English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 53': Joe Rankin-Costello
FT
1 - 0
Cardiff City

    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.
    • 7': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Iké Ugbo.
    • 9': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 9': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Bowler.
    • 20': Offside, Cardiff City. Karlan Grant is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
    • 26': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
    • 29': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 29': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 30': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
    • 31': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 33': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
    • 35': Offside, Cardiff City. Karlan Grant is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
    • 43': Offside, Cardiff City. Josh Bowler is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
    • 44': Foul by Iké Ugbo (Cardiff City).
    • 44': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 44': Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arnór Sigurdsson.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Cardiff City 0.
    • 49': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 0. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a through ball.
    • 55': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 55': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics following a fast break.
    • 57': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 57': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 61': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Josh Bowler.
    • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Iké Ugbo.
    • 64': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
    • 66': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Ryan Wintle.
    • 67': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Perry Ng.
    • 68': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 68': Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Perry Ng.
    • 76': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis is caught offside.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Perry Ng.
    • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
    • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Joe Ralls.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manolis Siopis.
    • 81': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamilu Collins.
    • 82': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by James Hill.
    • 84': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 84': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
    • 85': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
    • 86': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 86': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 86': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 89': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jak Alnwick following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+4': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 2
    37.8 Possession 62.2
    11 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    266 Accurate Passes 505
    363 Passes 599
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    14 Crosses 20
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    74 Long Balls 54
    37 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 0
    13 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 15
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    14 Interceptions 9
    22 Effective Clearances 19
    22 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England
    Attendance: 13,572

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
    4 Bristol City 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    12 Leopold Wahlstedt (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam Yellow Card
    17 Hayden Carter
    6 Sondre Tronstad
    3 Harry Pickering
    4 James Hill
    8 Sammie Szmodics
    11 Joe Rankin-Costello
    7 Arnór Sigurdsson
    2 Callum Brittain
    10 Tyrhys Dolan Yellow Card
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Patrick Gamble, Adam Wharton, Niall Ennis, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Semir Telalovic, Lewis Travis, Jake Garrett, Tom Atcheson, Joe Hilton.

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

    No. Name
    21 Jak Alnwick (GK)
    5 Mark McGuinness
    4 Dimitrios Goutas
    23 Manolis Siopis
    17 Jamilu Collins Yellow Card
    38 Perry Ng
    8 Joe Ralls
    6 Ryan Wintle
    16 Karlan Grant
    14 Josh Bowler
    12 Ike Ugbo
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Rúnar Rúnarsson, Yakou Meite, Andy Rinomhota, Callum Robinson, Rubin Colwill, Ollie Tanner, Jonathan Panzo, Mahlon Romeo, Ebrima Adams.

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