Cardiff City vs Queens Park Rangers, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

22': Junior Hoilett
45'+1': Sol Bamba

FT
2 - 1

Queens Park Rangers

15': Matt Smith

Cardiff City 2-1 Queens Park Rangers

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
1': Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
4': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
4': Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Delay in match Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers) because of an injury.
6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
12': Foul by Conor Washington (Queens Park Rangers).
12': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Offside, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
15': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Queens Park Rangers 1. Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Freeman.
19': Attempt saved. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
19': Conor Washington (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
21': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
21': Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Queens Park Rangers 1. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
24': Foul by Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers).
24': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
25': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
26': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
26': Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers).
26': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers).
28': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
31': Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
32': Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers).
36': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers).
37': Attempt blocked. Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Mackie.
37': Foul by Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers).
37': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïc Damour.
41': Foul by Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers).
41': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
44': Jamie Mackie (Queens Park Rangers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
45': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
45': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
45'+1': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Queens Park Rangers 1. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
45'+2': Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Queens Park Rangers 1.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 2, Queens Park Rangers 1.
47': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
47': Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Attempt blocked. Conor Washington (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Scowen.
47': Foul by Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers).
47': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
50': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
50': Jamie Mackie (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers).
51': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing with a headed pass.
53': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
53': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
58': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
59': Offside, Cardiff City. Loïc Damour tries a through ball, but Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is caught offside.
61': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Idrissa Sylla replaces Jamie Mackie.
62': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
63': Attempt blocked. Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63': Delay in match Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers).
67': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
67': Foul by Idrissa Sylla (Queens Park Rangers).
67': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
69': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore with a headed pass.
69': Delay in match Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers) because of an injury.
69': Delay in match Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Conor Washington.
72': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Pawel Wszolek replaces Steven Caulker.
73': Delay in match Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
76': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
77': Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Loïc Damour.
79': Delay in match Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers) because of an injury.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
81': Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Loïc Damour.
82': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers).
85': Foul by Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers).
85': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Foul by Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers).
86': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Attempt blocked. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
87': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
87': Foul by Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers).
87': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a headed pass.
90': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is caught offside.
90'+2': Substitution, Cardiff City. Bruno Ecuele Manga replaces David Junior Hoilett.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
90'+3': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+5': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Queens Park Rangers 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Queens Park Rangers 1.

Statistics

QPR		CAR
16	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	0
49.1	Possession	50.9
8	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	8
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
144	Accurate Passes	171
265	Passes	273
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
64	Long Balls	67
11	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.2	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	5
13	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
34	Effective Clearances	41
34	Clearances	41

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 18,520

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
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
20	Loïc Damour
8	Joe Ralls
17	Aron Gunnarsson
10	Kenneth Zohore
33	Junior Hoilett
19	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Daniel Ward, Jazz Richards, Bruno Ecuélé Manga, Brian Murphy, Omar Bogle, Greg Halford, Lee Tomlin.

Queens Park Rangers (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alex Smithies (GK)
15	Steven Caulker
5	Nedum Onuoha
3	Jake Bidwell
2	Darnell Furlong
11	Josh Scowen
7	Luke Freeman
21	Massimo Luongo
17	Matt Smith
9	Conor Washington
12	Jamie Mackie

Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:

Alex Baptiste, Matt Ingram, Idrissa Sylla, Kazenga Lua Lua, Pawel Wszolek, Yeni N'Gbakoto, Jack Robinson.

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