West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

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West Bromwich Albion are hosting Cardiff City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, 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.
2': Delay in match because of an injury Paddy McNair (West Bromwich Albion).
4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Styles replaces Paddy McNair because of an injury.
5': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston is caught offside.
7': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Callum Styles.
8': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
11': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
11': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City).
11': Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
13': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a set piece situation.
16': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
17': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
18': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Perry Ng with a cross.
21': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high following a fast break.
22': Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
24': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
24': Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt blocked. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Maja.
25': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
25': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
25': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ollie Tanner.
26': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
26': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by David Turnbull.
26': Attempt saved. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
27': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
27': Attempt missed. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong following a corner.
27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
30': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston is caught offside.
32': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
34': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
34': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
37': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
39': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
39': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
41': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
41': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
42': Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Maja.
42': Attempt blocked. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
42': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
43': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Maja.
45': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+3': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.
45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.
52': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
52': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
52': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
56': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion).
57': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
57': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Manolis Siopis replaces David Turnbull.
63': Attempt missed. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
64': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
64': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
66': Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Uros Racic.
68': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Robinson (Cardiff City).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Substitution, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga replaces Callum Robinson because of an injury.
69': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
70': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
70': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Mikey Johnston.
72': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
72': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
73': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
77': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
77': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Rubin Colwill.
78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Ollie Tanner.
79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Mason Holgate replaces Semi Ajayi because of an injury.
79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Grady Diangana.
81': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
81': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt blocked. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
85': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
85': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Manolis Siopis.
87': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion).
87': Attempt missed. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
88': Offside, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga is caught offside.
89': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt saved. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff City).
90'+1': Hand ball by Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff City).
90'+2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
90'+3': Foul by Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion).
90'+3': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Offside, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga is caught offside.
90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.
0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.

Statistics

CAR		WBA
18	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	12
4	Saves	0
35.6	Possession	64.4
5	SHOTS	19
0	ON GOAL	4
0.0	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
263	Accurate Passes	521
328	Passes	598
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.2
51	Long Balls	40
23	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	9
7	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	5
23	Effective Clearances	11
23	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,312

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

West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Palmer (GK)
21	Paddy McNair
6	Semi Ajayi
14	Torbjorn Heggem
2	Darnell Furlong
10	John Swift
27	Alex Mowatt
20	Uros Racic
9	Josh Maja
22	Michael Johnston
11	Grady Diangana

West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:

Karlan Grant, Callum Styles, Joe Wildsmith, Jed Wallace, Jayson Molumby, Devante Cole, Tom Fellows, Ousmane Diakite, Mason Holgate.

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Jak Alnwick (GK)
12	Calum Chambers
4	Dimitrios Goutas
11	Callum O'Dowda
38	Perry Ng
27	Rubin Colwill
14	David Turnbull
18	Alex Robertson
47	Callum Robinson
20	Anwar El Ghazi
32	Ollie Tanner

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Joel Bagan, Manolis Siopis, Ethan Horvath, Yakou Meite, Jesper Daland, Chris Willock, Andy Rinomhota, Wilfried Kanga, William Fish.

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