Brighton & Hove Albion vs Cardiff City, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueCardiff win at Brighton to give hope of avoiding Premier League relegation
Cardiff City earned a Premier League lifeline when they won 2-0 at Brighton and Hove Albion on Tuesday to close within two points of safety.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt missed. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo.
- 3': Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 4': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Solly March.
- 6': Attempt missed. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 8': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 9': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
- 9': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 11': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
- 15': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 15': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
- 18': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 22': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Cardiff City 1. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
- 26': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Davy Pröpper tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
- 28': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.
- 28': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 29': Attempt saved. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Solly March with a cross.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
- 30': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joe Ralls.
- 32': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 34': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Foul by Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City).
- 38': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bruno.
- 41': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Víctor Camarasa with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Cardiff City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Cardiff City 1.
- 48': Attempt saved. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno.
- 48': Hand ball by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City).
- 49': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 49': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Cardiff City 2. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Camarasa following a set piece situation.
- 52': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
- 52': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davy Pröpper with a headed pass.
- 54': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Florin Andone replaces Pascal Groß.
- 55': Substitution, Cardiff City. Leandro Bacuna replaces Aron Gunnarsson because of an injury.
- 56': Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
- 57': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
- 60': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 63': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 67': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 67': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 69': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. José Izquierdo replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
- 70': Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 71': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
- 71': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 72': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
- 75': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Izquierdo.
- 78': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 78': Attempt missed. Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Dunk following a corner.
- 79': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
- 79': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Delay in match Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kadeem Harris replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
- 81': Attempt missed. José Izquierdo (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Davy Pröpper.
- 82': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83': Foul by Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
- 84': Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City).
- 85': Foul by Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 85': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore replaces Oumar Niasse.
- 90': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Solly March with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
- 90'+4': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Cardiff City 2.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Cardiff City 2.
Statistics
 CAR |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.1 | Possession | 63.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 185 | Accurate Passes | 403 |
| 302 | Passes | 520 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 29 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 24 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 32 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,226
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,226
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Shane Duffy |
| 30 | Bernardo |
| 2 | Bruno |
| 13 | Pascal Gross |
| 24 | Davy Propper |
| 6 | Dale Stephens |
| 17 | Glenn Murray |
| 20 | Solly March |
| 16 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh |
Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 5 | Bruno Ecuélé Manga |
| 4 | Sean Morrison |
| 3 | Joe Bennett  |
| 2 | Lee Peltier |
| 21 | Víctor Camarasa |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 17 | Aron Gunnarsson |
| 29 | Oumar Niasse |
| 33 | Junior Hoilett |
| 19 | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing |
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