English League Championship

Cardiff City vs Birmingham City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
  • 30': Joe Ralls (P)
  • 38': Curtis Nelson
  • Red Card 52': Daniel Ward
  • 69': Joe Ralls
  • 90'+5': Joe Ralls (P)
FT
4 - 2
Birmingham City
  • 3': Kristian Pedersen
  • 89': Ivan Sunjic
  • Red Card 90'+3': Harlee Dean

About

Cardiff City are hosting Birmingham 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': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
  • 1': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 2': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
  • 2': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
  • 3': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Birmingham City 1. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Crowley with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 6': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
  • 12': Danny Ward (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti.
  • 17': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
  • 17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
  • 17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
  • 20': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 21': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 22': Dangerous play by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 22': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 24': Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Danny Ward (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 28': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
  • 29': Penalty Cardiff City. Aden Flint draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 29': Penalty conceded by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 30': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 1. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 32': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 33': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 33': Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 36': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City).
  • 37': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City).
  • 37': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 38': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Birmingham City 1. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt saved. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 41': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lee Camp.
  • 41': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 43': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 43': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harlee Dean.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
  • 45'+1': Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 46': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
  • 48': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
  • 49': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
  • 49': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aden Flint with a headed pass.
  • 52': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 52': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Danny Ward (Cardiff City).
  • 52': Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Danny Ward (Cardiff City) is shown the red card.
  • 54': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
  • 57': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
  • 57': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harlee Dean.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
  • 60': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jacques Maghoma replaces Kerim Mrabti.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
  • 65': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 65': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
  • 67': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
  • 69': Goal! Cardiff City 3, Birmingham City 1. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Álvaro Giménez replaces Jude Bellingham.
  • 71': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harlee Dean.
  • 72': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
  • 75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Omar Bogle replaces David Junior Hoilett.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fran Villalba following a corner.
  • 77': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
  • 77': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 80': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Odin Bailey replaces Daniel Crowley.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Odin Bailey with a cross.
  • 85': Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 85': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sol Bamba replaces Curtis Nelson because of an injury.
  • 87': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 88': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odin Bailey.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 89': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Omar Bogle.
  • 89': Goal! Cardiff City 3, Birmingham City 2. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+1': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+2': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+3': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Penalty Cardiff City. Omar Bogle draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Cardiff City 4, Birmingham City 2. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 4, Birmingham City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 4, Birmingham City 2.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 4
65.5 Possession 34.5
25 SHOTS 12
6 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
388 Accurate Passes 160
491 Passes 257
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
7 Accurate Crosses 6
27 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.4
43 Long Balls 70
14 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.3 Long Balls % 0.2
10 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 9
12 Tackles 20
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 6
13 Effective Clearances 24
13 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 23,778

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
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Line-Ups

CAR Cardiff City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
5 Aden Flint
16 Curtis Nelson
3 Joe Bennett
2 Lee Peltier Yellow Card
15 Marlon Pack
8 Joe Ralls
7 Leandro Bacuna
23 Daniel Ward Red Card
33 Junior Hoilett
19 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Lee Tomlin, Sol Bamba, Callum Paterson, Josh Murphy, Alex Smithies, Omar Bogle, Will Vaulks.

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Lee Camp (GK)
12 Harlee Dean Red Card
4 Marc Roberts Yellow Card
3 Kristian Pedersen
5 Maxime Colin
34 Ivan Sunjic Yellow Card
22 Jude Bellingham
17 Francisco Villalba
7 Daniel Crowley
18 Kerim Mrabti
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz Yellow Card
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Jacques Maghoma, Álvaro Giménez, Jake Clark-Salter, David Davis, Odin Bailey, Wes Harding, Connal Trueman.

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