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

AFC Bournemouth

25': Ryan Christie
68': Dominic Solanke
83': Alex Smithies (OG)

FT
3 - 0

Cardiff City

45'+2': Leandro Bacuna

Introduction

AFC Bournemouth are hosting Cardiff City at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

25': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Cardiff City 0. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
27': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) is shown the red card.
45'+3': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Mark Harris.
45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 1, Cardiff City 0.
59': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Kieffer Moore because of an injury.
68': Goal! Bournemouth 2, Cardiff City 0. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philip Billing.
69': Substitution, Bournemouth. Junior Stanislas replaces Jaidon Anthony.
75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Isaak Davies.
80': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jamal Lowe replaces Dominic Solanke.
83': Substitution, Bournemouth. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Junior Stanislas because of an injury.
83': Own Goal by Alex Smithies, Cardiff City. Bournemouth 3, Cardiff City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 8,942

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
0	Birmingham City	0	0	0
0	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
0	Bristol City	0	0	0
0	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0

Full Table

Statistics

CAR		BOU
7	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	3
28	Possession	72
6	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
146	Accurate Passes	550
241	Passes	633
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	5
8	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
79	Long Balls	55
36	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	5
12	Tackles	6
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	7
24	Effective Clearances	10
24	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)

No.	Name
42	Mark Travers (GK)
5	Lloyd Kelly
24	Gary Cahill
33	Jordan Zemura
17	Jack Stacey
8	Jefferson Lerma
29	Philip Billing
4	Lewis Cook
9	Dominic Solanke
32	Jaidon Anthony
10	Ryan Christie

Substitutes:

Leif Davis, Chris Mepham, Ørjan Nyland, Emiliano Marcondes, Jamal Lowe, Junior Stanislas, Ben Pearson.

Cardiff City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
25	Alex Smithies (GK)
5	Aden Flint
16	Curtis Nelson
2	Mark McGuinness
8	Joe Ralls
6	Will Vaulks
26	Ryan Giles
38	Perry Ng
10	Kieffer Moore
7	Leandro Bacuna
29	Mark Harris

Substitutes:

Marlon Pack, Dillon Phillips, Sean Morrison, James Collins, Ciaron Brown, Rubin Colwill, Isaak Davies.

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