West Ham United vs Cardiff City, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Lucas Perez double helps West Ham to 3-1 win over Cardiff
Substitute Lucas Perez scored his first two Premier League goals for West Ham United to help the east London side to a 3-1 home win over Cardiff.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Cardiff City. Víctor Camarasa tries a through ball, but Sean Morrison is caught offside.
- 5': Chicharito (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 6': Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 7': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Diop.
- 8': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 9': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 9': Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
- 11': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 16': Attempt saved. Marko Arnautovic (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Anderson with a through ball.
- 16': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Víctor Camarasa.
- 19': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
- 19': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 20': Attempt saved. Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross.
- 20': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 21': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United).
- 21': Neil Etheridge (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Bennett tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
- 23': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United).
- 24': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 25': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
- 26': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 26': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Offside, West Ham United. Felipe Anderson tries a through ball, but Declan Rice is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 29': Issa Diop (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Paterson.
- 30': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
- 34': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
- 34': Penalty Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 34': Penalty conceded by Marko Arnautovic (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 35': Penalty saved! Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 36': Marko Arnautovic (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Delay in match Marko Arnautovic (West Ham United) because of an injury.
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Substitution, West Ham United. Lucas Pérez replaces Marko Arnautovic because of an injury.
- 40': Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 40': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Issa Diop (West Ham United).
- 44': Attempt saved. Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 45': Delay in match David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 46': Foul by Chicharito (West Ham United).
- 46': Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bennett with a cross.
- 48': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United).
- 48': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Goal! West Ham United 1, Cardiff City 0. Lucas Pérez (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a through ball.
- 52': Foul by Felipe Anderson (West Ham United).
- 52': Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Offside, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but Sean Morrison is caught offside.
- 54': Goal! West Ham United 2, Cardiff City 0. Lucas Pérez (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku.
- 56': Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 59': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 59': Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
- 61': Goal! West Ham United 3, Cardiff City 0. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 64': Substitution, West Ham United. Andy Carroll replaces Chicharito.
- 64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Joe Ralls.
- 64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Murphy replaces David Junior Hoilett.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 65': Lucas Pérez (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Issa Diop (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross.
- 66': Delay in match Issa Diop (West Ham United) because of an injury.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
- 68': Harry Arter (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Delay in match Harry Arter (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 70': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Delay in match Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 73': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kadeem Harris replaces Callum Paterson because of an injury.
- 75': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
- 76': Substitution, West Ham United. Grady Diangana replaces Robert Snodgrass.
- 76': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 76': Attempt saved. Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
- 78': Offside, Cardiff City. Neil Etheridge tries a through ball, but Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is caught offside.
- 79': Offside, West Ham United. Felipe Anderson tries a through ball, but Andy Carroll is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 83': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
- 86': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 87': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Ham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 87': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 88': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 88': Attempt saved. Andy Carroll (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Camarasa with a cross.
- 90'+1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Grady Diangana.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 90'+4': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Michail Antonio.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) with an attempt from very close range is blocked.
- 90'+5': Goal! West Ham United 3, Cardiff City 1. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Ham United 3, Cardiff City 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, West Ham United 3, Cardiff City 1.
Statistics
 CAR |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 39 | Possession | 61 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 203 | Accurate Passes | 354 |
| 295 | Passes | 461 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 20 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 56,811
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 56,811
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
West Ham United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna |
| 23 | Issa Diop |
| 26 | Arthur Masuaku |
| 30 | Michail Antonio |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 16 | Mark Noble |
| 8 | Felipe Anderson |
| 11 | Robert Snodgrass |
| 7 | Marko Arnautovic  |
| 17 | Javier Hernández |
Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 22 | Sol Bamba |
| 4 | Sean Morrison |
| 17 | Aron Gunnarsson |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 5 | Bruno Ecuélé Manga |
| 7 | Harry Arter |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 33 | Junior Hoilett |
| 21 | Víctor Camarasa |
| 13 | Callum Paterson |
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