Brighton & Hove Albion vs Cardiff City, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Brighton & Hove Albion

73': Tomer Hemed

FT
1 - 0

Cardiff City

Tomer Hemed helps Brighton return to top of Championship

Tomer Hemed's second-half piledriver helped Brighton beat Cardiff 1-0 and return to the top of the Sky Bet Championship.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Solly March.
3': Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
9': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Goldson.
11': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Sébastien Pocognoli tries a through ball, but Tomer Hemed is caught offside.
12': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
15': Foul by Sébastien Pocognoli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
15': Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
18': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
19': Delay in match Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
21': Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': 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 Greg Halford.
24': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
24': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
24': Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
26': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Connor Goldson (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
30': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
31': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).
32': Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
32': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Stockdale.
34': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
34': Attempt saved. Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
34': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Stockdale.
37': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sébastien Pocognoli.
37': David Stockdale (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
39': Attempt saved. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
40': Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Murphy.
40': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion).
40': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
42': Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
43': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a headed pass.
45': Delay in match Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+4': Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45'+4': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.
0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Cardiff City 0.
45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.
46': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
46': Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
49': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Junior Hoilett.
49': Allan McGregor (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
50': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Solly March.
53': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
56': Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Solly March.
58': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
58': Attempt blocked. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Beram Kayal.
59': Attempt missed. Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
61': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
61': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross following a set piece situation.
62': Foul by Sébastien Pocognoli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
62': Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Peltier.
66': Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
67': Delay in match Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Greg Halford.
68': Hand ball by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
70': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
71': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
71': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Oliver Norwood replaces Beram Kayal.
72': Attempt blocked. Connor Goldson (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
72': Attempt saved. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
73': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Cardiff City 0. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
76': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
76': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Attempt saved. Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Goldson.
78': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
78': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross following a corner.
79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rhys Healey replaces Greg Halford.
79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Craig Noone replaces Junior Hoilett.
80': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
80': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Solly March.
80': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Noone following a corner.
82': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steve Sidwell replaces Solly March.
84': Offside, Cardiff City. Sol Bamba tries a through ball, but Craig Noone is caught offside.
89': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Steve Sidwell.
89': Substitution, Cardiff City. Peter Whittingham replaces Joe Ralls.
90': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
90': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jiri Skalak replaces Anthony Knockaert.
90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jazz Richards.
90'+1': Foul by Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+1': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Cardiff City 0.

Statistics

CAR		BHA
9	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	4
33.7	Possession	66.3
9	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
135	Accurate Passes	370
238	Passes	470
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
13	Crosses	23
0.2	Cross %	0.2
74	Long Balls	63
27	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	10
15	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
39	Effective Clearances	39
39	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 26,688

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

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	David Stockdale (GK)
5	Lewis Dunk
22	Shane Duffy
12	Sébastien Pocognoli
18	Connor Goldson
20	Solly March
7	Biram Kiyal
6	Dale Stephens
10	Tomer Hemed
15	Jamie Murphy
11	Anthony Knockaert

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Steve Sidwell, Oliver Norwood, Uwe Hünemeier, Jiri Skalak, Niki Mäenpää, Richard Towell, Rob Hunt.

Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Allan McGregor (GK)
14	Sol Bamba
4	Sean Morrison
15	Greg Halford
6	Jazz Richards
2	Lee Peltier
8	Joe Ralls
17	Aron Gunnarsson
33	Junior Hoilett
24	Kadeem Harris
26	Kenneth Zohore

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Rhys Healey, Craig Noone, Rickie Lambert, Matthew Kennedy, Peter Whittingham, Matthew Connolly, Brian Murphy.

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