Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City

League Cup - 3rd Round 27 Sep 2023, 18:45
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
5–2
HT 2–2
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 A. Kitchen

Match report

Blackburn Rovers cruised past Cardiff City 5-2 in the League Cup - 3rd Round on 27 September 2023. It was 2-2 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Blackburn Rovers had 20 shots to Cardiff City's 6.

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

Half-time 2-2 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 20 - 6 On target 7 - 3 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 14 - 10
10
Player of the match
Andrew Moran
Blackburn Rovers · 2 goals, 2 assists
8 Jake Garrett 1 goal
8 Dilan Markanday 1 goal
8 Sondre Tronstad 88 passes (90% accurate)
8 Rubin Colwill 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–5 9–1
Shots On Goal 2–3 5–0
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 3–2 4–0
Match statistics
20 Shots Total 6
7 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 2
7 Shots Blocked 1
15 Shots Inside Box 4
5 Shots Outside Box 2
14 Fouls 10
7 Corners 2
3 Offsides 3
57% Ball Possession 43%
1 Saves 2
589 Passes Total 446
497 Passes Accurate 365
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
12 L. Wahlstedt
11 J. Rankin-Costello 4 J. Hill 16 S. Wharton 3 H. Pickering
6 S. Tronstad 30 J. Garrett
18 D. Markanday 24 A. Moran 7 A. Sigurðsson
33 S. Telalovic
Cardiff City · 3-4-2-1
13 R. Rúnarsson
2 M. Romeo 18 E. Adams 24 J. Panzo
32 O. Tanner 19 R. Sawyers 35 A. Rinomhota 25 K. Evans
27 R. Colwill 47 C. Robinson
9 K. Etete
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 2 Callum Brittain
  • 8 Sammie Szmodics
  • 22 Zak Gilsenan
  • 27 Lewis Travis
  • 17 Hayden Carter
  • 1 Aynsley Pears
  • 5 Dominic Hyam
  • 23 Adam Wharton
  • 37 Thomas Bloxham
Cardiff City
Coach
E. Bulut
Substitutes
  • 40 Joshua Beecher
  • 33 James Crole
  • 45 Cian Ashford
  • 34 Joel Colwill
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 37 Vontae Daley-Campbell
  • 49 Luey Giles
  • 31 Malachi Walcott
  • 50 Cody Twose
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. Brittain ↓ H. Pickering Blackburn Rovers
  • 60' ↑ S. Szmodics ↓ A. Sigurðsson Blackburn Rovers
  • 60' ↑ J. Crole ↓ K. Etete Cardiff City
  • 60' ↑ J. Beecher ↓ K. Evans Cardiff City
  • 70' ↑ C. Ashford ↓ O. Tanner Cardiff City
  • 71' ↑ J. Colwill ↓ C. Robinson Cardiff City
  • 73' ↑ Z. Gilsenan ↓ S. Telalović Blackburn Rovers
  • 73' ↑ L. Travis ↓ J. Garrett Blackburn Rovers
  • 79' ↑ H. Carter ↓ D. Markanday Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 7 3 draws 1 Cardiff City
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2024-02-20 Cardiff City vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0
2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City 1 - 0
2023-09-27 Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City 5 - 2
2023-01-01 Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City 1 - 0
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 5-2 against Cardiff City on 27 September 2023.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 5-2.
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 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.