English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
AFC Bournemouth
  • 25': Ryan Christie
  • 68': Dominic Solanke
  • 83': Alex Smithies (OG)
FT
3 - 0
Cardiff City
  • Red Card 45'+2': Leandro Bacuna

About

AFC Bournemouth are hosting Cardiff City at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, 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.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Philip Billing.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark McGuinness.
  • 10': Offside, Cardiff City. Perry Ng tries a through ball, but Mark Harris is caught offside.
  • 12': Offside, Cardiff City. Alex Smithies tries a through ball, but Will Vaulks is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
  • 13': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Aden Flint.
  • 14': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
  • 14': Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  • 15': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 17': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
  • 17': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Cardiff City 0. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
  • 27': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
  • 27': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Foul by Gary Cahill (Bournemouth).
  • 30': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
  • 32': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  • 34': Foul by Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth).
  • 34': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Offside, Bournemouth. Jefferson Lerma tries a through ball, but Dominic Solanke is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Aden Flint.
  • 43': Foul by Gary Cahill (Bournemouth).
  • 43': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Philip Billing.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 45': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
  • 45': Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
  • 45'+2': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+3': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 1, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Mark Harris.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Gary Cahill (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 55': Offside, Bournemouth. Jefferson Lerma tries a through ball, but Dominic Solanke is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth).
  • 57': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Kieffer Moore because of an injury.
  • 60': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
  • 60': Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Goal! Bournemouth 2, Cardiff City 0. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philip Billing.
  • 69': Substitution, Bournemouth. Junior Stanislas replaces Jaidon Anthony.
  • 71': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth).
  • 71': James Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Attempt missed. James Collins (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Curtis Nelson.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  • 75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Isaak Davies.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Cook.
  • 80': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jamal Lowe replaces Dominic Solanke.
  • 81': Foul by Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth).
  • 81': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Zemura.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 82': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
  • 83': Substitution, Bournemouth. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Junior Stanislas because of an injury.
  • 83': Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
  • 83': Own Goal by Alex Smithies, Cardiff City. Bournemouth 3, Cardiff City 0.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Jamal Lowe (Bournemouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Zemura.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Cook.
  • 90': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
  • 90'+3': James Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 3, Cardiff City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 3, Cardiff City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 3, Cardiff City 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
28 Possession 72
6 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
146 Accurate Passes 550
241 Passes 633
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
79 Long Balls 55
36 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 5
12 Tackles 6
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 7
24 Effective Clearances 10
24 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 8,942

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 36 +36 74
2 Middlesbrough 36 +23 69
3 Millwall 36 +9 65
4 Ipswich Town 35 +26 64
Full Table

Line-Ups

BOU AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)

No. Name
42 Mark Travers (GK)
5 Lloyd Kelly
24 Gary Cahill
33 Jordan Zemura
17 Jack Stacey
8 Jefferson Lerma
29 Philip Billing
4 Lewis Cook
9 Dominic Solanke
32 Jaidon Anthony
10 Ryan Christie
AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:
Leif Davis, Chris Mepham, Ørjan Nyland, Emiliano Marcondes, Jamal Lowe, Junior Stanislas, Ben Pearson.

CAR Cardiff City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
25 Alex Smithies (GK)
5 Aden Flint
16 Curtis Nelson Yellow Card
2 Mark McGuinness
8 Joe Ralls
6 Will Vaulks
26 Ryan Giles
38 Perry Ng
10 Kieffer Moore
7 Leandro Bacuna Red Card
29 Mark Harris Yellow Card
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Marlon Pack, Dillon Phillips, Sean Morrison, James Collins, Ciaron Brown, Rubin Colwill, Isaak Davies.

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