English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 24': Sam Gallagher
  • 32': Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 45'+2': Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 53': Tyrhys Dolan
  • 90': Ben Brereton Díaz (P)
FT
5 - 1
Cardiff City
  • 58': Sean Morrison

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Cardiff City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 1': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aden Flint.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  • 6': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 6': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 8': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
  • 8': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
  • 10': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan.
  • 15': Hand ball by Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Díaz.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
  • 21': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
  • 21': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 0. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Buckley with a through ball.
  • 25': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
  • 27': Offside, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan tries a through ball, but Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
  • 30': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Aden Flint.
  • 31': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 31': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 0. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Buckley.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 37': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
  • 37': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
  • 39': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
  • 41': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Cardiff City 0. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 3, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 3, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Perry Ng.
  • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ryan Giles replaces Will Vaulks.
  • 49': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 49': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 52': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
  • 53': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Cardiff City 0. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.
  • 56': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hayden Carter replaces Darragh Lenihan.
  • 57': Foul by Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 57': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Joe Rothwell.
  • 58': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Cardiff City 1. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
  • 68': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 74': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 81': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Rubin Colwill.
  • 83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tayo Edun replaces Joe Rothwell.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by John Buckley.
  • 86': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dillon Phillips.
  • 87': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Díaz.
  • 89': Penalty Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Penalty conceded by Dillon Phillips (Cardiff City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Dillon Phillips (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 5, Cardiff City 1. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tayo Edun.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+2': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 5, Cardiff City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 5, Cardiff City 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 3
61.1 Possession 38.9
11 SHOTS 17
5 ON GOAL 10
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
366 Accurate Passes 217
470 Passes 309
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 3
30 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.4
72 Long Balls 71
34 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 14
19 Tackles 22
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 6
11 Effective Clearances 22
11 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 11,670

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 38 +38 77
2 Middlesbrough 38 +22 70
3 Ipswich Town 37 +28 68
4 Millwall 38 +9 68
Full Table

Line-Ups

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5 Daniel Ayala
26 Darragh Lenihan
3 Harry Pickering
2 Ryan Nyambe
21 John Buckley
8 Joe Rothwell
27 Lewis Travis
10 Tyrhys Dolan
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
9 Sam Gallagher
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Leighton Clarkson, Hayden Carter, Daniel Butterworth, Aynsley Pears, Tayo Edun, Reda Khadra.

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

No. Name
1 Dillon Phillips (GK) Yellow Card
5 Aden Flint Yellow Card
16 Curtis Nelson
4 Sean Morrison
6 Will Vaulks
21 Marlon Pack
3 Joel Bagan
38 Perry Ng
10 Kieffer Moore
7 Leandro Bacuna
27 Rubin Colwill
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Sam Bowen, Thomas Sang, James Collins, Alex Smithies, Mark McGuinness, Mark Harris, Ryan Giles.

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