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

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

90'+5': Sol Bamba

FT
1 - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

39': Gary Hooper

Cardiff City 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
7': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
7': Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
23': Attempt saved. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
24': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
25': Attempt missed. Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Lee with a cross following a corner.
29': Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
29': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Foul by Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday).
32': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
34': Attempt missed. Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Reach.
36': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
38': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
39': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
41': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing with a cross.
41': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tom Lees.
42': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
42': Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday).
44': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tom Lees.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
47': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
48': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by David Junior Hoilett.
48': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
49': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
49': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Morrison.
51': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
51': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (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.
57': Offside, Cardiff City. Craig Bryson tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
58': Attempt saved. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
60': Attempt saved. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
62': Foul by Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday).
62': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Offside, Cardiff City. Sean Morrison tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
63': Delay in match Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Attempt missed. David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
67': David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
67': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
68': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
70': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joost van Aken.
71': Substitution, Cardiff City. Liam Feeney replaces David Junior Hoilett.
73': Attempt saved. Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
75': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Ross Wallace replaces Kieran Lee.
76': Delay in match Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Bennett with a cross.
79': Foul by Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday).
79': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Kenneth Zohore.
82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Lee Tomlin replaces Craig Bryson.
85': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jacob Butterfield replaces Barry Bannan.
87': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is caught offside.
88': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Gary Hooper.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
90'+2': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
90'+2': Liam Feeney (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
90'+3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
90'+4': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Sheffield Wednesday).
90'+4': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
90'+5': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing following a set piece situation.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Statistics

SHW		CAR
9	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	6
7	Saves	1
60	Possession	40
8	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
425	Accurate Passes	227
531	Passes	349
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	3
10	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.2
76	Long Balls	65
22	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	11
13	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
50	Effective Clearances	17
50	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 19,137

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
2	West Ham United	6	+5	11
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Neil Etheridge (GK)
14	Sol Bamba
4	Sean Morrison
3	Joe Bennett
2	Lee Peltier
21	Craig Bryson
17	Aron Gunnarsson
8	Joe Ralls
10	Kenneth Zohore
33	Junior Hoilett
19	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Liam Feeney, Lee Tomlin, Jazz Richards, Bruno Ecuélé Manga, Brian Murphy, Loïc Damour, Daniel Ward.

Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kieren Westwood (GK)
4	Joost van Aken
15	Tom Lees
36	Daniel Pudil
2	Jack Hunt
10	Barry Bannan
3	David Jones
20	Adam Reach
5	Kieran Lee
9	Steven Fletcher
14	Gary Hooper

Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:

Liam Palmer, Ross Wallace, Frederico Venâncio, Jacob Butterfield, Jordan Rhodes, Joe Wildsmith, Atdhe Nuhiu.

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