Cardiff City vs Stoke City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Cardiff City are hosting Stoke City
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.
- 1': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
- 2': Offside, Stoke City. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Lee Gregory is caught offside.
- 5': Offside, Cardiff City. Aden Flint tries a through ball, but Lee Tomlin is caught offside.
- 8': Danny Batth (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Gary Madine (Cardiff City).
- 10': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
- 10': Lee Gregory (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Stoke City 0. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gary Madine.
- 15': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
- 15': Tom Ince (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 24': Hand ball by Lee Gregory (Stoke City).
- 26': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 30': Foul by Stephen Ward (Stoke City).
- 30': Gary Madine (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt saved. Gary Madine (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Tomlin.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Badou Ndiaye (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Allen.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Ward.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Stephen Ward (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 40': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
- 40': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Danny Batth (Stoke City).
- 41': Hand ball by Lee Gregory (Stoke City).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Joe Allen (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Gregory.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Stoke City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Stoke City 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 51': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 51': Tom Ince (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Clucas.
- 52': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Foul by Gary Madine (Cardiff City).
- 54': Ryan Woods (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
- 55': Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
- 58': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Vokes replaces Lee Gregory.
- 59': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
- 60': Substitution, Cardiff City. Omar Bogle replaces Gary Madine.
- 61': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Ryan Woods (Stoke City).
- 61': Ryan Woods (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Sam Vokes (Stoke City).
- 67': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 67': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Tomlin following a corner.
- 68': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 68': Tom Ince (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 69': Substitution, Stoke City. Nick Powell replaces Badou Ndiaye.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
- 73': Foul by Danny Batth (Stoke City).
- 73': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
- 81': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 81': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Stoke City. Scott Hogan replaces Sam Clucas.
- 82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Lee Tomlin.
- 87': Attempt missed. Joe Allen (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 88': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephen Ward.
- 90': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
- 90': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sam Vokes (Stoke City).
- 90'+1': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 90'+1': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 90'+2': Tom Ince (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Woods (Stoke City).
- 90'+3': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Stoke City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Stoke City 0.
Statistics
 STK |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 66.4 | Possession | 33.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 435 | Accurate Passes | 172 |
| 548 | Passes | 281 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 16 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 5 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 20,884
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 20,884
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
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 |
| 24 | Gary Madine |
| 33 | Junior Hoilett |
| 19 | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing |
Stoke City (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 15 | Bruno Martins Indi |
| 6 | Danny Batth |
| 3 | Stephen Ward |
| 12 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 4 | Joe Allen |
| 27 | Badou N'Diaye |
| 38 | Ryan Woods |
| 22 | Sam Clucas |
| 7 | Tom Ince |
| 19 | Lee Gregory |
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