CARDIFF. West Bromwich Albion conquers Cardiff City 1-0 after J. Sarmiento scored just 1 goal (50′). West Bromwich Albion made the most of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 am local time. The referee was Joshua Smith with the help of Matthew Jones and G Read. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.74 degrees Celsius or 71.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 1 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 93
- 38 Dangerous attack 34
- 61 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion had a superior ball possession 56% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cardiff City had a more offensive attitude with 38 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, West Bromwich Albion managed to find the solution to win this match.
Cardiff City shot 11 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (Josh Bowler). Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (Kyle Bartley and Darnell Furlong).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Cardiff City will stay with 27 points like Middlesbrough to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion will have 32 points like Leeds United to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away against Birmingham City on the 10th of April with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (9 draws).
West Bromwich Albion will host Rotherham United on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
56'
87'
Cardiff City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Karlan Grant, Jamilu Collins, Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson , Mahlon Romeo , Dimitrios Goutas , Mark McGuinness , Perry Ng , Manolis Siopis , Joe Ralls , Josh Bowler , Callum Robinson , Ollie Tanner and Yakou Méïté .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Wintle , Kion Etete , Ike Ugbo , Ebou Adams, Romaine Sawyers, Jak Alnwick, Jonathan Panzo , Rubin Colwill and Andy Rinomhota.
Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of Kion Etete (injured).
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 5 changes: Callum Robinson for Rubin Colwill (65′), Joe Ralls for Ryan Wintle (56′), Ollie Tanner for Kion Etete (75′), Mahlon Romeo for Jonathan Panzo (56′) and Yakou Méïté for Ike Ugbo (56′).
Player of the match: Mark McGuinness
The most impressive player for Cardiff City was Mark McGuinness.
His rating is with 60 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
50'
Also West Bromwich Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Alex Palmer , Darnell Furlong , Kyle Bartley , Cédric Kipré , Conor Townsend , Okay Yokuşlu , Alex Mowatt , Jed Wallace , Grady Diangana , Jeremy Sarmiento , John Swift .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matt Phillips , Brandon Thomas-Asante , Semi Ajayi, Jayson Molumby , Josh Maja , Nathaniel Chalobah, Pipa, Tom Fellows and Joshua Griffiths.
West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of Brandon Thomas-Asante (injured).
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Jed Wallace for Brandon Thomas-Asante (21′), John Swift for Josh Maja (74′), Okay Yokuşlu for Jayson Molumby (74′), Jeremy Sarmiento for Matt Phillips (65′) and Grady Diangana for Tom Fellows (65′).
Player of the match: Darnell Furlong
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Darnell Furlong even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 49 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Norwich City – 3-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Stoke City – 4-2
- Middlesbrough – Preston North End – 4-0
- Hull City – Rotherham United – 4-1
- Coventry City – Plymouth Argyle – 1-0
- Cardiff City – West Bromwich Albion – 0-1
