English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 21, 2018
Nottingham Forest DLLLW 1
–
Cardiff City WDLLW 2
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NFO011
CAR112
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Match Report

Gunnarsson keeps Cardiff on course for promotion

Gunnarsson keeps Cardiff on course for promotion

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
2
56.9
Possession
43.1
8
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
238
Accurate Passes
140
344
Passes
255
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.5
2
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.4
78
Long Balls
56
23
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
42
Effective Clearances
17
42
Clearances
17

Head to Head

CAR leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CAR · 4-3-3

  1. 25Neil EtheridgeG
  2. 5Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD-L
  3. 4Sean MorrisonCD-R
  4. 3Joe BennettLB
  5. 2Lee PeltierRB
  6. 17Aron GunnarssonCM
  7. 21Craig BrysonLM
  8. 8Joe RallsRM
  9. 10Kenneth ZohoreF
  10. 33Junior HoilettLF
  11. 19Nathaniel Mendez-LaingRF

NFO · 4-3-3

  1. 33Stefanos KapinoG
  2. 13Daniel FoxCD-L
  3. 3Tobias FigueiredoCD-R
  4. 11Ben OsbornLB
  5. 2Eric LichajRB
  6. 18Jack ColbackCM
  7. 32Ben WatsonLM
  8. 7Liam BridcuttRM
  9. 17Ben Brereton DíazF
  10. 23Joe LolleyLF
  11. 14Matty CashRF

Timeline

  1. 35' Goal! Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Cardiff City. Sol Bamba replaces Lee Peltier because of an injury.
  3. 50' Goal! Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
  4. 60' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Michael Mancienne replaces Tobias Figueiredo.
  5. 71' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Adlène Guédioura replaces Liam Bridcutt.
  6. 71' Substitution, Cardiff City. Yanic Wildschut replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  7. 73' Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 74' Goal! Cardiff City 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sol Bamba with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  10. 81' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Apostolos Vellios replaces Joe Lolley.
  11. 87' Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Craig Bryson.
  12. 90'+3' Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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