas, Chambers, Bagan; Robertson, Rinomhota; Meite, Colwill, O'Dowda; Robinson.

Subs: Horvath, Daland, Fish, Collins, Ralls, El Ghazi, Willock, Ashford, Reindorf

Early attack by City wasted by Meite

Bowler blasts one from 25 yards towards the near posts and forces Alnwick into the save. Corner PNE.

Thordarson with a fantastic cross to the back post and Lindsay leaps above Ng to head on goal. It's just wide and he's furious he didn't do better.

Can we stop fannying around at the back? It has disaster written all over it.

Controlled start from Cardiff without much killer instinct in the final third at the moment.

Nothing really happening from both sides

We should be 1-0 down already! Bad miss from Preston. We re still persevering with Del Boy (Trotter) Robinson upfront. Lost the ball 2 or 3 times already and no attempt/challenge to get it back.

It's terrible, no end product. Passing the ball about continually in their own half. Nobody is trying to take on the defence, they stop and pass it back. I wonder why the stadium is empty. Shocking football

Oops 2nd good save by Alnwick

And Bagan totally done

Two poor teams so far and we look vulnerable at the back.

Alnwick saves! Bowler turns Bagan inside out and stucks one to the near post again, Alnwick parries away.