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Gallery: The best images from Cardiff’s stunning late win at Preston

25 Nov 2023 3 minute read
Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut (centre) celebrates after the full-time whistle in the Sky Bet Championship match at Deepdale,Tim Markland/PA Wire

It was quite a rollercoaster ride for Cardiff City fans at Preston.

They saw their side go 1-0 down to a sloppy goal, the opposition reduced to 10 men and then a thrilling end to the game which saw the Bluebirds score two goals in added on time to seal a superb 2-1 victory at Deepdale.

Karlan Grant and Ike Ugbo both scored in stoppage time.

Cardiff City’s Karlan Grant (right) celebrates at the end of the Sky Bet Championship match at Deepdale, Preston. Credit: Tim Markland/PA Wire

Grant bundled the ball over the line in the 96th-minute to equalise, before Ugbo’s excellent glancing header three minutes later sparked pandemonium in the away end.

Milutin Osmajić’s 48th-minute goal put Preston ahead but the hosts were on the backfoot for much of the second half owing to Robbie Brady’s red card.

The midfielder was shown a second yellow just four minutes after Osmajić’s goal but Preston did brilliantly to keep Cardiff at bay, only to see their hard work undone in the final minutes.

The result moved Cardiff up to sixth in the table, just a place and a point behind Preston.

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The visitors carved out the better chances in a scrappy opening 45 minutes, with Preston goalkeeper Freddie Woodman called into action to deny Bluebirds duo Manolis Siopis and Perry Ng.

Woodman continued to be the key player once again for Preston before the break, as the hosts’ No 1 produced a diving stop to keep out an angled strike from former Lilywhites star Callum Robinson.

However, despite struggling to make any inroads in the opening period, the contest turned on its head after a bizarre moment on 48 minutes, as Osmajic prodded home the breakthrough.

Mark McGuinness’ loose touch presented the Montenegro international with a chance to race in behind the visitors’ defence and he kept his cool to steer the ball past Runar Runarsson.

Despite looking well placed to seize the initiative from Osmajic’s strike, Preston’s positivity was quickly checked just four minutes later, as veteran winger Brady was shown a second yellow card after clipping Yakou Meite in midfield.


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