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

FT
0 - 1

14': Joe Rothwell
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
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		CAR
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

Cardiff City (5-3-2)

No.	Name
25	Alex Smithies (GK)
5	Aden Flint
16	Curtis Nelson
2	Mark McGuinness
38	Perry Ng
17	Cody Drameh
15	Ryan Wintle
8	Joe Ralls
6	Will Vaulks
29	Mark Harris
19	James Collins

Substitutes:

Marlon Pack, Isaak Davies, Joel Bagan, Sean Morrison, Rubin Colwill, Thomas Sang, Dillon Phillips.

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
25	Jan Paul van Hecke
16	Scott Wharton
26	Darragh Lenihan
27	Lewis Travis
8	Joe Rothwell
21	John Buckley
20	Tayo Edun
2	Ryan Nyambe
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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