CARDIFF. Cardiff City beats Swansea City with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Tanner (71′) and a penalty scored by A. Ramsey (86′).

The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Sunday and it started at 4:45 am local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott who was helped by Craig Taylor and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.86 degrees Celsius or 78.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

Cardiff City

2 - 0

Swansea City

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 125 Attack 123
  • 43 Dangerous attack 41
  • 78 Ball safe 93
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Cardiff City was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Swansea City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cardiff City was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cardiff City won the match​.

Cardiff City shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Swansea City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (Ollie Tanner). On the opposite side, Swansea City received 1 yellow card (Jay Fulton).

Match Timeline

57'
Jay Fulton- Yellow
63'
Josh Ginnelly- sub ->Jerry Yates
63'
Jamie Paterson- sub ->Jamal Lowe
O. Tanner- sub ->Ike Ugbo
70'
O. Tanner(goal)Jamilu Collins
71'
O. Tanner- Yellow
81'
80'
82'
Liam Cullen- sub ->Charlie Patino
Aaron Ramsey(penalty)
86'
C. Robinson- sub ->Aaron Ramsey
90'
90'
Oliver Cooper- sub ->Jay Fulton
90'
Mykola Kukharevych - sub ->Kristian Pedersen

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this match, Cardiff City will have 7 points like Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle, Millwall and Huddersfield Town to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Swansea City will stay with 2 points to sit in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away with Birmingham City on the 10th of April with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (9 draws).

Swansea City will host Stoke City on the 10th of April with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City
G
J. Alnwick 21.England
7.7
D
M. McGuinness 5.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
D. Goutas 4.Greece
7.5
D
J. Collins 17.Nigeria
7.7
D
P. Ng 38.England
7.1
M
R. Wintle 6.England
6.8
M
Y. Meïté 22.Ivory Coast
7.5
80'
M
Aaron Ramsey 10.Wales
8.1
90' 86'
M
Iké Ugbo 12.Canada
6.7
70'
M
K. Ahearne-Grant 16.England
6.4
M
Manolis Siopis 23.Greece
7.3
Substitutes
G
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 13.Iceland
D
Jonathan Panzo 24.England
M
Ebou Adams 18.Gambia
M
J. Ralls 8.England
M
R. Colwill 27.Wales
M
Andy Rinomhota 35.Zimbabwe
F
K. Etete 9.England
6.8
80'
F
C. Robinson 47.Republic of Ireland
90'
F
O. Tanner 32.England
7.9
70' 81' 71'

Cardiff City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Jak Alnwick (7.7), Perry Ng (7.1), Dimitris Goutas (7.5), Mark McGuinness (7.5), Jamilu Collins (7.7), Manolis Siopis (7.3), Ryan Wintle (6.8), Yakou Méïté (7.5), Aaron Ramsey (8.1), Karlan Grant (6.4) and Ike Ugbo (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Ralls, Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Jonathan Panzo, Ollie Tanner (7.9), Kion Etete (6.8), Ebou Adams, Rubin Colwill, Andy Rinomhota and Callum Robinson.

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 3 changes: Ike Ugbo for Ollie Tanner (70′), Yakou Méïté for Kion Etete (80′) and Aaron Ramsey for Callum Robinson (90′).

Best player: Aaron Ramsey​

The most impressive player for Cardiff City was Aaron Ramsey.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 36 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
7.3
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
6.0
90'
D
Harry Darling 6.England
6.7
D
N. Wood-Gordon 23.England
6.4
M
Josh Key 2.England
6.7
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
7.3
90' 57'
M
Josh Tymon 14.England
7.0
M
Matt Grimes 8.England
7.0
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
6.8
82'
F
Joe Allen 7.Wales
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
6.8
63'
F
Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica
6.7
63'
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Ben Cabango 5.Wales
D
Harrison Ashby 30.Scotland
D
Bashir Humphreys 33.England
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
90'
F
Mykola Kukharevych 19.Ukraine
90'
F
Josh Ginnelly 11.England
6.3
63'
F
Jamie Paterson 12.England
6.8
63'
F
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
7.0
82'

Swansea City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Michael Duff played with: Carl Rushworth (7.3), Harry Darling (6.7), Nathan Wood (6.4), Kristian Pedersen (6.0), Matt Grimes (7.0), Josh Key (6.7), Jay Fulton (7.3), Charlie Patino (6.8), Joe Allen, Josh Tymon (7.0) and Jamal Lowe (6.7), Jerry Yates (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Ben Cabango, Harrison Ashby, Bashir Humphreys, Andrew Fisher, Josh Ginnelly (6.3), Jamie Paterson (6.8), Liam Cullen (7.0), Oliver Cooper and Mykola Kukharevych.

Swansea City could not rely on the presence of Josh Ginnelly (injured).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Jerry Yates for Josh Ginnelly (63′), Jamal Lowe for Jamie Paterson (63′), Charlie Patino for Liam Cullen (82′), Kristian Pedersen for Mykola Kukharevych (90′) and Jay Fulton for Oliver Cooper (90′).

Best player: Jay Fulton​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Jay Fulton.

His rating is (7.3) with 36 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​