Preston North End vs Cheltenham Town

League Cup - 3rd Round 21 Sep 2021, 18:45
Preston North End
Preston North End
4–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 D. Whitestone

Match report

Preston North End cruised past Cheltenham Town 4-1 in the League Cup - 3rd Round on 21 September 2021. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Preston North End had 22 shots to Cheltenham Town's 9.

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

Half-time 2-0 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 22 - 9 On target 9 - 4 Corners 6 - 1 Fouls 7 - 9 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Joe Rafferty
Preston North End · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Andrew Hughes 1 goal
8 Emil Riis 1 goal
8 Sean Maguire 1 goal
8 Benjamin Whiteman 1 assist
First half vs second half
Cheltenham Town came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–2 12–7
Shots On Goal 4–1 5–3
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 2–0 4–1
Attacks 66–41 46–38
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
112 Attacks 79
55 Dangerous Attacks 23
8 On Target 2
11 Off Target 2
22 Shots Total 9
9 Shots On Goal 4
9 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 6
10 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 9
6 Corners 1
2 Offsides 0
53% Ball Possession 47%
1 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 5
455 Passes Total 409
350 Passes Accurate 296
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
1 D. Rudd
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
15 J. Rafferty 13 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 3 G. Cunningham
44 B. Potts
19 E. Riis 21 C. Wickham
Cheltenham Town · 3-4-1-2
1 O. Evans
24 G. Horton 4 M. Pollock 6 L. Freestone
17 M. Blair 7 C. Thomas 26 D. Barkers 11 E. Chapman
18 T. Perry
10 A. May 14 A. Williams
Preston North End
Coach
F. McAvoy
Substitutes
  • 12 Daniel Iversen
  • 32 Joshua Earl
  • 2 Sepp van den Berg
  • 26 Adam O'Reilly
  • 8 Alan Browne
  • 38 Joe Rodwell-Grant
  • 24 Sean Maguire
Cheltenham Town
Coach
M. Duff
Substitutes
  • 20 Scott Flinders
  • 34 Will Armitage
  • 2 Sean Long
  • 5 Charlie Raglan
  • 23 Elliot Bonds
  • 9 Kyle Vassell
Substitutions
  • 7' ↑ S. Maguire ↓ C. Wickham Preston North End
  • 31' ↑ S. van den Berg ↓ L. Lindsay Preston North End
  • 54' ↑ K. Vassell ↓ A. Williams Cheltenham Town
  • 78' ↑ E. Bonds ↓ M. Blair Cheltenham Town
  • 79' ↑ C. Raglan ↓ C. Thomas Cheltenham Town
  • 80' ↑ A. Browne ↓ B. Potts Preston North End
Cards
  • 28' D. Barkers Cheltenham Town
  • 32' C. Thomas Cheltenham Town
  • 85' D. Rudd Preston North End
  • 90+2' K. Vassell Cheltenham Town
Head-to-head
Preston North End 1 0 draws 0 Cheltenham Town
2021-09-21 Preston North End vs Cheltenham Town 4 - 1
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Cheltenham Town D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Cheltenham Town?
Preston North End won 4-1 against Cheltenham Town on 21 September 2021.
Who won Preston North End vs Cheltenham Town?
Preston North End won the match 4-1.
Where was Preston North End vs Cheltenham Town played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Cheltenham Town?
Preston North End had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.