Cardiff vs Blackburn 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 23': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jack Simpson replaces Mahlon Romeo because of an injury.
- 33': Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 57': Romaine Sawyers (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton replaces John Buckley.
- 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. George Hirst replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
- 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Sheyi Ojo.
- 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls replaces Romaine Sawyers.
- 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Ben Brereton.
- 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Sammie Szmodics.
- 76': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jaden Philogene-Bidace replaces Callum O'Dowda.
- 83': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
- 84': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Penalty saved! George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Game Information
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 16,150
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 89 | 6 |
| +41 | Leicester City | 42 | 88 | 10 |
| +42 | Leeds United | 43 | 87 | 8 |
| +30 | Southampton | 42 | 84 | 8 |
Statistics
 BLK |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.8 | Possession | 46.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 401 | Accurate Passes | 335 |
| 500 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 6 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 22 | Clearances | 7 |
Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Allsop (GK) |
| 23 | Cedric Kipre |
| 38 | Perry Ng |
| 6 | Ryan Wintle |
| 37 | Niels Nkounkou |
| 2 | Mahlon Romeo |
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers  |
| 35 | Andy Rinomhota |
| 11 | Callum O'Dowda |
| 10 | Sheyi Ojo |
| 47 | Callum Robinson |
Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 4 | Daniel Ayala |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 2 | Callum Brittain |
| 8 | Sammie Szmodics |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 21 | John Buckley |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 19 | Ryan Hedges |
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