English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 16': Yuki Ohashi
FT
1 - 2
Cardiff City
  • 4': Yousef Salech
  • 73': Yakou Meite

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 Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 1': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Cardiff City 1. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sivert Mannsverk with a cross.
  • 8': Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
  • 12': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
  • 13': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
  • 13': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 15': Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
  • 16': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 1. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis with a cross.
  • 17': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
  • 20': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 22': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
  • 25': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 27': Handball by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Makhtar Gueye with a headed pass.
  • 32': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
  • 33': Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
  • 34': Attempt missed. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro with a cross.
  • 37': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Joe Ralls.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 42': Offside, Cardiff City. Yousef Salech is caught offside.
  • 43': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 44': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Handball by Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45': Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City).
  • 45'+2': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City). Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 1.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
  • 49': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 49': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Will Fish.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 54': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Will Fish.
  • 60': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 60': Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Yousef Salech.
  • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Alves replaces Andy Rinomhota.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Amario Cozier-Duberry replaces Emmanuel Dennis because of an injury.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Travis following a fast break.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Will Alves (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 72': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Sivert Mannsverk.
  • 72': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Callum Robinson.
  • 73': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 2. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Alves with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 74': Will Fish (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 77': Will Alves (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
  • 80': Offside, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell replaces Sondre Tronstad.
  • 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Cauley Woodrow replaces Yuki Ohashi.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Will Alves (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Yakou Méïté.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Handball by Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 86': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Amario Cozier-Duberry.
  • 87': Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
  • 90': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Handball by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+4': Will Alves (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Will Fish.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 0
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 0
35.4 Possession 0
10 SHOTS 0
4 ON GOAL 0
0.4 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
189 Accurate Passes 0
323 Passes 0
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.0
2 Accurate Crosses 0
10 Crosses 0
0.2 Cross % 0.0
78 Long Balls 0
25 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.3 Long Balls % 0.0
1 Blocked Shots 0
15 Effective Tackles 0
25 Tackles 0
0.6 Tackle % 0.0
17 Interceptions 0
22 Effective Clearances 0
22 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 13,456

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
3 Millwall 46 +15 83
4 Southampton 46 +26 80
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
17 Hayden Carter
4 Yuri Ribeiro
11 Joe Rankin-Costello
23 Yuki Ohashi
27 Lewis Travis
6 Sondre Tronstad
9 Makhtar Gueye
42 Emmanuel Dennis
10 Tyrhys Dolan
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Adam Forshaw, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Cauley Woodrow, Tom Atcheson, Brandon Powell, John Buckley, Todd Cantwell, Dion Sanderson, Balazs Toth.

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

No. Name
1 Ethan Horvath (GK)
2 William Fish
23 Joel Bagan
38 Perry Ng
12 Calum Chambers Yellow Card
8 Joe Ralls
15 Sivert Mannsverk
11 Callum O'Dowda
35 Andy Rinomhota
47 Callum Robinson
22 Yousef Salech
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Cian Ashford, Matthew Turner, Rubin Colwill, David Turnbull, Isaak Davies, Will Alves, Dimitrios Goutas, Yakou Meite, Chris Willock.

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