WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion conquers Cardiff City with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Johnston (1′) and a goal from A. Weimann (80′). West Bromwich Albion was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Rebecca Welch who had the assistance of Robert Hyde and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Alex Chilowicz. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.38 degrees Celsius or 43.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 3 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 102 Attack 104
- 43 Dangerous attack 34
- 92 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion was in firm control of the ball 62% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Cardiff City shot 11 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (Darnell Furlong). Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (Dimitrios Goutas and Jamilu Collins).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, West Bromwich Albion has 52 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City will stays with 40 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away against Plymouth Argyle on the 27th of January with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (3 draws).
Cardiff City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 27th of January with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
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West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Kyle Bartley, Alex Palmer , Darnell Furlong , Cédric Kipré , Erik Pieters , Conor Townsend , Okay Yokuşlu , Alex Mowatt , Tom Fellows , John Swift , Mikey Johnston and Brandon Thomas-Asante .
The home team had on the bench: Jed Wallace , Andreas Weimann , Nathaniel Chalobah , Adam Reach , Callum Marshall, Pipa, Jovan Malcolm, Joshua Griffiths and Reece Hall.
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Alex Mowatt for Callum Marshall (90′), Brandon Thomas-Asante for Andreas Weimann (66′), Tom Fellows for Jed Wallace (67′), Mikey Johnston for Adam Reach (67′) and John Swift for Nathaniel Chalobah (71′).
Player of the match: Mikey Johnston
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Mikey Johnston.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
Cardiff City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Erol Bulut played with: Karlan Grant, Jak Alnwick, Ethan Horvath , Nathaniel Phillips , Dimitrios Goutas , Jamilu Collins , Perry Ng , Ryan Wintle , David Turnbull , Josh Wilson-Esbrand , Rubin Colwill and Yakou Méïté , Famara Diédhiou .
They had on the bench: Kion Etete , Josh Bowler , Manolis Siopis , Mahlon Romeo, Joe Ralls, Aaron Ramsey , Romaine Sawyers, Ollie Tanner and Matthew Turner.
Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of Kion Etete (injured).
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 4 changes: David Turnbull for Manolis Siopis (59′), Yakou Méïté for Kion Etete (59′), Famara Diédhiou for Aaron Ramsey (63′) and Rubin Colwill for Josh Bowler (76′).
Player of the match: Dimitrios Goutas
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Dimitrios Goutas.
His rating is with 51 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Swansea City – Leeds United – 0-4
- Rotherham United – Hull City – 1-2
- Norwich City – Watford – 4-2
- Leicester City – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-0
- Bristol City – Southampton – 3-1
- Birmingham City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
