English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
  • 4': Joe Ralls
  • 39': Aden Flint
  • 57': Jordan Hugill
  • 85': Uche Ikpeazu
FT
4 - 0
Peterborough United

    About

    Cardiff City are hosting Peterborough United 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': Foul by Frankie Kent (Peterborough United).
    • 1': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City).
    • 2': Oliver Norburn (Peterborough United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 4': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Peterborough United 0. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaak Davies.
    • 11': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 11': Frankie Kent (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Bali Mumba (Peterborough United).
    • 13': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aden Flint.
    • 17': Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Perry Ng.
    • 20': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Oliver Norburn.
    • 22': Foul by Josh Knight (Peterborough United).
    • 22': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City).
    • 25': Oliver Norburn (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Joe Ralls.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Frankie Kent (Peterborough United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Hayden Coulson with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Aden Flint.
    • 29': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 29': Kwame Poku (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Hayden Coulson (Peterborough United).
    • 30': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 31': Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Bali Mumba (Peterborough United).
    • 32': Bali Mumba (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
    • 32': Steven Benda (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Frankie Kent (Peterborough United).
    • 34': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Jack Marriott (Peterborough United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeando Fuchs.
    • 38': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ronnie Edwards.
    • 39': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Peterborough United 0. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 43': Bali Mumba (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City).
    • 44': Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Peterborough United. Hayden Coulson tries a through ball, but Bali Mumba is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Peterborough United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 2, Peterborough United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Peterborough United. Reece Brown replaces Josh Knight.
    • 48': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Jack Marriott (Peterborough United).
    • 52': Callum Morton (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 52': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Oliver Norburn (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 54': Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Foul by Reece Brown (Peterborough United).
    • 55': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jeando Fuchs.
    • 55': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
    • 55': Oliver Norburn (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Goal! Cardiff City 3, Peterborough United 0. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Drameh with a cross following a fast break.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 60': Substitution, Peterborough United. Jonson Clarke-Harris replaces Hayden Coulson.
    • 60': Substitution, Peterborough United. Joe Ward replaces Jack Marriott.
    • 61': Callum Morton (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
    • 63': Foul by Frankie Kent (Peterborough United).
    • 63': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City).
    • 64': Kwame Poku (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
    • 65': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Reece Brown.
    • 66': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City).
    • 66': Steven Benda (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Callum Morton (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 70': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
    • 71': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Joe Ralls.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Hugill with a headed pass.
    • 72': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City).
    • 72': Reece Brown (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Offside, Peterborough United. Joe Ward tries a through ball, but Callum Morton is caught offside.
    • 74': Foul by Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City).
    • 74': Kwame Poku (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Jordan Hugill.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 80': Callum Morton (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
    • 81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Tommy Doyle.
    • 84': Callum Morton (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
    • 85': Goal! Cardiff City 4, Peterborough United 0. Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
    • 86': Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
    • 87': Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Rubin Colwill.
    • 87': Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Joe Ward (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Morton.
    • 90': Foul by Jeando Fuchs (Peterborough United).
    • 90': Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Callum Morton.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+1': Kwame Poku (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 4, Peterborough United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 4, Peterborough United 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    0 Saves 1
    68.4 Possession 31.6
    5 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    540 Accurate Passes 195
    618 Passes 269
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    13 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    42 Long Balls 54
    24 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    12 Effective Tackles 9
    17 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    13 Interceptions 12
    12 Effective Clearances 14
    12 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
    Location: Cardiff, Wales
    Attendance: 17,297

    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 (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    25 Alex Smithies (GK)
    5 Aden Flint
    2 Mark McGuinness
    38 Perry Ng Yellow Card
    3 Joel Bagan
    17 Cody Drameh
    15 Ryan Wintle Yellow Card
    8 Joe Ralls
    22 Tommy Doyle Yellow Card
    9 Jordan Hugill
    39 Isaak Davies
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Rubin Colwill, Mark Harris, Uche Ikpeazu, Oliver Denham, Marlon Pack, Dillon Phillips, Will Vaulks.

    PET Peterborough United (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    25 Steven Benda (GK)
    12 Josh Knight
    2 Ronnie Edwards
    6 Frankie Kent
    18 Oliver Norburn
    42 Jeando Fuchs
    15 Kwame Poku
    43 Hayden Coulson
    24 Bali Mumba Yellow Card
    14 Jack Marriott
    20 Callum Morton
    Peterborough United Substitutes:
    Reece Brown, Joe Ward, Sammie Szmodics, David Cornell, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Ricky-Jade Jones.

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