English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
  • 4': Junior Hoilett
  • 45'+1': Joe Ralls (P)
  • 77': Harry Wilson
FT
3 - 0
Barnsley

    About

    Cardiff City are hosting Barnsley 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.
    • 4': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Barnsley 0. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Bennett with a cross.
    • 4': Foul by Michal Helik (Barnsley).
    • 4': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
    • 17': Dominik Frieser (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
    • 19': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross.
    • 21': Foul by Elliot Simoes (Barnsley).
    • 21': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
    • 22': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Michael Sollbauer (Barnsley).
    • 25': Attempt saved. Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Bennett with a cross.
    • 25': Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
    • 27': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Dominik Frieser (Barnsley).
    • 29': Callum Styles (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Harry Wilson (Cardiff City).
    • 32': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
    • 32': Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but Joe Bennett is caught offside.
    • 35': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Dominik Frieser (Barnsley).
    • 36': Elliot Simoes (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Glatzel.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Foul by Matty James (Barnsley).
    • 39': Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Matty James (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Substitution, Barnsley. Clarke Oduor replaces Elliot Simoes.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Morrison.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty James.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Patrick Schmidt (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
    • 45': Penalty Cardiff City. Harry Wilson draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45': Penalty conceded by Michal Helik (Barnsley) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Barnsley 0. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Barnsley 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 2, Barnsley 0.
    • 46': Callum Styles (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 48': Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
    • 59': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Clarke Oduor.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Patrick Schmidt (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Chaplin with a cross.
    • 62': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
    • 63': Substitution, Barnsley. Victor Adeboyejo replaces Patrick Schmidt.
    • 65': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
    • 66': Foul by Matty James (Barnsley).
    • 66': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 67': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sheyi Ojo replaces Robert Glatzel.
    • 70': Foul by Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley).
    • 70': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 74': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 74': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
    • 74': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Goal! Cardiff City 3, Barnsley 0. Harry Wilson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
    • 79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Gavin Whyte replaces Harry Wilson.
    • 80': Substitution, Barnsley. Aapo Halme replaces Matty James.
    • 82': Alex Smithies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
    • 85': Foul by Callum Styles (Barnsley).
    • 85': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Joe Ralls.
    • 87': Foul by Aapo Halme (Barnsley).
    • 87': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 90'+1': Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 3, Barnsley 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 3, Barnsley 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    6 Saves 3
    50.4 Possession 49.6
    4 SHOTS 15
    3 ON GOAL 9
    0.8 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    328 Accurate Passes 324
    457 Passes 459
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    11 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    82 Long Balls 94
    22 Accurate Long Balls 40
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    15 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    17 Interceptions 10
    19 Effective Clearances 17
    19 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
    Location: Cardiff, Wales

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
    2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
    3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
    4 Millwall 35 +7 62
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    Line-Ups

    CAR Cardiff City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Alex Smithies (GK)
    16 Curtis Nelson
    4 Sean Morrison
    3 Joe Bennett
    7 Leandro Bacuna
    8 Joe Ralls
    21 Marlon Pack
    33 Junior Hoilett
    23 Harry Wilson
    9 Robert Glatzel
    10 Kieffer Moore
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Sheyi Ojo, Josh Murphy, Joel Bagan, Gavin Whyte, Dillon Phillips, Sol Bamba, Will Vaulks.

    BAR Barnsley (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jack Walton (GK)
    30 Michal Helik
    6 Mads Andersen
    26 Michael Sollbauer
    32 Matty James Yellow Card
    27 Alex Mowatt
    4 Callum Styles
    28 Dominik Frieser
    19 Patrick Schmidt
    23 Elliot Simoes
    11 Conor Chaplin
    Barnsley Substitutes:
    Victor Adeboyejo, Herbie Kane, George Miller, Clarke Oduor, Aapo Halme, Bradley Collins, Luke Thomas.

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