Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City

Championship 21 Oct 2023, 14:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 R. Madley Round 12

Match report

Blackburn Rovers edged past Cardiff City 1-0 in the Championship on 21 October 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Blackburn Rovers dominated possession with 62% of the ball, while Cardiff City had 11 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 9.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 9 - 11 On target 1 - 2 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 8 - 8 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Joe Rankin-Costello
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 James Hill 68 passes (79% accurate)
8 Tyrhys Dolan 1 assist
7 Leopold Wahlstedt captained the side
7 Hayden Carter 81 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
Cardiff City came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 3–8
Shots On Goal 0–0 1–2
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 2–2 2–4
Attacks 80–48 47–76
Match statistics
2 Substitution 5
127 Attacks 124
42 Dangerous Attacks 48
1 On Target 3
8 Off Target 9
9 Shots Total 11
1 Shots On Goal 2
8 Shots Off Goal 4
0 Shots Blocked 5
7 Shots Inside Box 5
2 Shots Outside Box 6
8 Fouls 8
4 Corners 6
1 Offsides 3
62% Ball Possession 38%
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 0
599 Passes Total 361
507 Passes Accurate 264
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-1-4-1
12 L. Wahlstedt
4 J. Hill 17 H. Carter 5 D. Hyam 3 H. Pickering
6 S. Tronstad
2 C. Brittain 11 J. Rankin-Costello 8 S. Szmodics 7 A. Sigurðsson
10 T. Dolan
Cardiff City · 4-1-4-1
21 J. Alnwick
38 P. Ng 4 D. Goutas 5 M. McGuinness 17 J. Collins
23 M. Siopis
14 J. Bowler 6 R. Wintle 8 J. Ralls 16 K. Grant
12 I. Ugbo
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 14 Niall Ennis
  • 27 Lewis Travis
  • 34 Joe Hilton
  • 15 Patrick Gamble
  • 31 Tom Atcheson
  • 18 Dilan Markanday
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 23 Adam Wharton
  • 33 Semir Telalovic
Cardiff City
Coach
E. Bulut
Substitutes
  • 32 Ollie Tanner
  • 22 Yakou Méïté
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 27 Rubin Colwill
  • 13 Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
  • 24 Jonathan Panzo
  • 2 Mahlon Romeo
  • 35 Andy Rinomhota
  • 18 Ebou Adams
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ O. Tanner ↓ J. Bowler Cardiff City
  • 61' ↑ Y. Meïté ↓ I. Ugbo Cardiff City
  • 65' ↑ N. Ennis ↓ A. Sigurðsson Blackburn Rovers
  • 66' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ R. Wintle Cardiff City
  • 78' ↑ L. Travis ↓ J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
  • 78' ↑ R. Colwill ↓ J. Ralls Cardiff City
Cards
  • 33' T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 68' J. Collins Cardiff City
  • 87' D. Hyam Blackburn Rovers
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 1-0 against Cardiff City on 21 October 2023.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 1-0.
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?
Blackburn Rovers had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.