Cardiff vs Reading 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 32': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Reading 1. David Junior Hoilett (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Leandro Bacuna.
- 66': Substitution, Reading. Scott Dann replaces George Puscas.
- 79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Joe Ralls.
- 79': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Sam Bowen.
- 80': Substitution, Reading. Jahmari Clarke replaces Andy Yiadom because of an injury.
- 84': James Collins (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 18,400
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Coventry City | 18 | 43 | 1 |
| +5 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 33 | 3 |
| -3 | Millwall | 18 | 31 | 5 |
| +12 | Stoke City | 18 | 30 | 6 |
Statistics
 REA |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 50.1 | Possession | 49.9 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 370 | Accurate Passes | 354 |
| 471 | Passes | 430 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 20 |
| 5 | Crosses | 51 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 32 | Clearances | 11 |
Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alex Smithies (GK) |
| 16 | Curtis Nelson |
| 5 | Aden Flint |
| 30 | Ciaron Brown |
| 2 | Mark McGuinness  |
| 37 | Sam Bowen |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 21 | Marlon Pack |
| 10 | Kieffer Moore |
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 26 | Ryan Giles |
Reading (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Luke Southwood (GK) |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 21 | Abdul Rahman Baba |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 10 | John Swift |
| 15 | Danny Drinkwater |
| 19 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 47 | George Puscas |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria |
| 23 | Junior Hoilett |
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