English League Championship

Cardiff City vs Sunderland, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
    FT
    0 - 2
    Sunderland
    • 18': Luke O'Nien
    • 89': Jack Clarke

    About

    Cardiff City are hosting Sunderland at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume.
    • 6': Offside, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
    • 8': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dennis Cirkin.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
    • 8': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Browne following a fast break.
    • 16': Alan Browne (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
    • 17': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
    • 17': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 1. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Offside, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda is caught offside.
    • 20': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
    • 22': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
    • 26': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 28': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 29': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
    • 29': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 33': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
    • 39': Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
    • 39': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Offside, Cardiff City. Aaron Ramsey is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 43': Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
    • 45': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 1.
    • 47': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
    • 51': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
    • 51': Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 56': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Willock.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trai Hume with a through ball.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Ollie Tanner.
    • 63': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
    • 67': Attempt saved. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
    • 67': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
    • 68': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga replaces Callum Robinson.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 72': Foul by Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff City).
    • 72': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Sunderland. Nazariy Rusyn replaces Eliezer Mayenda.
    • 75': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
    • 75': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Patrick Roberts.
    • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Chris Willock.
    • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Joe Ralls.
    • 79': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
    • 79': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Foul by Aji Alese (Sunderland).
    • 81': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Aji Alese (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland).
    • 85': Attempt saved. Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubin Colwill with a cross.
    • 87': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 89': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
    • 89': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Jack Clarke.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+3': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 2
    35.5 Possession 64.5
    11 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    250 Accurate Passes 508
    313 Passes 575
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    11 Crosses 21
    0.5 Cross % 0.3
    42 Long Balls 44
    20 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 12
    16 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 10
    13 Effective Clearances 11
    13 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
    Location: Cardiff, Wales
    Attendance: 21,401

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 West Bromwich Albion 5 +7 13
    2 Sunderland 5 +8 12
    3 Blackburn Rovers 5 +6 11
    4 Burnley 5 +8 10
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ethan Horvath (GK)
    4 Dimitrios Goutas
    12 Calum Chambers
    11 Callum O'Dowda
    38 Perry Ng
    10 Aaron Ramsey
    8 Joe Ralls
    3 Manolis Siopis Yellow Card
    47 Callum Robinson
    16 Chris Willock
    32 Ollie Tanner
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Yakou Meite, Alex Robertson, Rubin Colwill, Joel Bagan, Wilfried Kanga, Malachi Walcott, David Turnbull, Jak Alnwick, Andy Rinomhota.

    SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
    42 Ajibola Alese Yellow Card
    13 Luke O'Nien
    3 Dennis Cirkin
    32 Trai Hume Yellow Card
    7 Jobe Bellingham
    4 Daniel Neil
    8 Alan Browne
    12 Eliezer Mayenda
    20 Jack Clarke
    10 Patrick Roberts
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Pierre Ekwah, Zak Johnson, Romaine Mundle, Nazariy Rusyn, Simon Moore, Nectarios Triantis, Chris Rigg, Abdoullah Ba, Adil Aouchiche.

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