CARDIFF. Cardiff City manages to recover against Plymouth Argyle with 2 goals from M. Whittaker from a goal on the 66′ and a goal on the 18′.
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 23,583 spectators. The referee was Andy Davies with the collaboration of Rob Merchant and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Jacob Miles. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.21 degrees Celsius or 46.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 17 Total 13
- 4 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 121 Attack 83
- 55 Dangerous attack 44
- 94 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 7
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Cardiff City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Plymouth Argyle that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cardiff City had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Cardiff City to win the match.
Cardiff City shot 17 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Plymouth Argyle shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (Lewis Gibson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cardiff City has 34 points like Watford and Norwich City to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Plymouth Argyle will has 28 points like Swansea City to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will host Leicester City on the 29th of December with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (6 draws).
Plymouth Argyle will play away against Southampton on the 29th of December with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Plymouth Argyle (4 draws).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
69'
47'
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 , Perry Ng , Dimitrios Goutas , Mark McGuinness , Jamilu Collins , Joe Ralls , Ryan Wintle , Yakou Méïté , Rubin Colwill , Karlan Grant and Kion Etete .
The home team had on the bench: Josh Bowler , Manolis Siopis , Mahlon Romeo, Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Ebou Adams, Romaine Sawyers, Jonathan Panzo, Ollie Tanner and Callum Robinson .
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 4 changes: Kion Etete for Ollie Tanner (64′), Rubin Colwill for Josh Bowler (64′), Joe Ralls for Manolis Siopis (69′) and Yakou Méïté for Callum Robinson (76′).
Player of the match: Ryan Wintle
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Ryan Wintle.
His rating is with 64 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle
44'
Plymouth Argyle started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Neil Dewsnip played with: Jordan Houghton, Conor Hazard , Julio Pleguezuelo , Macaulay Gillesphey , Lewis Gibson , Kaine Kesler , Adam Randell , Matt Butcher , Mickel Miller , Morgan Whittaker and Ben Waine , Callum Wright .
These were the players on the bench: Bali Mumba , Joe Edwards, Finn Azaz , Luke Cundle , Tyreik Wright, Brendan Galloway , Callum Burton, Caleb Roberts and Frederick Issaka .
Plymouth Argyle could not rely on the presence of Brendan Galloway (injured).
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Adam Randell for Luke Cundle (64′), Mickel Miller for Bali Mumba (64′), Macaulay Gillesphey for Brendan Galloway (71′), Callum Wright for Finn Azaz (64′) and Ben Waine for Frederick Issaka (81′).
Player of the match: Morgan Whittaker
The most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Morgan Whittaker.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Norwich City – 1-0
- Watford – Bristol City – 1-4
- Southampton – Swansea City – 5-0
- Rotherham United – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- Preston North End – Leeds United – 2-1
- Millwall – Queens Park Rangers – 2-0
- Ipswich Town – Leicester City – 1-1
- Hull City – Sunderland – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Blackburn Rovers – 3-0
- Coventry City – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-0
- Cardiff City – Plymouth Argyle – 2-2
- Birmingham City – Stoke City – 1-3
