Cardiff City 2-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 27 February 2016

Result

Cardiff City 2-1 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 27 February 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Cardiff City 2-1 Preston North End: match report

Cardiff City beat Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 27 February 2016. The half-time score was 1-0.

Alberto Suárez opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Cardiff City's goals came from Alberto Suárez (44', penalty) and Alberto Suárez (80', penalty). Preston North End scored through Callum Robinson (87').

Discipline: Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cardiff City were 8th on 49 points from 33 and Preston North End 9th on 48 points from 33. Cardiff City went on to finish that season 8th with 68 points, and Preston North End 11th with 62.

Cardiff City lined up in a 4-4-2 and Preston North End in a 5-3-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Cardiff City wins, 3 draws and 2 for Preston North End.

Going into the match Cardiff City's last five read L-W-D-D-W and Preston North End's W-W-W-W-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 44'Penalty goal · Alberto SuárezCardiff City · 1-0
  • 69'Yellow card · Lee PeltierCardiff City
  • 75'Yellow card · J. RallsCardiff City
  • 80'Penalty goal · Alberto SuárezCardiff City · 2-0
  • 81'Yellow card · Greg CunninghamPreston North End
  • 85'Yellow card · Alan BrownePreston North End
  • 87'Goal · Callum RobinsonPreston North End · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Cardiff City 5, draws 3, Preston North End 2.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Stevie MayPreston North End · injury (Knee Injury)
  • Will KeanePreston North End · injury (Groin Injury)

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-4-2)

Txiki Acaz, Sean Morrison, Fábio, John Brayford, Peter Whittingham, Joe Ralls, Anthony Pilkington, Kenwyne Jones

Preston North End expected line-up (5-3-2)

Iain Turner, Billy Jones, Craig Morgan, Bongani Khumalo, Ian Ashbee, Keith Treacy, Iain Edward Hume, Eddie Johnson, Chris Brown, Barry Nicholson, Darren Carter