Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City

Championship - Regular Season 25 Sep 2021, 14:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
5–1
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 K. Stroud Round 9

Match report

Blackburn Rovers thrashed Cardiff City 5-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 25 September 2021. It was 3-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Cardiff City dominated possession with 62% of the ball, while Blackburn Rovers had 16 shots to Cardiff City's 11.

The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire), with K. Stroud in charge.

Half-time 3-0 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 16 - 11 On target 10 - 5 Corners 2 - 6 Fouls 7 - 8 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Ben Brereton
Blackburn Rovers · 3 goals
9 Sam Gallagher 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Tyrhys Dolan 1 goal, 1 assist
8 John Buckley 1 assist
7 Sean Morrison 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–5 4–6
Shots On Goal 5–2 5–3
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 1–2 1–4
Attacks 33–66 34–54
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 5
67 Attacks 120
23 Dangerous Attacks 46
9 On Target 4
8 Off Target 7
16 Shots Total 11
10 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 11
4 Shots Outside Box 0
7 Fouls 8
2 Corners 6
0 Offsides 1
38% Ball Possession 62%
0 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 4
297 Passes Total 461
206 Passes Accurate 359
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Kaminski
2 R. Nyambe 26 D. Lenihan 5 D. Ayala 3 H. Pickering
27 L. Travis 8 J. Rothwell
9 S. Gallagher 10 T. Dolan 21 J. Buckley
22 B. Brereton
Cardiff City · 3-4-2-1
1 D. Phillips
4 S. Morrison 5 A. Flint 16 C. Nelson
38 P. Ng 21 M. Pack 6 W. Vaulks 3 J. Bagan
27 R. Colwill 7 L. Bacuna
10 K. Moore
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 13 Aynsley Pears
  • 24 Hayden Carter
  • 20 Adetayo Edun
  • 19 Leighton Clarkson
  • 14 Daniel Butterworth
  • 7 Reda Khadra
  • 30 Ian Carlo Poveda
Cardiff City
Coach
M. McCarthy
Substitutes
  • 25 Alex Smithies
  • 2 Mark McGuinness
  • 37 Sam Bowen
  • 26 Ryan John Giles
  • 28 Thomas Sang
  • 19 James Collins
  • 29 Mark Harris
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Giles ↓ W. Vaulks Cardiff City
  • 46' ↑ M. Harris ↓ P. Ng Cardiff City
  • 56' ↑ H. Carter ↓ D. Lenihan Blackburn Rovers
  • 66' ↑ R. Khadra ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 81' ↑ J. Collins ↓ R. Colwill Cardiff City
  • 83' ↑ A. Edun ↓ J. Rothwell Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 8' A. Flint Cardiff City
  • 89' D. Phillips Cardiff City
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 7 3 draws 1 Cardiff City
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Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Cardiff City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City?
Blackburn Rovers won 5-1 against Cardiff City on 25 September 2021.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 5-1.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City?
Cardiff City had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.