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

Cardiff City

68': Famara Diédhiou
90'+6': Cian Ashford

FT
2 - 1

Southampton

12': Joe Aribo

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
12': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Southampton 1. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
43': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Southampton 1.
45': Substitution, Southampton. James Bree replaces Ryan Manning because of an injury.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Southampton 1.
61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Famara Diédhiou replaces David Turnbull.
65': Substitution, Cardiff City. Raheem Conte replaces Mahlon Romeo.
68': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Southampton 1. Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yakou Méïté.
73': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Rothwell replaces Joe Aribo.
77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Luey Giles replaces Ollie Tanner because of an injury.
80': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces David Brooks.
80': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Will Smallbone.
80': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Adam Armstrong.
81': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Southampton 1. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luey Giles.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 22,372

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+48	Leicester City	46	97	11
+35	Ipswich Town	46	96	6
+38	Leeds United	46	90	10
+24	Southampton	46	87	11

Full Table

Statistics

SOU		CAR
8	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	7
62.4	Possession	37.6
21	SHOTS	12
8	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
548	Accurate Passes	301
616	Passes	364
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
17	Crosses	19
0.1	Cross %	0.3
31	Long Balls	57
15	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	2
3	Effective Tackles	8
11	Tackles	20
0.3	Tackle %	0.4
6	Interceptions	11
15	Effective Clearances	14
15	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ethan Horvath (GK)
4	Dimitrios Goutas
12	Nathaniel Phillips
32	Ollie Tanner
2	Mahlon Romeo
15	David Turnbull
8	Joe Ralls
23	Manolis Siopis
22	Yakou Meite
27	Rubin Colwill
45	Cian Ashford

Substitutes:

Dylan Lawlor, Joel Colwill, Romaine Sawyers, Luey Giles, Matthew Turner, Famara Diédhiou, Raheem Conte, Cameron Antwi, Ryan Wintle.

Southampton (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alex McCarthy (GK)
35	Jan Bednarek
21	Taylor Harwood-Bellis
3	Ryan Manning
2	Kyle Walker-Peters
16	William Smallbone
17	Stuart Armstrong
7	Joe Aribo
10	Ché Adams
9	Adam Armstrong
36	David Brooks

Substitutes:

Shea Charles, Jack Stephens, Samuel Edozie, Tyler Dibling, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Joe Lumley, James Bree, Joe Rothwell, Ryan Fraser.

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