English League Championship

Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
  • 27': Will Vaulks
  • 70': Joe Ralls
FT
2 - 2
Blackburn Rovers
  • 43': Adam Armstrong
  • 90': Adam Armstrong

About

Cardiff City are hosting Blackburn Rovers 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': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 11': Foul by Harry Wilson (Cardiff City).
  • 11': Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Offside, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks tries a through ball, but Josh Murphy is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 13': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 14': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Hand ball by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
  • 19': Foul by Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 19': Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
  • 21': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 25': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 28': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Cardiff City).
  • 28': Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Tom Sang (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng with a cross.
  • 34': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
  • 34': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Travis with a headed pass.
  • 37': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 37': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Offside, Cardiff City. Marlon Pack tries a through ball, but Curtis Nelson is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
  • 40': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
  • 43': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 44': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
  • 45': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 47': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 48': Foul by Tom Trybull (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 48': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
  • 50': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 50': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 50': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
  • 51': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 51': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bradley Johnson.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Perry Ng.
  • 53': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 55': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 55': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
  • 63': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls replaces Josh Murphy.
  • 65': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 65': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
  • 66': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
  • 68': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 68': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Johnson.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a through ball.
  • 74': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 75': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 75': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Tom Sang (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
  • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jacob Davenport replaces Harvey Elliott.
  • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Sam Gallagher because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Stewart Downing replaces Lewis Travis.
  • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Holtby replaces Tom Trybull.
  • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Bradley Johnson.
  • 81': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
  • 81': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Holtby with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 85': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 86': Offside, Cardiff City. Harry Wilson tries a through ball, but Will Vaulks is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
  • 90': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Blackburn Rovers 2. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Holtby.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jonathan Williams replaces Harry Wilson.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+2': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+4': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 3
63.4 Possession 36.6
20 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
411 Accurate Passes 168
537 Passes 298
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
2 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.3
94 Long Balls 62
32 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 6
6 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 17
19 Effective Clearances 12
19 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
4 Bristol City 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
12 Alex Smithies (GK)
5 Aden Flint
30 Ciaron Brown
16 Curtis Nelson
21 Marlon Pack
6 Will Vaulks
23 Harry Wilson
38 Perry Ng
28 Thomas Sang
10 Kieffer Moore
11 Josh Murphy Yellow Card
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Dillon Phillips, Sheyi Ojo, Rubin Colwill, Mark Harris, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Joe Ralls, Max Watters, Jonny Williams, Junior Hoilett.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK) Yellow Card
22 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
26 Darragh Lenihan Yellow Card
15 Barry Douglas
2 Ryan Nyambe
19 Tom Trybull
4 Bradley Johnson
27 Lewis Travis
7 Adam Armstrong
9 Sam Gallagher
16 Harvey Elliott
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Stewart Downing, Jarrad Branthwaite, Jacob Davenport, Lewis Holtby, Ben Brereton Díaz, Elliott Bennett, Aynsley Pears, Tyrhys Dolan, Amari'i Bell.

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