English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
  • 45'+4': Will Vaulks
  • 76': Will Vaulks
FT
2 - 3
Brentford
  • 50': Sergi Canós
  • 65': Sergi Canós
  • 73': Sergi Canós

About

Cardiff City are hosting Brentford 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': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
  • 7': Foul by Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City).
  • 7': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
  • 13': Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 14': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 14': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 20': Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 24': Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
  • 26': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
  • 26': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 34': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 34': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
  • 42': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 43': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
  • 43': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Sean Morrison is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Brentford 0. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Glatzel following a fast break.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Brentford 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Glatzel.
  • 49': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock with a headed pass.
  • 50': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 50': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Brentford 1. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
  • 53': Foul by Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City).
  • 53': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
  • 55': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 55': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
  • 59': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
  • 59': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
  • 61': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Canós.
  • 62': Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 64': Attempt saved. Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
  • 65': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Brentford 2. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
  • 68': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces David Junior Hoilett.
  • 68': Foul by Harry Wilson (Cardiff City).
  • 68': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 71': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 71': Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Brentford 3. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
  • 74': Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Murphy replaces Sheyi Ojo.
  • 76': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
  • 76': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Brentford 3. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Brentford. Tariqe Fosu-Henry replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Sergi Canós (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes.
  • 82': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
  • 82': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Sergi Canós.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
  • 90'+2': Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Brentford 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Brentford 3.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 4
60.2 Possession 39.8
16 SHOTS 6
7 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
411 Accurate Passes 228
499 Passes 335
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 2
18 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.1
66 Long Balls 71
31 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 7
10 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 12
22 Effective Clearances 23
22 Clearances 23

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 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Alex Smithies (GK)
16 Curtis Nelson
4 Sean Morrison
3 Joe Bennett
7 Leandro Bacuna
23 Harry Wilson
8 Joe Ralls
6 Will Vaulks
9 Robert Glatzel
33 Junior Hoilett
27 Sheyi Ojo
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Mark Harris, Dillon Phillips, Joel Bagan, Gavin Whyte, Josh Murphy, Marlon Pack, Greg Cunningham, Filip Benkovic, Keenan Patten.

BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
5 Ethan Pinnock
18 Pontus Jansson
3 Rico Henry
22 Henrik Dalsgaard
27 Vitaly Janelt
8 Mathias Jensen
9 Emiliano Marcondes
17 Ivan Toney
7 Sergi Canós
19 Bryan Mbeumo
Brentford Substitutes:
Saman Ghoddos, Maxwell Haygarth, Dominic Thompson, Mads Bech Sørensen, Tarique Fosu-Henry, Fin Stevens, Josh Dasilva, Marcus Forss, Luke Daniels.

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