English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 20': Matheus Pereira
  • 42': Grady Diangana
  • 71': Charlie Austin
  • 90'+3': Romaine Sawyers
FT
4 - 2
Cardiff City
  • 75': Daniel Ward
  • 86': Daniel Ward

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Cardiff City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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.
  • 2': Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Semi Ajayi.
  • 3': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Paterson.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
  • 7': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 10': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 10': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Semi Ajayi.
  • 13': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
  • 14': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by David Junior Hoilett.
  • 16': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 16': Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City).
  • 18': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
  • 18': Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
  • 20': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Cardiff City 0. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 26': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
  • 26': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
  • 32': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 32': Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 33': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 35': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 35': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
  • 36': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 42': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Cardiff City 0. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Livermore following a fast break.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 2, Cardiff City 0.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Paterson with a headed pass.
  • 51': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavin Whyte.
  • 53': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Edwards replaces Grady Diangana because of an injury.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nathan Ferguson.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) header from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Callum Paterson.
  • 59': Offside, Cardiff City. Lee Peltier tries a through ball, but Leandro Bacuna is caught offside.
  • 61': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
  • 62': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Charlie Austin.
  • 63': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Bennett with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
  • 64': Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
  • 67': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross following a fast break.
  • 69': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 69': Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Offside, Cardiff City. Marlon Pack tries a through ball, but Robert Glatzel is caught offside.
  • 71': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Cardiff City 0. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 73': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Filip Krovinovic replaces Matt Phillips.
  • 73': Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Robert Glatzel.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Austin.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 75': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Cardiff City 1. Danny Ward (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filip Krovinovic.
  • 77': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
  • 80': Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Murphy replaces Gavin Whyte.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Ward.
  • 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kenneth Zohore replaces Charlie Austin.
  • 83': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
  • 83': Kenneth Zohore (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 84': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Danny Ward (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 86': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 86': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Cardiff City 2. Danny Ward (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 88': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Aden Flint.
  • 89': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
  • 89': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Romaine Sawyers.
  • 90'+3': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 4, Cardiff City 2. Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 90'+5': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+6': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+6': Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 4, Cardiff City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 4, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 6
34.6 Possession 65.4
19 SHOTS 15
8 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
174 Accurate Passes 462
280 Passes 562
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 4
27 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
76 Long Balls 55
28 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 4
19 Tackles 6
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 7
21 Effective Clearances 25
21 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,140

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
5 Kyle Bartley
6 Semi Ajayi
36 Nathan Ferguson
2 Darnell Furlong
12 Matheus Pereira
19 Romaine Sawyers
8 Jake Livermore Yellow Card
15 Charlie Austin
29 Grady Diangana
10 Matt Phillips
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Kieran Gibbs, Dara O'Shea, Hal Robson-Kanu, Kenneth Zohore, Filip Krovinovic, Jonathan Bond, Kyle Edwards.

CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Alex Smithies (GK)
5 Aden Flint Yellow Card
4 Sean Morrison
3 Joe Bennett
2 Lee Peltier
13 Callum Paterson
15 Marlon Pack
7 Leandro Bacuna
9 Robert Glatzel
33 Junior Hoilett Yellow Card
20 Gavin Whyte
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Curtis Nelson, Lee Tomlin, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Josh Murphy, Daniel Ward, Neil Etheridge, Cameron Coxe.

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