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

Championship · Saturday 29 December 2007

Result

Preston North End 1-2 Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 29 December 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Preston North End 1-2 Cardiff City: match report

Preston North End were beaten by Cardiff City 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 29 December 2007. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Simon Whaley opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Preston North End's goal came from Simon Whaley (5'). Cardiff City scored through R. Johnson (53') and Joe Ledley (67').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Preston North End were 22nd on 24 points from 24 and Cardiff City 15th on 30 points from 24. Preston North End went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Cardiff City 12th with 64.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Preston North End wins, 2 draws and 1 for Cardiff City.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Simon WhaleyPreston North End · 1-0
  • 53'Goal · R. JohnsonCardiff City · 1-1
  • 67'Goal · Joe LedleyCardiff City · 1-2

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Preston North End 2, draws 2, Cardiff City 1.