Cardiff vs Nottm Forest 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Cardiff City

6': Jordan Hugill
65': Isaak Davies

FT
2 - 1

Nottingham Forest

90'+4': Keinan Davis

Introduction

Cardiff City are hosting Nottingham Forest at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

6': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Perry Ng with a through ball following a fast break.
27': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
52': Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Max Watters.
59': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Keinan Davis replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
65': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
68': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Xande Silva replaces Jack Colback.
70': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Jordan Hugill.
79': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Steve Cook.
82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Joe Ralls.
83': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Nottingham Forest 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 18,866

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+39	Leeds United	45	90	9
+32	Ipswich Town	44	90	6
+23	Southampton	45	84	11

Full Table

Statistics

NFO		CAR
7	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	0
68.4	Possession	31.6
6	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
510	Accurate Passes	159
615	Passes	269
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
2	Accurate Crosses	6
13	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.3
82	Long Balls	69
44	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	12
10	Tackles	21
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	6
18	Effective Clearances	22
18	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (5-3-2)

No.	Name
25	Alex Smithies (GK)
4	Sean Morrison
2	Mark McGuinness
38	Perry Ng
18	Alfie Doughty
17	Cody Drameh
15	Ryan Wintle
8	Joe Ralls
22	Tommy Doyle
23	Max Watters
9	Jordan Hugill

Substitutes:

Marlon Pack, James Collins, Aden Flint, Isaak Davies, Dillon Phillips, Joel Bagan, Will Vaulks.

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Brice Samba (GK)
26	Scott McKenna
27	Steve Cook
15	Max Lowe
2	Djed Spence
37	James Garner
8	Jack Colback
22	Ryan Yates
7	Lewis Grabban
11	Philip Zinckernagel
20	Brennan Johnson

Substitutes:

Tobias Figueiredo, Cafú, Gaëtan Bong, Ethan Horvath, Oliver Hammond, Keinan Davis, Xande Silva.

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