Cardiff missed an opportunity to rise above arch rival Swansea on the Sky Wager Championship desk after tying 0-0 at dwelling to Preston.
Swansea’s defeat at Blackpool meant that Steve Morrison’s males’s win at Cardiff Metropolis would have seen them leap their close to neighbors in the midst of the desk.
However one level sees the Bluebirds stay seventeenth and the North Finish stay thirteenth.
Neither aspect had a shot till the thirtieth minute when Brad Potts Preston fired a straight shot at Cardiff goalkeeper Alex Smithies from the best of the 18-yard penalty space.
Householders Daniel Iverson did not trouble in any respect with Smithies forward of the break, making solely two efforts off any be aware and each within the final minute of the half.
Bamboo Diaby stops Isaac Davies
The primary, from Jordan Hugill, was blocked by the imposing character Bambo Diaby, and the second, from Alfie Doughty, was excessive above the Iversen Bar.
Cardiff’s Cody Dramay, on mortgage from Leeds, did his greatest to inject some drama into the competitors early on with a pointy sort out on Andrew Hughes however referee James Lenington stored his playing cards in his pocket.
Lenington additionally confirmed little curiosity in Preston’s penalty appeals after 25 minutes, though Mark McGuinness appeared to tug Emil Reis into the six-yard space.
The second half started when the primary interval ended with out both aspect threatening a breakthrough, save for a robust run into the penalty space from Preston striker Cameron Archer who noticed his shot veered from behind.
Cardiff boss Morrison tried to revive his aspect with a double-change of the clock with Uchi Ikbezu and Robin Colwell changing Isaac Davies and Tommy Doyle, each of whom failed to copy their spectacular kind just lately.
Ikpeazu went straight in and wished a penalty after his feud with Sepp van den Berg however the choice went the best way of Preston’s man.
On the different finish, Alan Brown pulled an extended shot after Reese fired it over the sting of the realm earlier than firing a free kick into the Bluebirds’ wall.
The closest group to attain was an enormous probability for the important Daniel Johnson within the 74th minute.
However after leaping on a weak defensive header from Doughty, he was blocked from shut vary by the advancing Smithies.
There was one other probability for Browne 10 minutes earlier than the tip of time, however he misplaced his footing when attempting to show round after Smithis parried an Archer shot.
Ekpiazzo compelled Iverson to save lots of twice in a frantic ultimate 5 minutes and Hugel fired the ball dwelling in stoppage time solely to penalize Ekpiazzo for his thrust into the web.
