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

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

46': Callum Paterson
55': Joe Ralls
80': Callum Paterson
90'+4': Anthony Pilkington

FT
4 - 0

Sunderland

49': Didier N'Dong

Cardiff City 4-0 Sunderland

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
1': Marc Wilson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Foul by Marc Wilson (Sunderland).
5': Attempt saved. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
6': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
6': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
8': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a headed pass following a corner.
9': Attempt missed. Tyias Browning (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
12': Attempt missed. George Honeyman (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
15': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland).
15': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
20': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
20': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
21': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
23': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Robbin Ruiter.
23': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
28': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
28': Josh Maja (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
31': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
34': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
34': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Tyias Browning (Sunderland).
35': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
36': Hand ball by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
40': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
41': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland).
41': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
42': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Robbin Ruiter.
43': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
43': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
45': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
45'+1': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
45'+1': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 0.
45': Substitution, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole replaces Marc Wilson.
46': Attempt saved. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
46': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Robbin Ruiter.
46': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Sunderland 0. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
48': Attempt missed. Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
49': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
49': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) is shown the red card.
49': Delay in match David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Attempt missed. Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
54': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by John O'Shea.
54': Foul by Jazz Richards (Cardiff City).
54': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Sunderland 0. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore following a fast break.
58': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
58': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yanic Wildschut replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
59': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
59': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces Lynden Gooch.
61': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
61': Josh Maja (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Foul by Jazz Richards (Cardiff City).
63': Joel Asoro (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
64': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland).
65': Hand ball by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
66': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
66': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
67': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
67': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
69': Attempt missed. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sean Morrison following a corner.
70': Attempt blocked. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Asoro.
72': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
72': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett following a corner.
72': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls following a corner.
73': Foul by Joel Asoro (Sunderland).
73': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
74': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
76': Jake Clarke-Salter (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
76': Joel Asoro (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
78': Substitution, Sunderland. Callum McManaman replaces Josh Maja.
79': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
80': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Goal! Cardiff City 3, Sunderland 0. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Liam Feeney replaces David Junior Hoilett.
82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Anthony Pilkington replaces Kenneth Zohore.
82': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
82': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
84': Joel Asoro (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
85': Jake Clarke-Salter (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
85': Jake Clarke-Salter (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
90': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
90'+1': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
90'+1': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Goal! Cardiff City 4, Sunderland 0. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 4, Sunderland 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Cardiff City 4, Sunderland 0.

Statistics

SUN		CAR
14	Fouls	23
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	0
53	Possession	47
3	SHOTS	21
0	ON GOAL	9
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
204	Accurate Passes	177
314	Passes	271
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	6
11	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.3
64	Long Balls	55
19	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	13
15	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
44	Effective Clearances	25
44	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 17,703

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 (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
25	Neil Etheridge (GK)
14	Sol Bamba
4	Sean Morrison
6	Jazz Richards
5	Bruno Ecuélé Manga
8	Joe Ralls
18	Callum Paterson
3	Joe Bennett
19	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
10	Kenneth Zohore
33	Junior Hoilett

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Yanic Wildschut, Anthony Pilkington, Greg Halford, Loïc Damour, Lee Tomlin, Brian Murphy, Liam Feeney.

Sunderland (5-4-1)

No.	Name
25	Robbin Ruiter (GK)
16	John O'Shea
35	Jake Clark-Salter
18	Jiang Guangtai
3	Bryan Oviedo
2	Billy Jones
36	Marc Wilson
17	Didier N'Dong
26	George Honeyman
27	Lynden Gooch
20	Josh Maja

Sunderland Substitutes:

Joel Asoro, Donald Love, Jason Steele, Adam Matthews, Lee Cattermole, Ethan Robson, Callum McManaman.

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