English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Southampton
  • 11': Adam Armstrong
  • 15': Adam Armstrong
FT
2 - 0
Cardiff City

    About

    Southampton are hosting Cardiff City at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, 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': Offside, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté is caught offside.
    • 5': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
    • 5': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
    • 5': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
    • 11': Goal! Southampton 1, Cardiff City 0. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Alcaraz.
    • 15': Goal! Southampton 2, Cardiff City 0. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 24': Offside, Southampton. Ché Adams is caught offside.
    • 25': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 25': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 25': Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yakou Méïté.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 31': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 42': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
    • 42': Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Flynn Downes with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
    • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross.
    • 45'+5': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City).
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Cardiff City 0.
    • 46': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
    • 46': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Shea Charles.
    • 52': Offside, Southampton. Ché Adams is caught offside.
    • 55': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Callum Robinson.
    • 56': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Wintle following a fast break.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
    • 62': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Stuart Armstrong.
    • 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Josh Bowler.
    • 63': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Carlos Alcaraz.
    • 63': Substitution, Cardiff City. Iké Ugbo replaces Yakou Méïté.
    • 66': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
    • 66': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Joe Aribo (Southampton) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Shea Charles.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a through ball.
    • 71': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
    • 71': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
    • 72': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
    • 72': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
    • 74': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
    • 75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls replaces Manolis Siopis.
    • 75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kion Etete replaces Karlan Grant.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ché Adams.
    • 78': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ché Adams.
    • 80': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Rúnar Rúnarsson.
    • 80': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 80': Iké Ugbo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Ché Adams.
    • 82': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Southampton) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 84': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iké Ugbo.
    • 88': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
    • 88': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
    • 89': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Cardiff City 0.
    • 90'+5': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, Cardiff City 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 2
    36.3 Possession 63.7
    10 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    340 Accurate Passes 655
    400 Passes 719
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 45
    31 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    5 Blocked Shots 5
    14 Effective Tackles 19
    23 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 1.0
    17 Interceptions 10
    15 Effective Clearances 9
    15 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England
    Attendance: 28,659

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 42 +42 85
    2 Ipswich Town 40 +31 75
    3 Millwall 42 +9 73
    4 Middlesbrough 42 +20 72
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
    35 Jan Bednarek
    21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    3 Ryan Manning
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    4 Flynn Downes Yellow Card
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    24 Shea Charles
    22 Carlos Alcaraz
    10 Ché Adams
    9 Adam Armstrong
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Tyler Dibling, Samuel Edozie, James Bree, Mason Holgate, Joe Lumley, Ryan Fraser, Sékou Mara, Joe Aribo, Samuel Amo-Ameyaw.

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

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

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