BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers demolishes Cardiff City 5-1 with goals of S. Gallagher (24′), B. Brereton (32′), B. Brereton (45′), T. Dolan (53′) and B. Brereton (90′ pen). On the other side, Cardiff City scored with S. Morrison (58′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud who had the assistance of Philip Dermott and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Ross Joyce. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski , Ryan Nyambe , Darragh Lenihan , Daniel Ayala , Harry Pickering , Lewis Travis , Joe Rothwell , Sam Gallagher , Tyrhys Dolan , John Buckley and Ben Brereton .
The home team had on the bench: Leighton Clarkson, Adetayo Edun , Ian Carlo Poveda, Aynsley Pears, Daniel Butterworth, Hayden Carter and Reda Khadra .
Best player: Ben Brereton
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was Ben Brereton.
His rating is with 3 goals, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Mick McCarthy played with: Dillon Phillips , Sean Morrison , Aden Flint , Curtis Nelson , Perry Ng , Marlon Pack , Will Vaulks , Joel Bagan , Rubin Colwill , Leandro Bacuna and Kieffer Moore .
They had on the bench: James Collins , Alex Smithies, Mark McGuinness, Sam Bowen, Thomas Sang, Ryan John Giles and Mark Harris .
Best player: Sean Morrison
The player that probably impressed the most for Cardiff City was Sean Morrison.
His rating is with 1 goal, 60 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 9 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 67 Attack 120
- 23 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 7 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Cardiff City was in firm control of the ball 61% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Cardiff City was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Blackburn Rovers found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Blackburn Rovers shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Cardiff City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (A. Flint and D. Phillips).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Blackburn Rovers will have 16 points to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Cardiff City will stay with 11 points like Blackpool to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away against Huddersfield Town on the 28th of September with a 3-3 head to head statistic.
Cardiff City will host West Bromwich Albion on the 28th of September with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (5 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- AFC Bournemouth – Luton Town – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Cardiff City – 5-1
- Blackpool – Barnsley – 1-0
- Bristol City – Fulham – 1-1
- Nottingham Forest – Millwall – 1-1
- Sheffield United – Derby County – 1-0
- Stoke City – Hull City – 2-0
- Swansea City – Huddersfield Town – 1-0