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

57': Tom Cairney
63': Aleksandar Mitrovic

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

Fulham are hosting Cardiff City at Craven Cottage, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Cardiff City 0.
45': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Harrison Reed because of an injury.
57': Goal! Fulham 1, Cardiff City 0. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
63': Goal! Fulham 2, Cardiff City 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
66': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Sam Bowen.
69': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kieron Evans replaces Rubin Colwill.
72': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Ryan Giles.
78': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
90'+2': Substitution, Fulham. Jay Stansfield replaces Harry Wilson.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 15,789

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

CAR		FUL
15	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	2
33.9	Possession	66.1
15	SHOTS	24
2	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
188	Accurate Passes	510
294	Passes	592
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
66	Long Balls	59
26	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	8
11	Effective Tackles	2
15	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.2
10	Interceptions	11
16	Effective Clearances	16
16	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Marek Rodák (GK)
13	Tim Ream
16	Tosin Adarabioyo
33	Antonee Robinson
4	Denis Odoi
14	Bobby De Cordova-Reid
6	Harrison Reed
24	Jean Michaël Seri
9	Aleksandar Mitrovic
7	Neeskens Kebano
8	Harry Wilson

Substitutes:

Josh Onomah, Kenny Tete, Paulo Gazzaniga, Rodrigo Muniz, Tom Cairney, Jay Stansfield, Alfie Mawson.

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Alex Smithies (GK)
2	Mark McGuinness
5	Aden Flint
3	Joel Bagan
38	Perry Ng
37	Sam Bowen
21	Marlon Pack
6	Will Vaulks
10	Kieffer Moore
27	Rubin Colwill
26	Ryan Giles

Substitutes:

Dillon Phillips, Sean Morrison, James Collins, Kieron Evans, Ciaron Brown, Keenan Patten, Mark Harris.

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