Cardiff – Preston 3–2

	1H	2H	T
C	2	1	3
PRE	2	0	2

Match report

Cardiff beat Preston 3–2 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Lopez opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Preston have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Lopezassist Vidić

10'

21'

⚽J. Lewisassist Ed Nolan

Kovač

32'

⚽Kovač

33'

44'

⚽N. Mawene

2H

49'

J. Lewis

⚽Lindqvistassist Lopez

56'

⇄García↓ Rossi

66'

⇄D. Iversen↓ N. Mawene

⇄Moreau↓ Lindqvist

75'

⇄J. Walton↓ J. Lewis

Momentum

C

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PRE

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 8, 2023 · 17:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance39,866 / 44,793 (89%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Janssen

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.05Formation7.114-3-3 PRE

16.8Keller 27.9Janssen 37.8Johnson 47.7Weber 57.3Dubois 66.7Vidić 77.3Kovač 86.4Andersen 96.5Lopez 106.3Lindqvist 116.9Rossi

Cardiff

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Keller6.8 2Janssen7.9 3Johnson7.8 4Weber7.7 5Dubois7.3 6Vidić6.7 7Kovač7.3 8Andersen6.4 9Lopez6.5 10Lindqvist6.3 11Rossi6.9

Preston

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

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