Cardiff City vs Sheffield United, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

Dec 21, 2024, 3:00 PM · English League Championship

FT
0 - 2

65': Kieffer Moore
73': Kieffer Moore

About

Cardiff City are hosting Sheffield United at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on Saturday 21 Dec 2024 3:00 PM UTC+00:00. 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': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
3': Offside, Sheffield United. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is caught offside.
4': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
4': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt saved. Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
15': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
16': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
20': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
20': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
22': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
22': Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
23': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
23': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
25': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
25': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United).
27': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
27': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Attempt blocked. Tom Davies (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
29': Attempt blocked. Tom Davies (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
34': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
34': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi with a cross.
35': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
35': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
36': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Manolis Siopis.
39': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
40': Delay in match (Sheffield United).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Offside, Cardiff City. Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
45': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United).
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
45'+1': Tom Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Sheffield United 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Sheffield United 0.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Willock (Cardiff City).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
48': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Chris Willock because of an injury.
49': Attempt saved. Tom Davies (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
50': Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
50': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
54': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt saved. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota with a headed pass.
54': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
55': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
58': Attempt saved. Tom Davies (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sydie Peck with a cross.
60': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
60': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
61': Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
61': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
62': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
62': Tom Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Sheffield United 1. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alfie Gilchrist with a cross.
69': Hand ball by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
69': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
71': Offside, Sheffield United. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
72': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
73': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Sheffield United 2. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Davies.
74': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sam McCallum replaces Kieffer Moore.
76': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Callum Robinson (Cardiff City).
77': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
78': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
79': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
79': Attempt missed. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
81': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga replaces Jesper Daland.
83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ronan Kpakio replaces Alex Robertson.
83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Yakou Méïté.
84': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamal Baptiste replaces Alfie Gilchrist.
84': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Jack Robinson.
86': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
86': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
88': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
90': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Harrison Burrows.
90': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gustavo Hamer.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
90'+5': Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Sheffield United 2.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Sheffield United 2.

Statistics

SHU		CAR
11	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	3
61.4	Possession	38.6
12	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
545	Accurate Passes	314
608	Passes	377
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.3
37	Long Balls	51
23	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	7
12	Effective Clearances	27
12	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship
3:00 PM, Sat, Dec 21, 2024
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 18,312

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	39	+27	83
2	Leeds United	39	+51	81
3	Burnley	39	+42	81
4	Sunderland	39	+19	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (3-4-3)

No.	Name
21	Jak Alnwick (GK)
4	Dimitrios Goutas
12	Calum Chambers
5	Jesper Daland
18	Alex Robertson
3	Manolis Siopis
23	Joel Bagan
35	Andy Rinomhota
19	Yakou Meite
16	Chris Willock
20	Anwar El Ghazi

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Troy Perrett, Ronan Kpakio, Cian Ashford, Rubin Colwill, Callum Robinson, Ethan Horvath, Wilfried Kanga, Tom Davies, William Fish.

Sheffield United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Cooper (GK)
19	Jack Robinson
6	Harry Souttar
14	Harrison Burrows
2	Alfie Gilchrist
10	Callum O'Hare
42	Sydie Peck
22	Tom Davies
9	Kieffer Moore
8	Gustavo Hamer
11	Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

Sheffield United Substitutes:

Rhys Norrington-Davies, Billy Blacker, Rhian Brewster, Andre Brooks, Jamal Baptiste, Ryan One, Sam McCallum, Adam Rhys Davies, Louie Marsh.

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