MATCH THRE: " CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END " MATCH THREA

Riis Jakobsen goes down in the box under pressure from McGuinness as the ball is played across goal.

Preston adamant he's been pushed, but no penalty.

Preston coming into this game a little now.

Potts let's fly just inside the area, but it's far too weak to trouble Smithies.

Davies is down after an aerial challenge with Diaby.

Cardiff not happy about it, but didn't look to be an awful lot in it.

Doughty gets away down the left and puts in a cross.

I think it's a cross. Or maybe it's a shot.

Either way it's pretty simple to gather.

My Brother in law just said the best part of the first-half he enjoyed was the Cheese Burger but that worked out at £2 a bite

0-0 QUITE BORING

Have I missed a few games?

This feels like an end of season affair..


HALF-TIME SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 0 PRESTON NORTH END

Feel sorry for the commentators with games like this. How do they keep their listeners awake?

Sorry same for me

5 at the back with 3 sitters who barely go beyond the halfway line

Davies runs around a lot mainly in midfield

Hugil isolated

The wing backs are not wingback they are barely attacking full backs

Take one of the centre half off and bring on colwell to link with the midfield and forwards

Can’t see anything more than one goal in the game, let’s be brave

Feel sorry for the commentators with games like this. How do they keep their listeners awake?

I dont Ian, have you listened to the ones on the Cardiff tv, they must be paying to be on their

So far it's more like a friendly, two teams not really trying to do anything. More boring than a charity shield match.

Drameh wins an early corner.

Doyle whpis in, but Preston clear and eventually win a freekick.

Hughes is the first man in the book.

Preston asking questions of the Cardiff defence. Browne manages to nip in ahead of McGuinnes in an effort to meet Johnson's ball in, but incredibly can't connect.

Doyle does brilliantly to break away down the right.

Tries to pull back for Hugill in the box, but it's straight to a defender.

Preston about to make a change.

McCann is coming on for Lindsay.

Archer wins a corner at the near post after his angled shot is deflected behind by Ng.

Corner is played short before a misunderstanding allows Drameh to nip in and clear.

Double change as Colwill comes on for Doyle and Ikpeazu replaces Davies.

The two subs link up nicely.

Colwill gets the ball to Ikpeazu on the byline, and the latter goes down under pressure from Van Den Berg.

Freekick to Preston, who respond with a low shot from Brown, which goes wide from distance moments later.

Hugill is into the book - and it looks a little harsh.

Seems to win the ball with a sliding challenge on Browne, but referees says otherwise.

Morison is furious.

Ralls into the book now for a foul on Archer.

It's about 35 yards out but Browne has a go anyway.

Straight into the wall.

Johnson pounces on a loose ball inside the box and gets a low shot away inside the six-yard box.

Denied by the legs of Smithies.

Archer is looking threatening now.

Leaves Doughty standing and drives it across goal, but McGuinness is there to deflect into the arms of the keeper.

Should really be 1-0 Preston.

Riis Jakobsen has an effort crowded out, before Archer forces a brilliant save from Smithies on the turn.

The rebound falls kindly for Browne, but he somehow steers it wide.

Looks like he may have slipped at the crucial moment there.

Scott Sinclair is on for Riis Jakobsen.

The forward currently being reminded of his Swansea connections by the Canton End.