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

Stoke City

9': Jacob Brown
16': Steven Fletcher
46': Steven Fletcher

FT
3 - 3

Cardiff City

66': Rubin Colwill
70': Mark Harris
71': Kieffer Moore

Introduction

Stoke City are hosting Cardiff City at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
9': Goal! Stoke City 1, Cardiff City 0. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Wilmot with a cross.
16': Goal! Stoke City 2, Cardiff City 0. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
39': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': First Half ends, Stoke City 2, Cardiff City 0.
46': Goal! Stoke City 3, Cardiff City 0. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
52': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Kieron Evans.
57': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Harry Souttar (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Goal! Stoke City 3, Cardiff City 1. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Giles.
70': Goal! Stoke City 3, Cardiff City 2. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
71': Goal! Stoke City 3, Cardiff City 3. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
74': Substitution, Stoke City. Tyrese Campbell replaces Steven Fletcher.
74': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Surridge replaces Jacob Brown.
80': Substitution, Stoke City. Mario Vrancic replaces Jordan Thompson.
83': Sam Surridge (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Aden Flint replaces Sean Morrison because of an injury.
89': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Stoke City 3, Cardiff City 3.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 21,413

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

Full Table

Statistics

CAR		STK
13	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	5
5	Corner Kicks	7
1	Saves	2
41.5	Possession	58.5
9	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	4
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
273	Accurate Passes	444
376	Passes	534
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
12	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.2
76	Long Balls	53
34	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	6
20	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	8
27	Effective Clearances	10
27	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Stoke City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
12	Josef Bursik (GK)
36	Harry Souttar
5	James Chester
16	Ben Wilmot
15	Jordan Thompson
4	Joe Allen
28	Romaine Sawyers
14	Josh Tymon
2	Tommy Smith
18	Jacob Brown
9	Steven Fletcher

Substitutes:

Sam Surridge, Adam Rhys Davies, Danny Batth, Tom Ince, Mario Vrancic, Tyrese Campbell, Abdallah Sima.

Cardiff City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
25	Alex Smithies (GK)
4	Sean Morrison
16	Curtis Nelson
2	Mark McGuinness
7	Leandro Bacuna
6	Will Vaulks
26	Ryan Giles
38	Perry Ng
10	Kieffer Moore
27	Rubin Colwill
36	Kieron Evans

Substitutes:

Mark Harris, Eli King, Dillon Phillips, Aden Flint, Isaak Davies, Joel Bagan, Ciaron Brown.

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