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FA Cup | Third Round
Jan 9, 2022 at 2pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
2 - 1
Preston

Davies (42'), Harris (116')
Ng (63')
FT
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Johnson (54' pen.)
Browne (113')

Preview: Cardiff City vs. Preston North End - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Cardiff City vs. Preston North End - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Cardiff City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Cardiff City and Preston North End meet in an all-Championship encounter in the FA Cup third round on Sunday afternoon.

At a time when the Bluebirds sit four points above the relegation zone, North End have moved up to 14th position since the appointment of Ryan Lowe.


Match preview

Lowe has had to bide his time before really getting his teeth stuck into his new position at Preston, the recently-appointed manager overseeing just two games since his arrival in the second week of December.

Nevertheless, the club's supporters can only be delighted with the impact that he has made since leaving Plymouth Argyle, North End posting victories over Barnsley and Stoke City respectively.

Preston were unfortunate to be trailing to a Ben Wilmot wonder goal in the latter of those matches, but they showed their character to claim a 2-1 triumph at the bet365 Stadium.

While much work is ahead for Lowe and his squad if they want to emerge as dark horses for promotion, possessing games in hand and momentum means that they cannot be written off at this stage.

Despite their improved run of results, Preston have now gone five matches without scoring a goal before the 57th minute, a trend which needs to end sooner rather than later.

Although they remain very much in trouble at the wrong end of the Championship table, Cardiff appear to be on a marginal-upward trajectory under Steve Morison.

Four matches have come and gone since their last success, but a comeback draw at Birmingham City and an hard-earned share of the spoils at West Bromwich Albion have kept things ticking over.

In total, Morison has collected 12 points from his 10 games, the 16th-best return over that period, and Cardiff will comfortably remain in the second tier if they continue to accumulate points at that rate.

Cardiff are on a four-match winning streak against their next opponents, the teams having met at Deepdale as recently as November 20 as Morison picked up his second win in charge.

Cardiff City form (all competitions):
  • L
  • W
  • L
  • D
  • L
  • D

Preston North End form (all competitions):
  • L
  • W
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • W

Team News

Cardiff will be forced into at least two changes with Aden Flint serving a suspension and Ryan Giles having been recalled by Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Sean Morrison and Joel Bagan are likely to be brought into the team, but Kieffer Moore has tested positive for coronavirus and misses this game.

Having gone with a more defensively-minded midfield three against West Brom, Morison could hand a recall to Rubin Colwill.

Lowe must decide whether to try to build extra momentum with a winning team or hand opportunities to players who were only named on the substitutes' bench against Stoke.

The latter of those two options is more likely, with Ryan Ledson, Sean Maguire and Scott Sinclair among the players who should feature from the start.

Alistair McCann may replace Daniel Johnson, while Liam Lindsay should earn a chance in the back three.

Cardiff City possible starting lineup:
Phillips; McGuinness, Morrison, Nelson; Ng, Pack, Ralls, Bagan; Colwill; Harris, Collins

Preston North End possible starting lineup:
Iversen; Lindsay, Bauer, Hughes; Potts, Browne, Ledson, Earl; McCann; Maguire, Sinclair


We say: Cardiff City 1-2 Preston North End

Regardless of the teams selected by their respective managers, everything points to a competitive tie in South Wales. Although the Bluebirds will be desperate to get back to winning ways, we feel that North End could outlast their hosts, potentially prevailing in extra time.



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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Middlesbrough26118743321141
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9Watford25114103536-137
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Millwall257992423130
14Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
15Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
16Queens Park RangersQPR2561182733-629
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2577112840-1228
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2574142642-1625
21Portsmouth2458113041-1123
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Cardiff CityCardiff2558122540-1523
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2548132453-2920
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