Hull City conquers Cardiff City 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

HULL. Hull City was finally too good for Cardiff City.

December 17, 2023

HULL. Hull City was after all too strong for Cardiff City with the goal of Aaron Connolly (32′), Scott Twine (56′) and Ozan Tufan (59′). Hull City capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 20,352 spectators. The referee was Keith Stroud assisted by Matthew Smith and G Read. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 0.92 degrees Celsius or 33.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.

Match Statistics

Hull City

3 - 0

Cardiff City

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

15 Total 8
7 On Target 1
6 Off Target 6
2 Shots blocked 1

86 Attack 74
53 Dangerous attack 13
60 Ball safe 58

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 2

Fouls

12 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

7 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Hull City had a superior ball possession 57% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hull City was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hull City won the match.

Hull City shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City shot 8 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Hull City received 1 yellow card (Cyrus Christie). Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (Jamilu Collins, Manolis Siopis and Ebou Adams).

Match Timeline

Aaron Connolly(goal)Liam Delap

32'

46'

J. Bowler- sub ->Ike Ugbo

54'

J. Collins- Yellow

56'

Manolis Siopis- Yellow

56'

Ozan Tufan(goal)Tyler Morton

59'

Cyrus Christie - Yellow

67'

66'

R. Sawyers- sub ->Manolis Siopis

Greg Docherty- sub ->Jean Michaël Seri

67'

Regan Slater- sub ->Liam Delap

68'

76'

C. Robinson- sub ->Rubin Colwill

76'

O. Tanner- sub ->Karlan Grant

81'

83'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Hull City has 36 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City will stays with 30 points like Middlesbrough to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will play away against Bristol City on the 23rd of December with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City (8 draws).

Cardiff City will play away against Sheffield Wednesday on the 23rd of December with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (7 draws).

Hull City – Formation

Hull City

Ryan Allsop 17.England

7.5

Lewie Coyle 2.England

7.3

Jacob Greaves 4.England

7.0

Alfie Jones 5.England

6.7

Cyrus Christie 33.Republic of Ireland

6.4

67'

Ozan Tufan 7.Turkey

8.1

90'

59'

T. Morton 15.England

7.5

90'

Liam Delap 20.England

7.7

68'

Jean Michaël Seri 24.Ivory Coast

7.0

67'

Scott Twine 30.England

7.8

56'

Aaron Connolly 44.Republic of Ireland

7.9

81'

32'

Substitutes

Matt Ingram 1.England

Sean McLoughlin 6.Republic of Ireland

Andy Smith 26.England

90'

M. Jacob 29.England

Adama Traoré 10.Mali

Greg Docherty 8.Scotland

6.4

67'

H. Vaughan 14.England

7.1

81'

Regan Slater 27.England

6.4

68'

T. Sellars-Fleming 41.England

90'

Hull City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Liam Rosenior decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop (7.5), Cyrus Christie (6.4), Alfie Jones (6.7), Jacob Greaves (7.0), Lewie Coyle (7.3), Tyler Morton (7.5), Jean Michaël Seri (7.0), Liam Delap (7.7), Ozan Tufan (8.1), Scott Twine (7.8) and Aaron Connolly (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Adama Traoré, Matt Ingram, Sean McLoughlin, Greg Docherty (6.4), Harry Vaughan (7.1), Andy Smith, Regan Slater (6.4), Matty Jacob and Tyrell Sellars-Fleming.

Substitutions

Hull City made 5 changes: Aaron Connolly for Harry Vaughan (81′), Jean Michaël Seri for Greg Docherty (67′), Liam Delap for Regan Slater (68′), Ozan Tufan for Tyrell Sellars-Fleming (90′) and Tyler Morton for Andrew Smith (90′).

Player of the match: Ozan Tufan

The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was Ozan Tufan.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 34 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City

J. Alnwick 21.England

6.4

D. Goutas 4.Greece

6.7

M. McGuinness 5.Republic of Ireland

6.6

J. Collins 17.Nigeria

6.7

54'

P. Ng 38.England

7.3

R. Wintle 6.England

K. Ahearne-Grant 16.England

6.3

76'

Y. Meïté 22.Ivory Coast

6.3

66'

Manolis Siopis 23.Greece

6.4

66'

56'

R. Colwill 27.Wales

6.3

76'

Ebou Adams 18.Gambia

6.7

83'

Iké Ugbo 12.Canada

6.8

46'

Substitutes

Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 13.Iceland

M. Romeo 2.Antigua and Barbuda

Jonathan Panzo 24.England

J. Bowler 14.England

6.7

46'

R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis

6.7

66'

Andy Rinomhota 35.Zimbabwe

K. Etete 9.England

6.7

66'

O. Tanner 32.England

6.8

76'

C. Robinson 47.Republic of Ireland

6.7

76'

Also Cardiff City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erol Bulut played with: Ryan Wintle, Jak Alnwick (6.4), Perry Ng (7.3), Dimitrios Goutas (6.7), Mark McGuinness (6.6), Jamilu Collins (6.7), Manolis Siopis (6.4), Ebou Adams (6.7), Yakou Méïté (6.3), Rubin Colwill (6.3) and Karlan Grant (6.3), Ike Ugbo (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mahlon Romeo, Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Josh Bowler (6.7), Kion Etete (6.7), Romaine Sawyers (6.7), Jonathan Panzo, Ollie Tanner (6.8), Andy Rinomhota and Callum Robinson (6.7).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 5 changes: Yakou Méïté for Kion Etete (66′), Manolis Siopis for Romaine Sawyers (66′), Ike Ugbo for Josh Bowler (46′), Rubin Colwill for Callum Robinson (76′) and Karlan Grant for Ollie Tanner (76′).