Cardiff City v Preston North End, 29 December 2017
| Score | 1-0 to Preston North End |
| Referee | James Linington |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Attendance | 17,751 |
View Cardiff City v Preston North End head to head
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Neil Etheridge
Defender
Sol Bamba
Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga
Defender/Midfielder
Callum Paterson
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Peltier
Midfielder
Loïc Damour
Midfielder
Liam Feeney
Midfielder
Joe Ralls
Midfielder/Forward
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Midfielder/Forward
Lee Tomlin
Forward
Kenneth Zohore
Substitutions:
| Junior Hoilett for Liam Feeney | 64 |
| Rhys Healey for Lee Tomlin | 76 |
| Omar Bogle for Kenneth Zohore | 83 |
Cards:
| Lee Peltier | 22 | Y |
| Callum Paterson | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Brian Murphy
Defender
Matthew Connolly
Defender/Forward
Greg Halford
Midfielder
Anthony Pilkington
Midfielder/Forward
Junior Hoilett
Forward
Omar Bogle
Forward
Rhys Healey
Comments:
League position: 3rdGoals:
| Tom Clarke | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Chris Maxwell
Goalkeeper
Tom Clarke
Defender
Greg Cunningham
Defender
Ben Davies
Defender
Paul Huntington
Defender/Centre back
Alan Browne
Midfielder
Daryl Horgan
Midfielder
Ben Pearson
Midfielder
Tom Barkhuizen
Forward
Paul Gallagher
Forward
Jordan Hugill
Forward
Substitutions:
| Josh Harrop for Paul Gallagher | 68 |
| Callum Robinson for Daryl Horgan | 69 |
| Calum Woods for Greg Cunningham | 84 |
Cards:
| Tom Barkhuizen | 27 | Y |
| Alan Browne | 36 | Y |
| Ben Pearson | 48 | Y |
| Jordan Hugill | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Declan Rudd
Defender
Kevin O'Connor
Defender
Calum Woods
Midfielder
Josh Harrop
Midfielder
John Welsh
Midfielder/Forward
Stephy Mavididi
Midfielder/Forward
Callum Robinson