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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Deepdale
  • Attendance: 15141
  • Referee: Miller, N

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

Preston are replacing David Nugent with Patrick Agyemang.

82mins

Brian O'Neil is being taken off, Dickson Etuhu has come on in his place.

79mins

Goal!! David Nugent scores for Preston.

74mins

Cameron Jerome is replaced by Mick Boulding.

74mins

Jobi McAnuff is replaced by Alan Lee.

74mins

Peter Thorne is replaced by Willie Boland.

67mins

Goal!! David Nugent scores for Preston.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by N Miller

40mins

Youl Mawene goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

21mins

The referee has booked Eddie Lewis.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

A fantastic second-half performance by Preston in front of 15,141 took them one step nearer the play-offs.

David Nugent scored two goals to make it eight for Preston this season since signing from Bury for 150,000.

The first effort on target came after 36 minutes when Eddie Lewis took a left-wing corner and played a one-two with Chris Sedgwick before hitting a left-foot shot from 15 yards which was tipped over the bar by Neil Alexander.

Lewis had been booked earlier for dissent and Youl Mawene was cautioned for a foul on Cameron Jerome after 39 minutes.

Peter Thorne had a shot saved by Carlo Nash on the stroke of half time but a scrappy first half ended goalless.

After 53 minutes Richard Cresswell had a shot blocked and the rebound fell to Sedgwick whose shot was saved and the ball was scrambled clear.

Lewis has a 15-yard shot saved by the Cardiff City goalkeeper who dived to his left and Cresswell put the rebound wide of the post.

Nugent made it 1-0 in the 67th minute when he hit a 20-yard half-volley into the top right-hand corner of the net giving the keeper no chance.

And Nugent made it two after 78 minutes when he hit a right-foot shot from 15 yards that flew into left-hand corner after a pin-point Cresswell cross.

Cresswell made it 3-0 to Preston after 84 minutes when he robbed substitute Willie Boland before hitting a 12-yard shot into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.

Preston North End

Cardiff City

Corners

55

Fouls

115

Goal attempts

144

Shots off target

52

Offsides

22

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