Cardiff City vs Barnsley, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

31': Callum Paterson
46': Marko Grujic

FT
2 - 1

Barnsley

60': Oliver McBurnie

Cardiff beat Barnsley to narrow Wolves' advantage still further

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Barnsley).
2': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
2': Mamadou Thiam (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt missed. Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Bryson.
11': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Thiam (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
11': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Marko Grujic.
11': Attempt missed. Joe Williams (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gary Gardner following a corner.
13': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
13': Foul by Marko Grujic (Cardiff City).
13': Oliver McBurnie (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Marko Grujic (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Foul by Gary Gardner (Barnsley).
14': Marko Grujic (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Gary Gardner (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
16': Kieffer Moore (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ezekiel Fryers.
17': Attempt missed. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross following a corner.
18': Attempt saved. Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
18': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
20': Attempt missed. Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore with a through ball.
22': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brad Potts with a cross.
23': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Ezekiel Fryers (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
27': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Paterson with a headed pass.
31': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Barnsley 0. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
33': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
34': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Bryson.
35': Hand ball by Kieffer Moore (Barnsley).
38': Hand ball by Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City).
40': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Barnsley).
41': Brad Potts (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
44': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Thiam (Barnsley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
44': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
44': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mamadou Thiam with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': Offside, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but Callum Paterson is caught offside.
45'+2': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Barnsley).
45'+2': Marko Grujic (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Barnsley 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Barnsley 0.
45': Substitution, Barnsley. Christoph Knasmüllner replaces Gary Gardner.
46': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Barnsley 0. Marko Grujic (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
48': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Williams with a headed pass.
49': Attempt missed. Mamadou Thiam (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christoph Knasmüllner.
50': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
55': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Barnsley).
55': Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Delay in match Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
56': Substitution, Cardiff City. Greg Halford replaces Marko Grujic.
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
58': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Williams with a cross.
59': Attempt missed. Christoph Knasmüllner (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
60': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Barnsley 1. Oliver McBurnie (Barnsley) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christoph Knasmüllner.
61': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Matthew Connolly.
61': Delay in match Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Loïc Damour replaces Callum Paterson because of an injury.
62': Attempt blocked. Liam Lindsay (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Thiam with a cross.
62': Attempt blocked. Ethan Pinnock (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
62': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
63': Delay in match Neil Etheridge (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
66': Andy Yiadom (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
67': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Matthew Connolly.
68': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
70': Foul by Christoph Knasmüllner (Barnsley).
70': Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Kadeem Harris.
71': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Barnsley).
71': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Offside, Cardiff City. Craig Bryson tries a through ball, but Greg Halford is caught offside.
75': Substitution, Barnsley. Ryan Hedges replaces Mamadou Thiam.
75': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
75': Ryan Hedges (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Attempt blocked. Christoph Knasmüllner (Barnsley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock.
77': Ezekiel Fryers (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
79': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Barnsley).
79': Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
80': Joe Williams (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
81': Joe Williams (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
83': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Barnsley).
83': Andy Yiadom (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
84': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Barnsley).
84': Neil Etheridge (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Delay in match Neil Etheridge (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
85': Kieffer Moore (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Substitution, Barnsley. Tom Bradshaw replaces Brad Potts because of an injury.
88': Christoph Knasmüllner (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Craig Bryson (Cardiff City).
89': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
89': Oliver McBurnie (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Attempt missed. Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
90': Delay in match Greg Halford (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
90'+3': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Barnsley).
90'+3': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
90'+5': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Barnsley).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Barnsley 1.
90'+7': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Barnsley 1.

Statistics

BAR		CAR
13	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	3
60.9	Possession	39.1
19	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
276	Accurate Passes	145
393	Passes	259
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
7	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	6
0.4	Cross %	0.5
80	Long Balls	79
24	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	0
9	Effective Tackles	21
17	Tackles	24
0.5	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
23	Effective Clearances	28
23	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 16,176

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	5	+6	11
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
25	Neil Etheridge (GK)
14	Sol Bamba
5	Bruno Ecuélé Manga
3	Joe Bennett
16	Matthew Connolly
24	Marko Grujic
21	Craig Bryson
18	Callum Paterson
10	Kenneth Zohore
11	Kadeem Harris
33	Junior Hoilett

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Yanic Wildschut, Anthony Pilkington, Brian Murphy, Loïc Damour, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Greg Halford, Liam Feeney.

Barnsley (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Nick Townsend (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
16	Ethan Pinnock
3	Ezekiel Fryers
17	Andy Yiadom
4	Joe Williams
22	Gary Gardner
20	Brad Potts
19	Kieffer Moore
15	Oliver McBurnie
26	Mamadou Thiam

Barnsley Substitutes:

Connor Mahoney, Dimitri Cavaré, Adam Rhys Davies, Ryan Hedges, Tom Bradshaw, Matty Pearson, Christoph Knasmüllner.

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