Preston – Cardiff 0–2

	1H	2H	T
PRE	0	0	0
C	0	2	2

Match report

Cardiff beat Preston 2–0 at Preston Stadium in Championship. Müller opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Preston have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

D. Cornell

31'

2H

52'

⚽Müllerassist Pereira

A. Hughes

63'

⇄D. Iversen↓ N. Mawene

69'

⇄Keller↓ Walsh

75'

⚽Schmidt

J. Lewis

75'

⇄J. Walton↓ J. Lewis

78'

⇄Janssen↓ Petrov

80'

García

Momentum

PRE

⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offApr 25, 2023 · 20:00

VenuePreston Stadium

Attendance32,764 / 44,275 (74%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking PRE

#18·

#7

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

42Ball possession %58

0.6Expected goals (xG)1.7

12Total shots10

4Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

5Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes522

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

A. Hughes

7.9

Lineups

PRE 4-3-37.10Formation7.124-3-3 C

6.5Mawene 17.5García 26.7Moreau 36.9Romano 47.7Pereira 57.7Nielsen 67.1Costa 76.6Schmidt 87.8Marsh 96.9Müller 107.1Petrov 116.3Walsh

Preston

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

1García7.5 2Moreau6.7 3Romano6.9 4Pereira7.7 5Nielsen7.7 6Costa7.1 7Schmidt6.6 8Marsh7.8 9Müller6.9 10Petrov7.1 11Walsh6.3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL