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

Blackburn Rovers

24': Sam Gallagher
32': Ben Brereton Díaz
45'+2': Ben Brereton Díaz
53': Tyrhys Dolan
90': Ben Brereton Díaz (P)

FT
5 - 1

Cardiff City

58': Sean Morrison

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

8': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 0. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Buckley with a through ball.
32': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 0. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross.
45'+2': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Cardiff City 0. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 3, Cardiff City 0.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ryan Giles replaces Will Vaulks.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Perry Ng.
53': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Cardiff City 0. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.
56': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hayden Carter replaces Darragh Lenihan.
58': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Cardiff City 1. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross following a corner.
66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
81': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Rubin Colwill.
83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tayo Edun replaces Joe Rothwell.
89': Dillon Phillips (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 5, Cardiff City 1. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 11,670

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+34	Coventry City	35	71	6
+19	Middlesbrough	35	66	7
+26	Ipswich Town	34	63	7
+7	Millwall	35	62	9

Full Table

Statistics

CAR		BLK
9	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	2
4	Saves	3
61.1	Possession	38.9
11	SHOTS	17
5	ON GOAL	10
0.5	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
366	Accurate Passes	217
470	Passes	309
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	3
30	Crosses	8
0.2	Cross %	0.4
72	Long Balls	71
34	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	14
19	Tackles	22
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
4	Interceptions	6
11	Effective Clearances	22
11	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5	Daniel Ayala
26	Darragh Lenihan
3	Harry Pickering
2	Ryan Nyambe
21	John Buckley
8	Joe Rothwell
27	Lewis Travis
10	Tyrhys Dolan
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
9	Sam Gallagher

Substitutes:

Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Leighton Clarkson, Hayden Carter, Daniel Butterworth, Aynsley Pears, Tayo Edun, Reda Khadra.

Cardiff City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Dillon Phillips (GK)
5	Aden Flint
16	Curtis Nelson
4	Sean Morrison
6	Will Vaulks
21	Marlon Pack
3	Joel Bagan
38	Perry Ng
10	Kieffer Moore
7	Leandro Bacuna
27	Rubin Colwill

Substitutes:

Sam Bowen, Thomas Sang, James Collins, Alex Smithies, Mark McGuinness, Mark Harris, Ryan Giles.

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