Cardiff vs Blackburn 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
76': Ryan NyambeIntroduction
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
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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