Brentford vs Cardiff City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Brentford are hosting Cardiff City
at Griffin Park, Brentford, England, 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.
- 1': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
- 1': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 1': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
- 3': Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Offside, Brentford. Pontus Jansson tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
- 5': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
- 6': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
- 6': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Danny Ward (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
- 13': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
- 13': Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
- 17': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 22': Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Murphy replaces David Junior Hoilett because of an injury.
- 23': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Ward with a headed pass.
- 23': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Dasilva with a through ball.
- 24': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 24': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 25': Goal! Brentford 1, Cardiff City 0. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
- 27': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 27': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
- 31': Foul by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City).
- 31': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Aden Flint.
- 34': Offside, Brentford. Rico Henry tries a through ball, but Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
- 35': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 38': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 39': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 39': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
- 44': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 46': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 46': Goal! Brentford 2, Cardiff City 0. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 52': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 53': Attempt missed. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 55': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 57': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
- 57': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 60': Attempt missed. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
- 60': Danny Ward (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
- 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Gary Madine replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
- 62': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
- 63': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 63': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Goal! Brentford 2, Cardiff City 1. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Tomlin following a set piece situation.
- 65': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
- 67': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 69': Foul by Josh Murphy (Cardiff City).
- 69': Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 71': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt missed. Danny Ward (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Brentford. Kamohelo Mokotjo replaces Christian Nørgaard.
- 74': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 74': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Danny Ward (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
- 76': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
- 80': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 80': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Rico Henry (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Danny Ward.
- 81': Attempt saved. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 82': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Dasilva.
- 83': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
- 83': Josh Dasilva (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Aden Flint.
- 84': Substitution, Brentford. Julian Jeanvier replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 85': Attempt missed. Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 85': Offside, Brentford. Saïd Benrahma tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
- 86': Josh Dasilva (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 88': Attempt saved. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 88': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Raya Martin.
- 90'+1': David Raya Martin (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Gary Madine (Cardiff City).
- 90'+5': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
- 90'+5': Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Cardiff City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 2, Cardiff City 1.
Statistics
 CAR |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 211 | Accurate Passes | 420 |
| 301 | Passes | 509 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 33 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 84 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 37 |
| 26 | Clearances | 37 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 10,417
Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 10,417
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Millwall | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson  |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 22 | Henrik Dalsgaard |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 14 | Josh Dasilva |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 16 | Curtis Nelson |
| 5 | Aden Flint |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 2 | Lee Peltier |
| 17 | Lee Tomlin |
| 15 | Marlon Pack |
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 23 | Daniel Ward |
| 33 | Junior Hoilett |
| 19 | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing |
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