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

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0 - 1

54': Philip Billing

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
24': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Bournemouth 0.
52': Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Bournemouth 1. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Smith.
61': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Mark Harris.
61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Tom Sang.
73': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Ciaron Brown.
80': Substitution, Bournemouth. Morgan Rogers replaces Ryan Christie.
88': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
88': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
89': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jamal Lowe replaces Dominic Solanke.
90'+2': Substitution, Bournemouth. Chris Mepham replaces Jaidon Anthony.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Bournemouth 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 19,090

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

BOU		CAR
7	Fouls	6
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	6
5	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	4
64.6	Possession	35.4
16	SHOTS	6
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
415	Accurate Passes	159
528	Passes	286
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	1
7	Crosses	10
0.6	Cross %	0.1
76	Long Balls	85
23	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	10
9	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	8
27	Effective Clearances	10
27	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Dillon Phillips (GK)
5	Aden Flint
16	Curtis Nelson
4	Sean Morrison
30	Ciaron Brown
28	Thomas Sang
21	Marlon Pack
6	Will Vaulks
29	Mark Harris
7	Leandro Bacuna
10	Kieffer Moore

Substitutes:

Joel Bagan, Perry Ng, Mark McGuinness, Alex Smithies, Rubin Colwill, James Collins, Sam Bowen.

AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)

No.	Name
42	Mark Travers (GK)
5	Lloyd Kelly
24	Gary Cahill
33	Jordan Zemura
15	Adam Smith
22	Ben Pearson
29	Philip Billing
8	Jefferson Lerma
9	Dominic Solanke
32	Jaidon Anthony
10	Ryan Christie

Substitutes:

Jamal Lowe, Morgan Rogers, Chris Mepham, David Brooks, Jack Stacey, Emiliano Marcondes, Ørjan Nyland.

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