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

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

57': Kenneth Zohore
90'+2': Callum Paterson

FT
2 - 4

Fulham

12': Tim Ream
56': Floyd Ayité
78': Ryan Sessegnon
90'+7': Stefan Johansen

Cardiff City 2-4 Fulham

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
1': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
10': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
11': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
12': Attempt blocked. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Floyd Ayité.
12': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Fulham 1. Tim Ream (Fulham) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
13': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
13': Offside, Fulham. Kevin McDonald tries a through ball, but Sheyi Ojo is caught offside.
14': Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Floyd Ayité (Fulham).
15': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
15': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Craig Bryson (Cardiff City).
17': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
25': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
26': Attempt missed. Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
26': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Floyd Ayité.
27': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïc Damour.
28': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
28': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
29': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Sheyi Ojo (Fulham).
33': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Floyd Ayité (Fulham).
33': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
35': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïc Damour.
39': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
41': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing with a cross.
41': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marcus Bettinelli.
42': Offside, Cardiff City. Loïc Damour tries a through ball, but Bruno Ecuele Manga is caught offside.
42': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
42': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Offside, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
45'+1': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
45'+1': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
45'+2': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Fulham 1.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Fulham 1.
46': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sheyi Ojo.
48': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
52': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
54': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
55': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Bryson.
55': Hand ball by Floyd Ayité (Fulham).
56': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Fulham 2. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
57': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Fulham 2. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
59': Offside, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is caught offside.
60': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
62': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
62': Tomas Kalas (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
65': Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
66': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marcus Bettinelli.
66': Attempt saved. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross.
67': Offside, Cardiff City. Lee Peltier tries a through ball, but Craig Bryson is caught offside.
68': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
68': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
71': Delay in match Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Attempt missed. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
73': Foul by Craig Bryson (Cardiff City).
73': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rhys Healey replaces Loïc Damour.
73': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces David Junior Hoilett.
75': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
76': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sheyi Ojo.
76': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
76': Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Fulham. Rui Fonte replaces Floyd Ayité.
78': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Fulham 3. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rui Fonte.
81': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
81': Attempt missed. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
82': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
82': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Denis Odoi (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Attempt blocked. Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Paterson with a headed pass.
83': Offside, Fulham. Denis Odoi tries a through ball, but Sheyi Ojo is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Sheyi Ojo.
87': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
87': Rui Fonte (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
88': Rhys Healey (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
89': Attempt saved. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Odoi.
90': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
90': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Lucas Piazon replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
90'+1': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
90'+1': Lucas Piazon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rhys Healey with a through ball.
90'+2': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Fulham 3. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Peltier with a cross.
90'+2': Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
90'+4': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Delay in match Denis Odoi (Fulham) because of an injury.
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+6': Offside, Fulham. Tom Cairney tries a through ball, but Neeskens Kebano is caught offside.
90'+7': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Fulham 4. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks following a fast break.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Fulham 4.
90'+8': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Fulham 4.

Statistics

FUL		CAR
11	Fouls	17
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	6
2	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	2
53	Possession	47
9	SHOTS	15
6	ON GOAL	6
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
308	Accurate Passes	224
417	Passes	354
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
0	Accurate Crosses	4
3	Crosses	24
0.0	Cross %	0.2
75	Long Balls	83
23	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	14
19	Tackles	23
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
37	Effective Clearances	10
37	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 21,662

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	6	+5	11
2	Swansea City	6	+4	11
3	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
4	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	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
2	Lee Peltier
21	Craig Bryson
8	Joe Ralls
20	Loïc Damour
10	Kenneth Zohore
33	Junior Hoilett
19	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Lee Tomlin, Brian Murphy, Liam Feeney, Greg Halford, Rhys Healey, Callum Paterson, Anthony Pilkington.

Fulham (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
13	Tim Ream
26	Tomás Kalas
4	Denis Odoi
2	Ryan Fredericks
6	Kevin McDonald
8	Stefan Johansen
10	Tom Cairney
11	Floyd Ayité
3	Ryan Sessegnon
19	Sheyi Ojo

Fulham Substitutes:

David Button, Luca de la Torre, Lucas Piazon, Neeskens Kebano, Oliver Norwood, Marcelo Djaló, Rui Fonte.

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