English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 19, 2017
Cardiff City WWWWW 2
–
Wolverhampton Wanderers WWWWW 1
1st2ndT
CAR022
WOL011
Molineux Stadium · 27,068 att.

Match Report

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing secures win to keep Cardiff top of the Championship

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing secures win to keep Cardiff top of the Championship

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
3
36.3
Possession
63.7
17
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
164
Accurate Passes
398
271
Passes
490
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.1
69
Long Balls
53
14
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.2
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
10
23
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
41
21
Clearances
41

Head to Head

CAR leads series 3-2

Lineups

WOL · 3-4-3

  1. 21John RuddyG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 15Willy BolyCD-L
  4. 25Roderick MirandaCD-R
  5. 27Romain SaïssCM-L
  6. 8Rúben NevesCM-R
  7. 3Barry DouglasLM
  8. 2Matt DohertyRM
  9. 33Léo BonatiniF
  10. 18Diogo JotaCF-L
  11. 26Bright EnobakhareCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Connor RonanSUB
  2. 7Ivan CavaleiroSUB
  3. 19Jack PriceSUB
  4. 9Nouha DickoSUB
  5. 5Ryan BennettSUB
  6. 6Danny BatthSUB
  7. 31Will NorrisSUB

CAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Neil EtheridgeG
  2. 14Sol BambaCD-L
  3. 4Sean MorrisonCD-R
  4. 6Jazz RichardsLB
  5. 2Lee PeltierRB
  6. 20Loïc DamourAM
  7. 8Joe RallsLM
  8. 17Aron GunnarssonRM
  9. 10Kenneth ZohoreF
  10. 33Junior HoilettAM-L
  11. 19Nathaniel Mendez-LaingAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Brian MurphySUB
  2. 7Lee TomlinSUB
  3. 5Bruno Ecuélé MangaSUB
  4. 9Daniel WardSUB
  5. 15Greg HalfordSUB
  6. 23Matthew KennedySUB
  7. 30Omar BogleSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Cardiff City 1. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
  6. 56' Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Bright Enobakhare.
  8. 61' Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 67' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 1. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
  10. 77' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 2. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
  11. 78' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nouha Dicko replaces Barry Douglas.
  12. 83' Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces David Junior Hoilett.
  13. 83' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Connor Ronan replaces Romain Saiss.
  14. 90' Substitution, Cardiff City. Bruno Ecuele Manga replaces Loïc Damour.

EFL Championship News

All news
News PA Nuno Espírito Santo on West Ham loss: We played with 'hesitation' Nuno Espírito Santo admitted West Ham United's painfully slow start cost them after they crashed to a 3-2 home defeat by Southampton. ESPN PA Andri Gudjohnsen brace extends Wrexham's winless run on the road Andri Gudjohnsen's second brace in a week earned Blackburn a clinical 2-0 win over Wrexham. News ESPN News Services Kyle Walker: 'No intention' of removing Man City tattoos after radio comments Kyle Walker has said he has "never had any intention" of removing his Manchester City tattoos, in the wake of comments the full-back made on Wednesday. News PA Wrexham boss Parkinson gets fans' backing as big win eases pressure Phil Parkinson was delighted with the reaction of his players as a 4-1 win over Championship strugglers Preston eased the pressure on the Wrexham boss.