KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min
Preston 0-0 Cardiff
We are off and running at Deepdale.
Image source, Getty ImagesSummary
Cardiff's deadline day signing Harry Wilson comes off the bench after 30 minutes
Cardiff's other Liverpool loanee Sheyi Ojo finishes off counter-attack to give Bluebirds victory
Preston North End lose third successive home game of the campaign by 1-0
Cardiff up to 12th in the Championship, Preston drop to 18th
KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min
Image source, Getty ImagesCardiff's 'disappointing' startpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 18 October 2020
Preston v Cardiff (12:00 BST)
Image source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Vincent Tan (left) took over Cardiff in 2010 and appointed Mehmet Dalman (right) as Chairman in 2014
From a former Cardiff chairman to the current one, and Mehmet Dalman has had his say about the Bluebirds' "disappointing" start to the season.
Dalman has been speaking to BBC Radio Wales Sport about Cardiff's recent shortcomings on the pitch and hopes for an improvement after a fruitful transfer deadline day.
You can read that interview here.
Ridsdale's grim warningpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 18 October 2020
Preston v Cardiff (12:00 BST)
Image source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, Peter Ridsdale is a former chairman of Cardiff and Leeds among other clubs
As football continues to count the cost of the coronavirus pandemic, Preston advisor Peter Ridsdale issued a grim warning this week when he said several Championship clubs could fold by Christmas unless they get funding.
The Premier League has offered a £50m rescue package to League One and Two clubs to help with Covid-19 losses.
But talks with the EFL about how to help Championship sides are ongoing.
"My guess is there are at least half a dozen (clubs) that when it gets to Christmas and there's no solution, a number of them may well fold or go into administration," Ridsdale said.
You can read the full story here.
How Cardiff pulled off Wilson signingpublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 18 October 2020
Preston v Cardiff (12:00 BST)
So Harry Wilson has to make do with a place on the Cardiff bench to start with.
His loan move from Liverpool was one of the most eye-catching signings of Friday's transfer deadline day.
You can read more about the 23-year-old Wales international's move to Cardiff here.
Image source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Wales' Harry Wilson has previously impressed on loan for Bournemouth and Derby
Team news - Cardiff's Deadline Day signings on the benchpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 18 October 2020
Preston v Cardiff (12:00 BST)
Neil Harris makes two enforced changes to the side which drew at Blackburn last time out, with Joe Ralls in for the suspended Lee Tomlin and Preston old boy Greg Cunningham replacing the injured Joe Bennett at left-back.
Cardiff's three deadline-day signings, Harry Wilson, Filip Benkovic and Dillon Phillips, all start on the bench.
Cardiff: Smithies, Osei-Tutu, Nelson, Morrison, Cunningham, Bacuna, Pack. Ojo, Ralls, Hoilett, Moore.
Subs: Phillips, Benkovic, Bamba, Vaulks, Wilson, Murphy, Glatzel.
Image source, BBC SportTeam news - Preston unchanged from Brentford winpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 18 October 2020
Preston v Cardiff (12:00 BST)
Preston claimed their first league win of the season last time out thanks to a fine comeback win at Brentford, so it is no great surprise to see Alex Neil name an unchanged team.
The good news for Neil is that Alan Browne plays even though he was one of the players forced to isolate while on international duty with the Republic of Ireland this week, while the influential Daniel Johnson is back after injury on the bench.
Preston: Rudd, Rafferty, Bauer, Davies, Hughes, Pearson, Ledson, Potts, Browne, Sinclair, Maguire.
Subs: Ripley, Storey, Gallagher, Johnson, Barkhuizen, Stockley, Jakobsen.
Image source, BBC SportHello and welcomepublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 18 October 2020
Preston v Cardiff (12:00 BST)
Hello there!
We've got some Championship football to bring you this afternoon, as Preston host Cardiff in the early kick-off.
It's been an underwhelming start to the season for both sides, with Preston 17th in the table and the Bluebirds 18th.
It's a far cry from last season, when Cardiff reached the play-offs and Preston just missed out on the top six - but the teams have only played four games each so far.
So who will kickstart their season at Deepdale today?
Let's start with the team news and see if any of the big transfer deadline day signings make an appearance...
Image source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Joe Ralls scored as Cardiff won 3-1 on their last visit to Deepdale in June