English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
FT
0 - 0
Cardiff City

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Cardiff City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, 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.
  • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Paddy McNair (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Styles replaces Paddy McNair because of an injury.
  • 5': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Callum Styles.
  • 8': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
  • 11': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 11': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City).
  • 11': Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
  • 17': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 18': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Perry Ng with a cross.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high following a fast break.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
  • 24': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
  • 24': Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Maja.
  • 25': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 25': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ollie Tanner.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 26': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by David Turnbull.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong following a corner.
  • 27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
  • 30': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston is caught offside.
  • 32': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 34': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
  • 34': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 37': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 39': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 39': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 42': Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Maja.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Maja.
  • 45': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 52': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 52': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 52': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 56': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 57': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
  • 57': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Manolis Siopis replaces David Turnbull.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 64': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 64': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 66': Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Uros Racic.
  • 68': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Robinson (Cardiff City).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Substitution, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga replaces Callum Robinson because of an injury.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 70': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 70': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Mikey Johnston.
  • 72': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 72': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
  • 73': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
  • 77': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 77': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Rubin Colwill.
  • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Ollie Tanner.
  • 79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Mason Holgate replaces Semi Ajayi because of an injury.
  • 79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Grady Diangana.
  • 81': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 81': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
  • 85': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Manolis Siopis.
  • 87': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 87': Attempt missed. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 88': Offside, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga is caught offside.
  • 89': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+3': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 12
4 Saves 0
35.6 Possession 64.4
5 SHOTS 19
0 ON GOAL 4
0.0 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
263 Accurate Passes 521
328 Passes 598
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 40
23 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 9
7 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 5
23 Effective Clearances 11
23 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,312

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
4 Burnley 15 +12 27
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alex Palmer (GK)
21 Paddy McNair
6 Semi Ajayi
14 Torbjorn Heggem
2 Darnell Furlong Yellow Card
10 John Swift
27 Alex Mowatt
20 Uros Racic
9 Josh Maja Yellow Card
22 Michael Johnston
11 Grady Diangana
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Karlan Grant, Callum Styles, Joe Wildsmith, Jed Wallace, Jayson Molumby, Devante Cole, Tom Fellows, Ousmane Diakite, Mason Holgate.

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

No. Name
21 Jak Alnwick (GK)
12 Calum Chambers
4 Dimitrios Goutas
11 Callum O'Dowda
38 Perry Ng Yellow Card
27 Rubin Colwill Yellow Card
14 David Turnbull
18 Alex Robertson
47 Callum Robinson
20 Anwar El Ghazi
32 Ollie Tanner Yellow Card
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Joel Bagan, Manolis Siopis, Ethan Horvath, Yakou Meite, Jesper Daland, Chris Willock, Andy Rinomhota, Wilfried Kanga, William Fish.

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