Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League ChampionshipWilliams nets last-gasp equaliser as Blackburn salvage point against Cardiff
Williams nets last-gasp equaliser as Blackburn salvage point against Cardiff
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
- 1': Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
- 2': Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jason Steele tries a through ball, but Liam Feeney is caught offside.
- 5': Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Jazz Richards (Cardiff City).
- 5': Attempt missed. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Emnes.
- 8': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 10': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
- 10': Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
- 11': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 11': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Emnes.
- 23': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
- 24': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 24': Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
- 28': Foul by Danny Guthrie (Blackburn Rovers).
- 28': Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Hand ball by Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 31': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
- 32': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew following a set piece situation.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Halford.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Morrison.
- 33': Foul by Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers).
- 33': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 34': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Greg Halford (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Peter Whittingham following a set piece situation.
- 36': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 37': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
- 38': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Cardiff City 1. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a cross.
- 39': Foul by Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers).
- 39': Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Jazz Richards (Cardiff City).
- 40': Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
- 45'+1': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City).
- 45'+1': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Cardiff City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Cardiff City 1.
- 47': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
- 47': Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Danny Guthrie (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Feeney.
- 52': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross.
- 55': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Connor Mahoney replaces Craig Conway.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
- 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Sam Gallagher.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe with a cross.
- 61': Attempt missed. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Lowe.
- 63': Attempt missed. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Feeney.
- 65': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
- 66': Attempt saved. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 66': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joe Ralls.
- 66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hope Akpan replaces Danny Guthrie.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City).
- 67': Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Declan John replaces Kadeem Harris.
- 70': Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 76': Substitution, Cardiff City. Craig Noone replaces Junior Hoilett.
- 77': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Greg Halford.
- 82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Anthony Pilkington replaces Kenneth Zohore.
- 83': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Declan John.
- 84': Foul by Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers).
- 84': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Declan John.
- 87': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jazz Richards.
- 88': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 89': Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Craig Noone (Cardiff City).
- 90': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 1. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Mahoney with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'+2': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Greg Halford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Pilkington.
- 90'+3': Connor Mahoney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
- 90'+3': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 1.
Statistics
 CAR |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.3 | Possession | 63.7 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 191 | Accurate Passes | 377 |
| 286 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 88 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 48 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 48 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 10,645
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 10,645
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 |
Line-Ups
Blackburn Rovers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 14 | Charlie Mulgrew |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 5 | Derrick Williams |
| 24 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 23 | Danny Guthrie |
| 6 | Jason Lowe |
| 32 | Craig Conway |
| 7 | Liam Feeney |
| 19 | Sam Gallagher |
| 17 | Marvin Emnes |
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 |
| 7 | Peter Whittingham |
| 33 | Junior Hoilett |
| 24 | Kadeem Harris |
| 26 | Kenneth Zohore |
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