English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
  • 68': Famara Diédhiou
  • 90'+6': Cian Ashford
FT
2 - 1
Southampton
  • 12': Joe Aribo

About

Cardiff City are hosting Southampton 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 Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
  • 1': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 5': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 5': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 12': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Southampton 1. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 14': Offside, Cardiff City. David Turnbull is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from outside the box is too high.
  • 16': Foul by Cian Ashford (Cardiff City).
  • 16': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
  • 21': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 23': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 25': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
  • 29': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo.
  • 30': Attempt saved. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a through ball.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
  • 41': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 43': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 43': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 44': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
  • 45'+1': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Southampton 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Southampton 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. James Bree replaces Ryan Manning because of an injury.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 47': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 50': Offside, Southampton. James Bree is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ché Adams.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 58': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 59': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ché Adams with a cross.
  • 61': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City).
  • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Famara Diédhiou replaces David Turnbull.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 64': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo.
  • 64': Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
  • 65': Substitution, Cardiff City. Raheem Conte replaces Mahlon Romeo.
  • 66': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Conte.
  • 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.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 73': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Rothwell replaces Joe Aribo.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Famara Diédhiou.
  • 76': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Luey Giles replaces Ollie Tanner because of an injury.
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
  • 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': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
  • 81': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City).
  • 82': Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
  • 84': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
  • 90'+1': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+3': Joe Rothwell (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Cian Ashford (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+3': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
  • 90'+4': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ché Adams.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
  • 90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 90'+13': Stuart Armstrong went off injured after Southampton had used all subs.
  • 90'+13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+14': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
  • 90'+14': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+16': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Southampton 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Southampton 1.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
4 Burnley 15 +12 27
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Ethan Horvath (GK)
4 Dimitrios Goutas
12 Nathaniel Phillips Yellow Card
32 Ollie Tanner
2 Mahlon Romeo
15 David Turnbull
8 Joe Ralls
23 Manolis Siopis
22 Yakou Meite
27 Rubin Colwill
45 Cian Ashford
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Dylan Lawlor, Joel Colwill, Romaine Sawyers, Luey Giles, Matthew Turner, Famara Diédhiou, Raheem Conte, Cameron Antwi, Ryan Wintle.

SOU Southampton (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
3 Ryan Manning
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
16 William Smallbone
17 Stuart Armstrong Yellow Card
7 Joe Aribo
10 Ché Adams
9 Adam Armstrong
36 David Brooks
Southampton Substitutes:
Shea Charles, Jack Stephens, Samuel Edozie, Tyler Dibling, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Joe Lumley, James Bree, Joe Rothwell, Ryan Fraser.

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