Preston North End vs Cardiff City

Championship 8 Apr 2025, 18:45
Preston North End
Preston North End
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 D. Webb Round 41

Match report

Preston North End shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Cardiff City in the Championship on 8 April 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Preston North End had 14 shots to Cardiff City's 14.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with D. Webb in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 14 - 14 On target 4 - 6 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 13 - 12 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Milutin Osmajić
Preston North End · 1 goal
8 Will Alves 1 goal
8 Robbie Brady captained the side
8 Rubin Colwill captained the side
8 Alex Robertson 1 assist
First half vs second half
Preston North End stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 11–9
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–5
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 2–3 2–3
Attacks 30–60 46–43
Match statistics
4 Corners 6
3 Substitution 5
76 Attacks 103
42 Dangerous Attacks 50
5 On Target 5
10 Off Target 9
14 Shots Total 14
4 Shots On Goal 6
10 Shots Off Goal 6
0 Shots Blocked 2
14 Shots Inside Box 8
0 Shots Outside Box 6
13 Fouls 12
4 Corners 6
3 Offsides 2
49% Ball Possession 51%
0 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 2
362 Passes Total 375
281 Passes Accurate 300
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-5-2
13 D. Cornell
2 R. Porteous 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
29 K. Kesler-Hayden 22 S. Þórðarson 4 B. Whiteman 10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen 11 R. Brady
7 W. Keane 28 M. Osmajić
Cardiff City · 3-4-3
1 E. Horvath
2 W. Fish 4 D. Goutas 5 J. Daland
35 A. Rinomhota 12 C. Chambers 15 S. Mannsverk 11 C. O'Dowda
45 C. Ashford 22 Y. Salech 27 R. Colwill
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 20 Sam Greenwood
  • 9 Emil Riis Jacobsen
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 41 Li-Bau Stowell
  • 14 Jordan Storey
  • 3 Jayden Meghoma
  • 31 Theo Mawene
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 12 Ched Evans
Cardiff City
Coach
O. Riza
Substitutes
  • 29 Will Alves
  • 18 Alex Robertson
  • 19 Yakou Méïté
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 23 Joel Bagan
  • 14 David Turnbull
  • 32 Ollie Tanner
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ W. Alves ↓ D. Goutas Cardiff City
  • 65' ↑ S. Greenwood ↓ A. Hughes Preston North End
  • 65' ↑ A. Robertson ↓ A. Rinomhota Cardiff City
  • 70' ↑ E. Riis ↓ W. Keane Preston North End
  • 70' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ R. Colwill Cardiff City
  • 70' ↑ Y. Meïté ↓ Y. Salech Cardiff City
  • 77' ↑ L. Lindsay ↓ M. Osmajić Preston North End
  • 81' ↑ I. Davies ↓ C. Ashford Cardiff City
Cards
  • 78' A. Robertson Cardiff City
  • 86' W. Fish Cardiff City
Head-to-head
Preston North End 2 3 draws 6 Cardiff City
2025-04-08 Preston North End vs Cardiff City 2 - 2
2024-12-11 Cardiff City vs Preston North End 0 - 2
2024-02-10 Cardiff City vs Preston North End 0 - 2
2023-11-25 Preston North End vs Cardiff City 1 - 2
2022-08-27 Cardiff City vs Preston North End 0 - 0
2022-03-12 Cardiff City vs Preston North End 0 - 0
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Cardiff City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Cardiff City?
Preston North End drew 2-2 against Cardiff City on 8 April 2025.
Who won Preston North End vs Cardiff City?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Preston North End vs Cardiff City played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Cardiff City?
Cardiff City had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.