Cardiff City vs Nottingham Forest, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

70': Aron Gunnarsson

FT
1 - 0

Nottingham Forest

Cardiff City 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt blocked. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
3': Foul by Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest).
3': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
6': Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt blocked. Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
7': Hand ball by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
10': Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
11': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
12': Foul by Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest).
12': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
19': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt blocked. Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Pilkington.
23': Attempt missed. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol.
24': Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
24': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
26': Foul by Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest).
26': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Vaughan.
29': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
30': Attempt missed. David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
32': Attempt missed. Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Fox.
35': Daniel Pinillos (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
36': Attempt missed. Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Worrall.
36': Foul by Daniel Pinillos (Nottingham Forest).
36': Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
39': Attempt missed. Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
40': Attempt blocked. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a headed pass.
41': Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
41': Foul by Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City).
41': Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
43': Attempt blocked. Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Vaughan.
44': Foul by Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest).
44': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
46': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Daniel Pinillos tries a through ball, but Mustapha Carayol is caught offside.
47': Attempt blocked. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Attempt blocked. Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol.
51': Attempt missed. Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
52': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Whittingham.
53': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City).
55': Hand ball by Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest).
56': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
60': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall tries a through ball, but Jamie Ward is caught offside.
61': Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
63': Foul by Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest).
63': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jazz Richards replaces Lee Peltier.
65': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
65': Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol with a cross.
66': Attempt saved. Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
66': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
68': Attempt blocked. Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
68': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
69': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Vaughan.
69': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jazz Richards.
70': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
71': Attempt blocked. Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
72': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
72': Attempt missed. Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol with a cross following a corner.
73': Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
73': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
74': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Britt Assombalonga replaces Jamie Ward.
76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Zach Clough replaces Ben Brereton.
76': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
76': Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls replaces Anthony Pilkington.
78': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
78': Attempt blocked. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78': Allan McGregor (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest).
81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Apostolos Vellios replaces Daniel Pinillos.
82': Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
82': Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
85': Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol with a cross.
85': Attempt blocked. Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
85': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
85': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
86': Substitution, Cardiff City. Greg Halford replaces Peter Whittingham.
87': Attempt missed. Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
88': Foul by Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest).
88': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
90': Attempt blocked. Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Clough.
90': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
90': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest).
90'+1': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Offside, Cardiff City. Greg Halford tries a through ball, but Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
90'+2': Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
90'+3': Offside, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore tries a through ball, but Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 0.

Statistics

NFO		CAR
14	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	1
60.6	Possession	39.4
23	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	2
0.0	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
413	Accurate Passes	251
493	Passes	330
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	1
21	Crosses	7
0.3	Cross %	0.1
39	Long Balls	65
14	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
12	Blocked Shots	8
12	Effective Tackles	7
20	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
34	Effective Clearances	25
34	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 16,413

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Allan McGregor (GK)
5	Bruno Ecuélé Manga
4	Sean Morrison
3	Joe Bennett
2	Lee Peltier
7	Peter Whittingham
17	Aron Gunnarsson
24	Kadeem Harris
33	Junior Hoilett
26	Kenneth Zohore
13	Anthony Pilkington

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Greg Halford, Mark Harris, Brian Murphy, Jazz Richards, Joe Ralls, Craig Noone, Rickie Lambert.

Nottingham Forest (4-4-2)

No.	Name
43	Jordan Smith (GK)
13	Daniel Fox
42	Joe Worrall
3	Daniel Pinillos
2	Eric Lichaj
24	David Vaughan
8	Chris Cohen
18	Mustapha Carayol
45	Ben Brereton Díaz
11	Ben Osborn
19	Jamie Ward

Nottingham Forest Substitutes:

Matty Cash, Dimitar Evtimov, Zach Clough, Britt Assombalonga, Thomas Lam, Apostolos Vellios, Michael Mancienne.

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