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

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

53': Joe Ralls (P)

FT
1 - 1

Birmingham City

89': Lukas Jutkiewicz

Cardiff City 1-1 Birmingham City

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
2': Attempt missed. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jazz Richards following a corner.
3': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
3': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
7': Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt saved. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nsue.
11': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
12': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
12': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
14': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Attempt blocked. Greg Halford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
15': Attempt blocked. Greg Halford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
15': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
17': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Bennett tries a through ball, but Anthony Pilkington is caught offside.
18': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
18': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nsue.
22': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
25': Foul by Robert Tesche (Birmingham City).
25': Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
29': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
30': Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
30': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
32': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
32': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
33': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
34': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Greg Halford.
39': Attempt saved. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a headed pass.
40': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
40': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
41': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a cross following a set piece situation.
42': Delay in match Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
44': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Greg Halford.
45': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) has gone down, but that's a dive.
45': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Birmingham City 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Birmingham City 0.
46': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
46': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
49': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
49': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nsue.
51': Penalty Cardiff City. Sean Morrison draws a foul in the penalty area.
51': Penalty conceded by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
52': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
55': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
56': Delay in match Greg Halford (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Substitution, Cardiff City. Peter Whittingham replaces Greg Halford because of an injury.
58': Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
58': Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces Paul Robinson.
66': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City).
66': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt blocked. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Peter Whittingham.
68': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
68': Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
72': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
72': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
73': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
73': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kerim Frei replaces David Davis.
76': Attempt blocked. Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
77': Attempt blocked. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
77': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
77': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
77': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Peter Whittingham.
78': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tomasz Kuszczak.
79': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
79': Offside, Cardiff City. Aron Gunnarsson tries a through ball, but Sol Bamba is caught offside.
81': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
81': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aron Gunnarsson.
82': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
82': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Attempt saved. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
84': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
86': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld with a cross.
87': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
87': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Attempt blocked. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Whittingham with a cross.
88': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
88': Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams with a cross.
89': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 1. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal.
90'+1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nsue.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
90'+3': Delay in match Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kadeem Harris replaces Junior Hoilett.
90'+5': Substitution, Birmingham City. Josh Cogley replaces Krystian Bielik because of an injury.
90'+5': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

BIR		CAR
16	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	3
46.9	Possession	53.1
10	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
233	Accurate Passes	270
343	Passes	371
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	5
9	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.2
76	Long Balls	78
23	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	8
9	Effective Tackles	9
11	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
32	Effective Clearances	23
32	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 20,334

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 (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Allan McGregor (GK)
14	Sol Bamba
4	Sean Morrison
15	Greg Halford
3	Joe Bennett
6	Jazz Richards
8	Joe Ralls
17	Aron Gunnarsson
33	Junior Hoilett
13	Anthony Pilkington
26	Kenneth Zohore

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Declan John, Peter Whittingham, Mark Harris, Kadeem Harris, Brian Murphy, Ibrahim Meite, Craig Noone.

Birmingham City (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
29	Tomasz Kuszczak (GK)
5	Ryan Shotton
4	Paul Robinson
31	Krystian Bielik
6	Maikel Kieftenbeld
26	David Davis
7	Robert Tesche
3	Jonathan Grounds
2	Emilio Nsue
15	Lukas Jutkiewicz
12	Craig Gardner

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Ché Adams, Kerim Frei, Josh Cogley, Stephen Gleeson, Greg Stewart, Jacques Maghoma, Adam Legzdins.

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