Cardiff vs Sunderland 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Cardiff City are hosting Sunderland
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, Sunderland 1. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 27': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
- 36': Callum Styles (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2.
- 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Rubin Colwill.
- 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Famara Diédhiou replaces Josh Wilson-Esbrand.
- 64': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Joe Ralls.
- 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Chris Rigg.
- 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Leo Hjelde replaces Callum Styles.
- 77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Josh Bowler.
- 81': Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Adil Aouchiche.
- 89': Substitution, Sunderland. Bradley Dack replaces Abdoullah Ba.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 22,141
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 22,141
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 |
Statistics
 SUN |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 44.5 | Possession | 55.5 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 362 | Accurate Passes | 445 |
| 424 | Passes | 526 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 14 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 25 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 13 | Clearances | 12 |
Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan Horvath (GK) |
| 4 | Dimitrios Goutas |
| 12 | Nathaniel Phillips |
| 30 | Josh Wilson-Esbrand |
| 38 | Perry Ng |
| 27 | Rubin Colwill |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 6 | Ryan Wintle  |
| 16 | Karlan Grant |
| 11 | Callum O'Dowda |
| 14 | Josh Bowler |
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Patterson (GK) |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 13 | Luke O'Nien |
| 28 | Callum Styles |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
| 22 | Adil Aouchiche |
| 24 | Daniel Neil |
| 39 | Pierre Ekwah |
| 7 | Jobe Bellingham |
| 17 | Abdoullah Ba |
| 31 | Chris Rigg |
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