Cardiff City vs AFC Bournemouth, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueCardiff beat Bournemouth as tributes paid to Sala on emotional day
Bobby Reid scored twice as Cardiff City beat Bournemouth 2-0 on Saturday in a Premier League game that turned into a celebration of Emiliano Sala.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt saved. Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sol Bamba with a through ball.
- 4': Foul by Andrew Surman (Bournemouth).
- 4': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Penalty conceded by Steve Cook (Bournemouth) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 5': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Bournemouth 0. Bobby Reid (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 7': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
- 7': Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Adam Smith.
- 13': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oumar Niasse.
- 16': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
- 18': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
- 18': Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 20': Foul by Nathan Aké (Bournemouth).
- 20': Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
- 27': Attempt saved. Andrew Surman (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joshua King.
- 27': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 28': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
- 28': Attempt missed. Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Smith.
- 29': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 29': Attempt missed. Steve Cook (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 31': Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Bournemouth).
- 31': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Hand ball by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 37': Foul by Josh Murphy (Cardiff City).
- 37': Nathaniel Clyne (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
- 41': Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 41': Bobby Reid (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Dan Gosling (Bournemouth).
- 42': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Adam Smith.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oumar Niasse with a headed pass.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Smith.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Bournemouth 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Bournemouth 0.
- 46': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Bournemouth 0. Bobby Reid (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson with a through ball.
- 48': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
- 48': Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Surman.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 50': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 50': Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Bournemouth).
- 50': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Nathaniel Clyne (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
- 51': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dominic Solanke.
- 52': Offside, Cardiff City. Aron Gunnarsson tries a through ball, but Joe Ralls is caught offside.
- 53': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 55': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Steve Cook (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Stanislas with a cross.
- 56': Offside, Cardiff City. Bobby Reid tries a through ball, but Oumar Niasse is caught offside.
- 58': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 62': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jordon Ibe replaces Junior Stanislas.
- 62': Substitution, Bournemouth. Lys Mousset replaces Dominic Solanke.
- 62': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 62': Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Nathan Aké (Bournemouth).
- 68': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
- 69': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jefferson Lerma replaces Dan Gosling.
- 69': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett replaces Josh Murphy.
- 71': Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
- 71': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oumar Niasse.
- 75': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 75': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 78': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 79': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordon Ibe with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 80': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
- 81': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 81': Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 82': Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore replaces Oumar Niasse.
- 85': Delay in match Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Cardiff City. Leandro Bacuna replaces Bobby Reid.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
- 86': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
- 89': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
- 90': Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
- 90': Steve Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
- 90'+3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Artur Boruc.
- 90'+4': Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
- 90'+4': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Bournemouth 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Bournemouth 0.
Statistics
 BOU |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 73.1 | Possession | 26.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 511 | Accurate Passes | 134 |
| 615 | Passes | 218 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 20 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 31,939
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 31,939
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 22 | Sol Bamba  |
| 5 | Bruno Ecuélé Manga |
| 17 | Aron Gunnarsson |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 2 | Lee Peltier |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
| 11 | Josh Murphy |
| 13 | Callum Paterson |
| 29 | Oumar Niasse |
AFC Bournemouth (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Boruc (GK) |
| 5 | Nathan Aké |
| 3 | Steve Cook |
| 15 | Adam Smith |
| 23 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 6 | Andrew Surman |
| 4 | Dan Gosling |
| 24 | Ryan Fraser |
| 19 | Junior Stanislas |
| 29 | Dominic Solanke |
| 17 | Joshua King |
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