MATCH THREAD “ CARDIFF CITY V PRESTON “ MATCH THREAD

City Striker Lee Tomlin taking a lot of pulls,rough tackles from the Preston players.

The likes of Pearson and Horgan are getting plenty of time on the ball, I’ll repeat. But they’re doing very little with it now, Cardiff are able to stifle their opponents whereas before the visitors were making more forward progress.

Very much the word of the evening so far, in a first half that has been desperately low on quality.

Will say the ref is extremely poor as well

HALF TIME: Cardiff City 0-0 Preston North End

Not a first half that we’ll remember, very dull.

Looks like we might have to rely on the mighty Sol Bamba once again

Not a first half that we’ll remember, very dull.

Very Ned.

Looks like we might have to rely on the mighty Sol Bamba once again

We need to step up a gear they are there for the taking No shots on target from either team

It looks like a relegation battle.

My man of the match so far Sol Bamba

Got to settle for 1-0

Poor first half again

By passing the midfield - not reacting quick enough to second ball - long ball down the centre and not looking to create any width

When we do we look like we could create something

When Tomlin on the ball looks the only player in the Cardiff side who could create something

Hoillet coming on for Feeney.

First shot on target was 52nd min by Tomlin

Tomlins waving his arms for the crowd to cheer them.

85 mins 0-0 .

Game over

1-0 PNE .

1-0 Preston and they deserve it

Play offs don't make me laugh, we are lacking in the middle of the park and up front.

1-0 PNE .

All our own doing

That said we should have had a free kick leading up to the corner

FT - CARDIFF CITY 0-1 PNE .