English League Championship

FULL TIME
Cardiff City LWLWD 1
–
Birmingham City WDWWW 0
  • Yousef Salech 31'
1st2ndT
CAR101
BIR000
Cardiff City Stadium · 23,280 att.

Team Stats

BIR CAR
19
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
48.5
Possession
51.5
7
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
4
30
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
277
Accurate Passes
307
385
Passes
413
70
Pass Completion %
70
3
Accurate Crosses
6
16
Crosses
17
20
Cross %
40
72
Long Balls
74
23
Accurate Long Balls
34
30
Long Balls %
50
1
Blocked Shots
10
5
Effective Tackles
13
12
Tackles
17
40
Tackle %
80
8
Interceptions
7
24
Effective Clearances
25
24
Clearances
25

Match Leaders

CAR

  • Yousef Salech F Total Shots 8
  • Joel Bagan D Accurate Passes 45
  • Nathan Trott G Saves 2

BIR

  • Jay Stansfield F Total Shots 2
  • Christoph Klarer D Accurate Passes 37
  • Phil Neumann D Defensive Interventions 18
  • James Beadle G Saves 3

Head to Head

CAR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

Confirmed

CAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. Nathan TrottG1
  2. Joel BaganCD-L3
  3. William FishCD-R2
  4. Calum ScanlonLB23
  5. Perry NgRB38
  6. Joel ColwillAM27
  7. Jack MoylanLM8
  8. Alex RobertsonRM18
  9. Yousef SalechF9
  10. Cian AshfordAM-L45
  11. Ollie TannerAM-R11

Substitutes

  1. Chris WillockSUB16
  2. Ronan KpakioSUB44
  3. Troy PerrettSUB52
  4. Harry TyrerSUB30
  5. Charlie HoltSUB50
  6. Isaak DaviesSUB39
  7. David TurnbullSUB14
  8. Rob TankiewiczSUB33
  9. Noah Dafydd AnyadikeSUB40

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. James BeadleG1
  2. Christoph KlarerCD-L4
  3. Phil NeumannCD-R5
  4. Alex CochraneLB20
  5. Bright Osayi-SamuelRB26
  6. Jay StansfieldAM28
  7. Jhon SolísLM14
  8. Tomoki IwataRM24
  9. Luis VázquezF32
  10. Liam MillarAM-L17
  11. Carlos VicenteAM-R7

Substitutes

  1. Demarai GraySUB10
  2. Ethan LairdSUB2
  3. Patrick RobertsSUB16
  4. Lee BuchananSUB3
  5. Max BirdSUB18
  6. Dael FrySUB23
  7. Ryan AllsopSUB21
  8. Taylor Gardner-HickmanSUB19
  9. Marvin DuckschSUB33

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 90'+3'

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Cian Ashford.

    Isaak Davies
  2. Substitution 87'

    Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Jack Moylan.

    David Turnbull
  3. Yellow Card 82'

    Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Joel Bagan
  4. Yellow Card 81'

    Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Christoph Klarer
  5. Substitution 78'

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.

    Ethan Laird
  6. Substitution 70'

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Liam Millar.

    Demarai Gray
  7. Substitution 68'

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Ollie Tanner.

    Chris Willock
  8. Substitution 68'

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Ronan Kpakio replaces Calum Scanlon.

    Ronan Kpakio
  9. Substitution 64'

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Max Bird replaces Jhon Solís.

    Max Bird
  10. Substitution 64'

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.

    Patrick Roberts
  11. Substitution 64'

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Luis Vázquez.

    Marvin Ducksch
  12. Yellow Card 50'

    Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Jhon Solís
  13. Goal 31'

    Goal! Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.

    Yousef Salech
  14. Penalty - Saved 22'

    Penalty saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).

    Yousef Salech
  1. End Regular Time 90'+5'

    Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0.

  2. Substitution 90'+3'

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Cian Ashford.

    Isaak Davies
  3. Substitution 87'

    Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Jack Moylan.

    David Turnbull
  4. Yellow Card 82'

    Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Joel Bagan
  5. Yellow Card 81'

    Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Christoph Klarer
  6. Substitution 78'

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.

    Ethan Laird
  7. Substitution 70'

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Liam Millar.

    Demarai Gray
  8. Substitution 68'

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Ollie Tanner.

    Chris Willock
  9. Substitution 68'

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Ronan Kpakio replaces Calum Scanlon.

    Ronan Kpakio
  10. Substitution 64'

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Max Bird replaces Jhon Solís.

    Max Bird
  11. Substitution 64'

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.

    Patrick Roberts
  12. Substitution 64'

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Luis Vázquez.

    Marvin Ducksch
  13. Yellow Card 50'

    Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Jhon Solís
  14. Start 2nd Half 45'

    Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0.

  15. Halftime 45'+2'

    First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0.

  16. Goal 31'

    Goal! Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.

    Yousef Salech
  17. Penalty - Saved 22'

    Penalty saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).

    Yousef Salech
  18. Kickoff

    First Half begins.

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