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

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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	44	+46	89
2	Ipswich Town	44	+30	80
3	Millwall	45	+13	80
4	Middlesbrough	45	+25	79

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.

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