English League Championship

Cardiff vs Blackburn 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Cardiff City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Blackburn Rovers
    • 14': Joe Rothwell
    • Red Card 76': Ryan Nyambe

    Introduction

    Cardiff City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 14': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reda Khadra.
    • 40': Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Jan Paul van Hecke (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 59': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Reda Khadra.
    • 66': Substitution, Cardiff City. Marlon Pack replaces Will Vaulks.
    • 66': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Mark Harris.
    • 73': James Collins (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Second yellow card to Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Cody Drameh.
    • 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Ayala replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 85': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson replaces Lewis Travis.
    • 90'+2': Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
    Location: Cardiff, Wales

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +48 Leeds United 33 72 3
    +24 Sheffield United 33 70 5
    +34 Burnley 34 68 2
    +20 Sunderland 33 62 5
    Full Table

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 10
    4 Yellow Cards 4
    1 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 1
    33.6 Possession 66.4
    4 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    200 Accurate Passes 457
    298 Passes 569
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    6 Crosses 31
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 81
    17 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    16 Effective Tackles 4
    24 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    13 Interceptions 8
    41 Effective Clearances 4
    41 Clearances 4

    Line-Ups

    CAR Cardiff City (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    25 Alex Smithies (GK)
    5 Aden Flint
    16 Curtis Nelson
    2 Mark McGuinness
    38 Perry Ng Yellow Card
    17 Cody Drameh Yellow Card
    15 Ryan Wintle
    8 Joe Ralls
    6 Will Vaulks
    29 Mark Harris
    19 James Collins Yellow Card
    Substitutes:
    Marlon Pack, Isaak Davies, Joel Bagan, Sean Morrison, Rubin Colwill, Thomas Sang, Dillon Phillips.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK) Yellow Card
    25 Jan Paul van Hecke Yellow Card
    16 Scott Wharton
    26 Darragh Lenihan Yellow Card
    27 Lewis Travis Yellow Card
    8 Joe Rothwell
    21 John Buckley
    20 Tayo Edun
    2 Ryan Nyambe Yellow Card
    22 Ben Brereton Díaz
    7 Reda Khadra
    Substitutes:
    Aynsley Pears, Sam Gallagher, Bradley Johnson, Jacob Davenport, Joe Rankin-Costello, Daniel Butterworth, Daniel Ayala.

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