Cardiff City vs Ipswich Town, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

36': Kenneth Zohore
50': Kenneth Zohore
63': Joe Bennett

FT
3 - 1

Ipswich Town

23': Luke Chambers

Kenneth Zohore helps Bluebirds shoot down Ipswich

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
3': Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt saved. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
4': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
4': Attempt blocked. Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5': Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Bennett with a cross.
8': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
8': Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Attempt saved. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Lawrence.
9': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
9': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
9': Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
12': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town).
13': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Bennett tries a through ball, but Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
18': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jazz Richards.
21': Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
23': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
23': Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Ipswich Town 1. Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a cross following a set piece situation.
25': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town).
25': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Toumani Diagouraga (Ipswich Town).
29': Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town).
29': Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt saved. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
29': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
30': Attempt missed. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Peter Whittingham with a cross.
31': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jazz Richards.
32': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City).
32': Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Attempt missed. Toumani Diagouraga (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a cross following a set piece situation.
33': Foul by Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town).
33': Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).
36': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Ipswich Town 1. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
38': Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
38': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
38': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town).
40': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt blocked. Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jazz Richards.
42': Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
42': Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
43': Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
43': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt missed. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Ipswich Town 1.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Ipswich Town 1.
45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Brett Pitman replaces Tommy Smith.
47': Foul by Toumani Diagouraga (Ipswich Town).
47': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jordan Spence.
48': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Peter Whittingham with a cross following a corner.
49': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
49': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Ipswich Town 1. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
51': Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town).
51': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
53': Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town).
53': Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
56': Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
57': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen.
59': Attempt missed. Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
63': Goal! Cardiff City 3, Ipswich Town 1. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
68': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town).
68': Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Delay in match Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Lawrence.
71': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jazz Richards.
73': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
74': Hand ball by Grant Ward (Ipswich Town).
75': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jazz Richards.
77': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
77': Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Freddie Sears replaces David McGoldrick because of an injury.
79': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Danny M. Rowe replaces Toumani Diagouraga.
79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Greg Halford replaces Craig Noone.
82': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Whittingham.
82': Delay in match Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Anthony Pilkington replaces Kenneth Zohore because of an injury.
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Attempt saved. Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Pilkington.
85': Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
86': Offside, Ipswich Town. Tom Lawrence tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
87': Attempt blocked. Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Spence.
90'+2': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
90'+2': Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Substitution, Cardiff City. Declan John replaces Kadeem Harris.
90'+4': Foul by Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town).
90'+4': Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 3, Ipswich Town 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Cardiff City 3, Ipswich Town 1.

Statistics

IPS		CAR
18	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	2
56.8	Possession	43.2
7	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
311	Accurate Passes	215
437	Passes	327
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	4
12	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.2
86	Long Balls	72
32	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	2
2	Effective Tackles	10
7	Tackles	12
0.3	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
34	Effective Clearances	34
34	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 15,182

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 (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Allan McGregor (GK)
14	Sol Bamba
4	Sean Morrison
3	Joe Bennett
6	Jazz Richards
7	Peter Whittingham
17	Aron Gunnarsson
24	Kadeem Harris
11	Craig Noone
26	Kenneth Zohore
33	Junior Hoilett

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Ibrahim Meite, Anthony Pilkington, Brian Murphy, Greg Halford, Declan John, Rickie Lambert, Bruno Ecuélé Manga.

Ipswich Town (5-3-2)

No.	Name
33	Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
6	Christophe Berra
5	Tommy Smith
4	Luke Chambers
3	Jonas Knudsen
12	Jordan Spence
8	Cole Skuse
37	Toumani Diagouraga
18	Grant Ward
27	Tom Lawrence
10	David McGoldrick

Ipswich Town Substitutes:

Freddie Sears, Brett Pitman, Myles Kenlock, Dean Gerken, Kévin Bru, Paul Digby, Danny Rowe.

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