English League Championship

Cardiff vs Reading 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

Cardiff City
  • 90'+1': Romaine Sawyers
FT
1 - 0
Reading

    Introduction

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

    Match Commentary

    • 27': Scott Dann (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Substitution, Cardiff City. Connor Wickham replaces Sory Kaba.
    • 62': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Femi Azeez.
    • 66': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sheyi Ojo replaces Callum O'Dowda.
    • 66': Substitution, Reading. Tom Ince replaces Tyrese Fornah.
    • 70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls replaces Kion Etete.
    • 76': Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, Reading. Nelson Abbey replaces Nesta Guinness-Walker.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Reading 0. Romaine Sawyers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Reading 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
    Location: Cardiff, Wales
    Attendance: 18,879

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +50 Leicester City 45 97 10
    +33 Ipswich Town 45 93 6
    +39 Leeds United 45 90 9
    +23 Southampton 45 84 11
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    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 0
    36.8 Possession 63.2
    5 SHOTS 19
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    161 Accurate Passes 328
    245 Passes 409
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    11 Crosses 34
    0.5 Cross % 0.2
    55 Long Balls 56
    29 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 13
    18 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 4
    26 Effective Clearances 11
    26 Clearances 11

    Line-Ups

    CAR Cardiff City (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ryan Allsop (GK)
    5 Mark McGuinness Yellow Card
    23 Cedric Kipre
    11 Callum O'Dowda
    38 Perry Ng
    48 Sory Kaba
    19 Romaine Sawyers
    47 Callum Robinson
    6 Ryan Wintle
    25 Jaden Philogene
    9 Kion Etete
    Substitutes:
    Sheyi Ojo, Connor Wickham, Jak Alnwick, Andy Rinomhota, Jack Simpson, Joe Ralls, Mahlon Romeo.

    REA Reading (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Joe Lumley (GK)
    6 Scott Dann Yellow Card
    24 Naby Sarr
    27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
    5 Tom Mcintyre
    19 Tyrese Fornah
    22 Mamadou Loum Yellow Card
    18 Nesta Guinness-Walker
    23 Junior Hoilett
    2 Andy Carroll
    15 Femi Azeez
    Substitutes:
    Dean Bouzanis, Jack Senga-Ngoyi, Tom Ince, Cesare Casadei, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Nelson Abbey, Yakou Meite.

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