Cardiff City vs Aston Villa, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Cardiff City 3-0 Aston Villa
Cardiff City 3-0 Aston Villa
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).
- 2': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alan Hutton with a cross.
- 4': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 4': Attempt saved. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 5': Attempt missed. Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor.
- 6': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
- 6': Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa).
- 8': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 13': Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
- 15': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 16': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Glenn Whelan.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 21': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Aston Villa 0. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
- 26': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
- 30': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Ahmed Elmohamady because of an injury.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Offside, Aston Villa. Gabriel Agbonlahor tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïc Damour with a headed pass.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 38': Attempt missed. Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Hutton with a cross.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
- 41': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 45': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 47': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
- 47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 48': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett following a corner.
- 48': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
- 50': Attempt blocked. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henri Lansbury with a cross.
- 52': Foul by John Terry (Aston Villa).
- 52': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).
- 54': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
- 54': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Aston Villa. Callum O'Hare replaces Henri Lansbury.
- 60': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Aston Villa 0. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
- 62': Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).
- 62': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 63': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jazz Richards replaces Joe Bennett because of an injury.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
- 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Loïc Damour.
- 68': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
- 68': John Terry (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 70': Attempt saved. Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 70': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 71': Goal! Cardiff City 3, Aston Villa 0. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 72': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 74': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 74': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Josh Onomah.
- 80': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
- 80': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Delay in match Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing following a set piece situation.
- 84': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa).
- 84': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt saved. Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jazz Richards.
- 85': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 86': Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
- 86': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 86': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
- 89': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
- 89': John Terry (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Cardiff City. Matthew Kennedy replaces Kenneth Zohore.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 3, Aston Villa 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Cardiff City 3, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 9 | Saves | 1 |
| 65.2 | Possession | 34.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 138 |
| 432 | Passes | 234 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 33 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 11 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 49 |
| 28 | Clearances | 49 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 23,899
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 23,899
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 33 | +48 | 72 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 33 | +24 | 70 |
| 3 | Burnley | 34 | +34 | 68 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 34 | +19 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Cardiff City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 14 | Sol Bamba |
| 4 | Sean Morrison |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 2 | Lee Peltier |
| 20 | Loïc Damour |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 17 | Aron Gunnarsson |
| 10 | Kenneth Zohore |
| 33 | Junior Hoilett |
| 19 | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing |
Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 26 | John Terry |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 3 | Neil Taylor  |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 8 | Henri Lansbury |
| 18 | Josh Onomah |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| 11 | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
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