Cardiff City vs Leeds United, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Cardiff City are hosting Leeds United
at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Ben White (Leeds United).
- 6': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Ben White (Leeds United).
- 7': Foul by Albert Adomah (Cardiff City).
- 7': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Ben White (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 8': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
- 9': Foul by Hélder Costa (Leeds United).
- 9': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 11': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Ben White (Leeds United).
- 13': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 17': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
- 17': Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 18': Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Joe Ralls.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ben White (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stuart Dallas with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
- 21': Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Albert Adomah (Cardiff City).
- 21': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Leeds United. Mateusz Klich tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
- 28': Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hélder Costa with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 28': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by David Junior Hoilett.
- 30': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Ben White (Leeds United).
- 32': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Leeds United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 34': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
- 35': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Leeds United 0. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 37': Foul by Hélder Costa (Leeds United).
- 37': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Hélder Costa (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt saved. Hélder Costa (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Dangerous play by Albert Adomah (Cardiff City).
- 42': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Albert Adomah (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
- 43': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 43': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 44': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Cardiff City).
- 44': Jack Harrison (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Hélder Costa (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Roberts with a cross.
- 45'+1': Offside, Leeds United. Jack Harrison tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 45'+2': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Leeds United 0.
- 46': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 46': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
- 48': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
- 53': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
- 53': Hélder Costa (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts tries a through ball, but Stuart Dallas is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 56': Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Leeds United).
- 57': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
- 60': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 61': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Dallas with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Attempt saved. Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
- 61': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
- 62': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Albert Adomah.
- 62': Substitution, Leeds United. Ezgjan Alioski replaces Luke Ayling.
- 64': Offside, Cardiff City. Alex Smithies tries a through ball, but Callum Paterson is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Cardiff City. Robert Glatzel replaces Callum Paterson.
- 65': Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Albert Adomah.
- 66': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Glatzel.
- 68': Offside, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
- 71': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
- 71': Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Leeds United 0. Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
- 73': Attempt missed. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Hélder Costa (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Marlon Pack replaces Joe Ralls.
- 76': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
- 76': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Leeds United. Ian Carlo Poveda-Ocampo replaces Hélder Costa.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
- 78': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
- 79': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing following a corner.
- 80': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
- 80': Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
- 81': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Brad Smith replaces David Junior Hoilett.
- 84': Substitution, Cardiff City. Lee Tomlin replaces Will Vaulks.
- 84': Substitution, Leeds United. Robbie Gotts replaces Mateusz Klich.
- 87': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips with a through ball.
- 89': Ben White (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
- 90'+1': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
- 90'+6': Offside, Leeds United. Kalvin Phillips tries a through ball, but Jack Harrison is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Leeds United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Leeds United 0.
Statistics
 LEE |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 68.9 | Possession | 31.1 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 406 | Accurate Passes | 145 |
| 511 | Passes | 246 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 46 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 37 |
| 13 | Clearances | 37 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Cardiff City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Alex Smithies (GK) |
| 16 | Curtis Nelson |
| 4 | Sean Morrison |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 2 | Dion Sanderson |
| 6 | Will Vaulks |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 13 | Callum Paterson |
| 33 | Junior Hoilett |
| 14 | Albert Adomah  |
Leeds United (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Cooper |
| 5 | Ben White |
| 23 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 15 | Stuart Dallas |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 43 | Mateusz Klich |
| 11 | Tyler Roberts |
| 22 | Jack Harrison |
| 17 | Hélder Costa |
| 9 | Patrick Bamford |
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