Cardiff City vs Birmingham City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

82': Will Vaulks (P)

FT
1 - 1

Birmingham City

22': Jérémie Bela

About

Cardiff City are hosting Birmingham City 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': Foul by Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City).
2': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
7': Eli King (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Nico Gordon (Birmingham City).
10': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
10': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
12': Attempt missed. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oliver Denham with a headed pass following a corner.
16': Attempt saved. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
16': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
17': Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
19': Offside, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic tries a through ball, but Lyle Taylor is caught offside.
21': Foul by Nico Gordon (Birmingham City).
21': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Birmingham City 1. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a through ball following a fast break.
30': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
30': Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt saved. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
32': Attempt saved. Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Harris.
33': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
33': Attempt saved. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic.
35': Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
40': Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
41': Attempt missed. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eli King following a fast break.
44': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
45': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
45': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Birmingham City 1.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Birmingham City 1.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Eli King.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Ryan Wintle.
46': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a cross.
47': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
47': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Dillon Phillips (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City).
51': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Juninho Bacuna.
53': Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
53': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
54': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
55': Offside, Cardiff City. Mark Harris tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
57': Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
58': Foul by Nico Gordon (Birmingham City).
58': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Nico Gordon (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jérémie Bela.
63': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City).
63': Neil Etheridge (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Juninho Bacuna.
64': Attempt saved. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
67': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
67': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
69': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
73': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Jérémie Bela.
76': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
76': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Max Watters replaces Tommy Doyle.
81': Penalty Cardiff City. Max Watters draws a foul in the penalty area.
81': Penalty conceded by Neil Etheridge (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
82': Neil Etheridge (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 1. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
84': Attempt missed. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
88': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
89': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
89': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross following a corner.
90'+1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nico Gordon.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Max Watters (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Nelson.
90'+2': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
90'+2': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nico Gordon.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 1.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 1.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

BIR		CAR
8	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	3
36.8	Possession	63.2
13	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
164	Accurate Passes	344
262	Passes	447
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
10	Crosses	24
0.4	Cross %	0.2
67	Long Balls	60
15	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.2	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
21	Interceptions	6
31	Effective Clearances	9
31	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 21,395

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	26	+28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	+11	46
3	Ipswich Town	25	+18	44
4	Preston North End	26	+11	43

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Dillon Phillips (GK)
16	Curtis Nelson
42	Oliver Denham
2	Mark McGuinness
38	Perry Ng
17	Cody Drameh
15	Ryan Wintle
32	Eli King
22	Tommy Doyle
29	Mark Harris
9	Jordan Hugill

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Rubin Colwill, Aden Flint, James Collins, Rohan Luthra, Will Vaulks, Max Watters, Jai Semenyo.

Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Neil Etheridge (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
5	George Friend
50	Nico Gordon
20	Gary Gardner
34	Ivan Sunjic
21	Juninho Bacuna
11	Jérémie Bela
2	Maxime Colin
25	Onel Hernández
33	Lyle Taylor

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Ryan Woods, Troy Deeney, Connal Trueman, Jordan James, Jordan Graham, Scott Hogan, Lukas Jutkiewicz.

EFL Championship News

Minnesota United boss Eric Ramsay set for West Brom job - source

Minnesota United head coach Eric Ramsay is set to join English Championship side West Bromwich Albion, a source has confirmed to ESPN.

Wrexham hero Paul Mullin returns to club after Wigan loan cut short

Paul Mullin has returned to Wrexham after his loan spell at Wigan Athletic was cut short halfway through the season.

Watford furious as Hull game postponed 18 minutes before kickoff

Watford have criticised the decision to call off their Championship match at Hull 18 minutes before kick-off on Sunday and claimed they did not agree to the postponement.

Wrexham stay hot in coach Phil Parkinson's 250th game

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said he felt "proud" after his team marked his 250th game in charge with a 2-1 win at Derby.

Nigeria federation 'excited' about Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo's nationality switch from England

The Nigeria Football Federation has welcomed the nationality switch of Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, expressing excitement about adding the 24-year-old to their goalkeeping options.