English League Championship

Blackburn vs Cardiff 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

Blackburn Rovers
  • 53': Joe Rankin-Costello
FT
1 - 0
Cardiff City

    Introduction

    Blackburn Rovers are hosting Cardiff City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 33': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 53': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 0. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a through ball.
    • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Josh Bowler.
    • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Iké Ugbo.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
    • 66': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Ryan Wintle.
    • 68': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
    • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Joe Ralls.
    • 87': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England
    Attendance: 13,572

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +65 Leeds United 46 100 4
    +53 Burnley 46 100 2
    +27 Sheffield United 46 90 10
    +14 Sunderland 46 76 12
    Full Table

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 2
    37.8 Possession 62.2
    11 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    266 Accurate Passes 505
    363 Passes 599
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    14 Crosses 20
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    74 Long Balls 54
    37 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 0
    13 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 15
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    14 Interceptions 9
    22 Effective Clearances 19
    22 Clearances 19

    Line-Ups

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Leopold Wahlstedt (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam Yellow Card
    17 Hayden Carter
    6 Sondre Tronstad
    3 Harry Pickering
    4 James Hill
    8 Sammie Szmodics
    11 Joe Rankin-Costello
    7 Arnór Sigurdsson
    2 Callum Brittain
    10 Tyrhys Dolan Yellow Card
    Substitutes:
    Patrick Gamble, Adam Wharton, Niall Ennis, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Semir Telalovic, Lewis Travis, Jake Garrett, Tom Atcheson, Joe Hilton.

    CAR Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    21 Jak Alnwick (GK)
    5 Mark McGuinness
    4 Dimitrios Goutas
    23 Manolis Siopis
    17 Jamilu Collins Yellow Card
    38 Perry Ng
    8 Joe Ralls
    6 Ryan Wintle
    16 Karlan Grant
    14 Josh Bowler
    12 Ike Ugbo
    Substitutes:
    Rúnar Rúnarsson, Yakou Meite, Andy Rinomhota, Callum Robinson, Rubin Colwill, Ollie Tanner, Jonathan Panzo, Mahlon Romeo, Ebrima Adams.

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