English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
  • 2': Ashley Fletcher (OG)
FT
1 - 0
Middlesbrough

    About

    Cardiff City are hosting Middlesbrough 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': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 2': Own Goal by Ashley Fletcher, Middlesbrough. Cardiff City 1, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 4': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Shotton.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 10': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 10': Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 12': Offside, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair tries a through ball, but Ashley Fletcher is caught offside.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Saville.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 20': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Ralls.
    • 24': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 24': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
    • 26': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
    • 27': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough).
    • 27': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavin Whyte.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Paterson.
    • 30': Hand ball by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 32': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
    • 32': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
    • 36': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
    • 36': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 41': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 41': Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett replaces Josh Murphy.
    • 46': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
    • 47': Attempt missed. Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a through ball.
    • 49': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Gavin Whyte.
    • 49': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Shotton with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
    • 55': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Aden Flint.
    • 58': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Saville with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross.
    • 64': Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 64': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 64': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
    • 65': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 66': Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Omar Bogle.
    • 68': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Ralls.
    • 70': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 70': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
    • 73': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Browne replaces George Saville.
    • 76': Foul by Marcus Browne (Middlesbrough).
    • 76': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough).
    • 77': Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lewis Wing replaces Adam Clayton.
    • 79': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
    • 79': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
    • 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier replaces Marvin Johnson.
    • 81': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 81': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 83': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 84': Attempt missed. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Offside, Middlesbrough. Daniel Ayala tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
    • 87': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 87': Marcus Browne (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Aden Flint.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Middlesbrough 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 0
    52.6 Possession 47.4
    11 SHOTS 10
    0 ON GOAL 2
    0.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    183 Accurate Passes 165
    318 Passes 288
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
    2 Accurate Crosses 8
    13 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.5
    68 Long Balls 71
    15 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 19
    10 Tackles 27
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 9
    15 Effective Clearances 34
    15 Clearances 34

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
    Location: Cardiff, Wales
    Attendance: 23,141

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    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 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Alex Smithies (GK)
    5 Aden Flint
    4 Sean Morrison
    3 Joe Bennett
    2 Lee Peltier
    13 Callum Paterson
    8 Joe Ralls Yellow Card
    7 Leandro Bacuna
    27 Omar Bogle
    11 Josh Murphy
    20 Gavin Whyte
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Daniel Ward, Curtis Nelson, Junior Hoilett, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Will Vaulks, Lee Tomlin, Neil Etheridge.

    MID Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    23 Darren Randolph (GK)
    4 Daniel Ayala Yellow Card
    5 Ryan Shotton
    6 Dael Fry
    22 George Saville
    17 Paddy McNair
    8 Adam Clayton
    21 Marvin Johnson Yellow Card
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel
    11 Ashley Fletcher
    9 Britt Assombalonga
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Marcus Tavernier, Aynsley Pears, Marcus Browne, Lewis Wing, Marc Bola, Jonathan Howson, Stephen Walker.

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