English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 1': Michael Johnston
  • 80': Andreas Weimann
FT
2 - 0
Cardiff City

    About

    West Bromwich Albion are hosting Cardiff City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Cardiff City 0. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Perry Ng.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull with a headed pass.
    • 14': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
    • 15': Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 25': Offside, Cardiff City. Josh Wilson-Esbrand is caught offside.
    • 25': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Wilson-Esbrand.
    • 28': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 28': Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 30': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 33': Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 34': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 35': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 41': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Perry Ng.
    • 43': Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 43': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 44': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 47': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 47': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 49': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 49': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City).
    • 49': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 52': Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
    • 53': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Hand ball by Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff City).
    • 56': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kion Etete replaces Yakou Méïté because of an injury.
    • 59': Substitution, Cardiff City. Manolis Siopis replaces David Turnbull.
    • 63': Substitution, Cardiff City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Famara Diédhiou.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Perry Ng with a cross.
    • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Andreas Weimann replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 67': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Mikey Johnston.
    • 67': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace replaces Tom Fellows.
    • 69': Foul by Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City).
    • 69': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Andreas Weimann is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a headed pass.
    • 71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces John Swift.
    • 71': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
    • 71': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 76': Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Bowler replaces Rubin Colwill.
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Foul by Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City).
    • 78': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Cardiff City 0. Andreas Weimann (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
    • 81': Foul by Andreas Weimann (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 81': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 85': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
    • 88': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Marshall replaces Alex Mowatt.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+4': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+6': Offside, Cardiff City. Aaron Ramsey is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Cardiff City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Cardiff City 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 1
    38.6 Possession 61.4
    11 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    314 Accurate Passes 561
    385 Passes 634
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    24 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    71 Long Balls 43
    31 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    15 Effective Tackles 6
    21 Tackles 7
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    10 Interceptions 3
    24 Effective Clearances 26
    24 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 23,541

    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
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    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    24 Alex Palmer (GK)
    15 Erik Pieters
    4 Cedric Kipre
    3 Conor Townsend
    2 Darnell Furlong Yellow Card
    19 John Swift
    27 Alex Mowatt
    35 Okay Yokuslu
    21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
    23 Michael Johnston
    31 Tom Fellows
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Callum Marshall, Joshua Griffiths, Jed Wallace, Nathaniel Chalobah, Jovan Malcolm, Pipa, Adam Reach, Andreas Weimann, Reece Hall.

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

    No. Name
    1 Ethan Horvath (GK)
    12 Nathaniel Phillips
    17 Jamilu Collins Yellow Card
    4 Dimitrios Goutas Yellow Card
    15 David Turnbull
    6 Ryan Wintle
    27 Rubin Colwill
    30 Josh Wilson-Esbrand
    38 Perry Ng
    20 Famara Diédhiou
    22 Yakou Meite
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Matthew Turner, Kion Etete, Josh Bowler, Manolis Siopis, Joe Ralls, Romaine Sawyers, Aaron Ramsey, Mahlon Romeo, Ollie Tanner.

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