English League Championship

Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
FT
0 - 0
Blackburn Rovers

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Kion Etete (Cardiff City).
  • 1': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 3': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mahlon Romeo.
  • 12': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Chrisene.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 18': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 18': Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 20': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Kion Etete (Cardiff City).
  • 24': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manolis Siopis.
  • 26': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 26': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Kion Etete (Cardiff City).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 31': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 34': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 44': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Ben Chrisene (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Josh Bowler (Cardiff City).
  • 45': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Dominic Hyam (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.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kion Etete.
  • 49': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 49': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 52': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Offside, Cardiff City. Karlan Grant is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 55': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andrew Moran replaces Yasin Ayari.
  • 57': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 57': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Ben Chrisene (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 58': Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Josh Bowler (Cardiff City).
  • 60': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Sam Gallagher.
  • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Jake Garrett.
  • 63': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Kion Etete (Cardiff City).
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 66': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Josh Bowler.
  • 68': Offside, Cardiff City. Kion Etete is caught offside.
  • 72': Offside, Cardiff City. Karlan Grant is caught offside.
  • 74': Offside, Cardiff City. Kion Etete is caught offside.
  • 75': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 75': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kion Etete.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 79': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Rubin Colwill.
  • 79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Famara Diédhiou replaces Kion Etete.
  • 81': Ben Chrisene (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 87': Ben Chrisene (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 88': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+1': Offside, Cardiff City. Karlan Grant is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+2': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
1 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 1
59.8 Possession 40.2
4 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
500 Accurate Passes 308
624 Passes 417
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
0 Accurate Crosses 2
7 Crosses 6
0.0 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 59
19 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 3
16 Effective Tackles 6
24 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
19 Interceptions 18
12 Effective Clearances 7
12 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 17,131

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leicester City 46 +48 97
2 Ipswich Town 46 +35 96
3 Leeds United 46 +38 90
4 Southampton 46 +24 87
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Ethan Horvath (GK)
4 Dimitrios Goutas Yellow Card
12 Nathaniel Phillips
17 Jamilu Collins
2 Mahlon Romeo
27 Rubin Colwill
6 Ryan Wintle Yellow Card
23 Manolis Siopis
9 Kion Etete
16 Karlan Grant
14 Josh Bowler
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Romaine Sawyers, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Ollie Tanner, Perry Ng, David Turnbull, Joe Ralls, Cian Ashford, Matthew Turner, Famara Diédhiou.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
55 Kyle McFadzean
16 Scott Wharton
5 Dominic Hyam Yellow Card
30 Jake Garrett
6 Sondre Tronstad Yellow Card
45 Benjamin Chrisene
2 Callum Brittain
9 Sam Gallagher
44 Yasin Ayari
8 Sammie Szmodics
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Andy Moran, Semir Telalovic, Tyrhys Dolan, Leopold Wahlstedt, Connor O'Riordan, Billy Koumetio, John Buckley, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Arnór Sigurdsson.

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