Cardiff City vs Reading, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Cardiff City are hosting Reading
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 George Puscas (Reading).
- 2': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
- 7': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
- 8': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
- 9': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
- 13': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
- 16': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt saved. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Curtis Nelson with a cross.
- 17': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
- 18': David Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
- 20': Baba Rahman (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
- 21': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 21': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
- 25': Sam Bowen (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Baba Rahman.
- 26': Attempt missed. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 27': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aden Flint with a headed pass.
- 31': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
- 31': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 37': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Reading 1. David Junior Hoilett (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 40': Attempt missed. Ryan Giles (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
- 45': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
- 45'+1': Offside, Reading. David Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Reading 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Reading 1.
- 46': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Sam Bowen (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
- 54': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
- 56': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 56': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Sam Bowen (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt saved. Ryan Giles (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 58': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
- 58': George Puscas (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
- 60': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ciaron Brown with a cross.
- 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Leandro Bacuna.
- 62': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
- 62': Attempt missed. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Bowen.
- 65': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
- 66': Substitution, Reading. Scott Dann replaces George Puscas.
- 66': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by John Swift.
- 66': Attempt missed. Ryan Giles (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
- 69': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Baba Rahman (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Swift.
- 72': Attempt saved. Sam Bowen (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
- 79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Joe Ralls.
- 79': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Sam Bowen.
- 80': Substitution, Reading. Jahmari Clarke replaces Andy Yiadom because of an injury.
- 80': Ciaron Brown (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Jahmari Clarke (Reading).
- 82': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
- 82': Luke Southwood (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
- 84': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
- 84': Luke Southwood (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': James Collins (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt blocked. James Collins (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciaron Brown with a cross.
- 90'+1': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
- 90'+1': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Reading).
- 90'+1': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
- 90'+4': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Ryan Giles (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mark McGuinness.
- 90'+9': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Baba Rahman.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. James Collins (Cardiff City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Nelson with a headed pass.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Alex Smithies (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Reading 1.
- 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Reading 1.
Statistics
 REA |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 50.1 | Possession | 49.9 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 370 | Accurate Passes | 354 |
| 471 | Passes | 430 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 20 |
| 5 | Crosses | 51 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 32 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 18,400
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 18,400
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 41 | +42 | 84 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 39 | +29 | 72 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 41 | +21 | 72 |
| 4 | Millwall | 41 | +9 | 72 |
Line-Ups
Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alex Smithies (GK) |
| 16 | Curtis Nelson |
| 5 | Aden Flint |
| 30 | Ciaron Brown |
| 2 | Mark McGuinness  |
| 37 | Sam Bowen |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 21 | Marlon Pack |
| 10 | Kieffer Moore |
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 26 | Ryan Giles |
Reading (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Luke Southwood (GK) |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 21 | Abdul Rahman Baba |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 10 | John Swift |
| 15 | Danny Drinkwater |
| 19 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 47 | George Puscas |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria |
| 23 | Junior Hoilett |
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