Stoke City vs Cardiff City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

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Stoke City are hosting Cardiff City at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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.
1': Hand ball by Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City).
5': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Luke McNally.
5': Attempt saved. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
9': Hand ball by Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City).
10': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
10': Michael Rose (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Stoke City).
12': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Offside, Stoke City. Dwight Gayle is caught offside.
15': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
17': Foul by Dwight Gayle (Stoke City).
17': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
18': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Stoke City).
24': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Delay in match because of an injury André Vidigal (Stoke City).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Offside, Stoke City. André Vidigal is caught offside.
29': Foul by Enda Stevens (Stoke City).
29': Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Bowler.
32': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yakou Méïté.
32': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Michael Rose.
33': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
34': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
34': Michael Rose (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt blocked. Wouter Burger (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Stoke City).
37': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt missed. Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
40': Attempt missed. Mehdi Léris (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
42': Foul by Luke McNally (Stoke City).
42': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Luke McNally (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt saved. Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
44': Offside, Stoke City. Mehdi Léris is caught offside.
45'+1': Foul by André Vidigal (Stoke City).
45'+1': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Cardiff City 0.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Cardiff City 0.
50': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Stoke City).
50': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Offside, Stoke City. Dwight Gayle is caught offside.
52': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
52': Michael Rose (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
58': Substitution, Stoke City. Wesley replaces Dwight Gayle.
58': Substitution, Stoke City. Sead Haksabanovic replaces André Vidigal.
62': Foul by Sead Haksabanovic (Stoke City).
62': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Callum Robinson.
62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kion Etete replaces Yakou Méïté.
63': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kion Etete with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
63': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
63': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Substitution, Stoke City. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Daniel Johnson.
68': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Bowler.
69': Offside, Stoke City. Mehdi Léris is caught offside.
70': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
71': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
72': Attempt blocked. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
74': Attempt blocked. Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Josh Bowler.
77': Attempt missed. Michael Rose (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a cross following a corner.
78': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
78': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
80': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Michael Rose.
81': Attempt saved. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Manolis Siopis.
81': Delay in match because of an injury Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Substitution, Stoke City. Josh Laurent replaces Wouter Burger.
82': Substitution, Stoke City. Lynden Gooch replaces Mehdi Léris.
86': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ryan Wintle replaces Joe Ralls.
88': Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
90'+2': Foul by Wesley (Stoke City).
90'+2': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
90'+3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jack Bonham.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Luke McNally (Stoke City).
90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+7': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
90'+7': Sead Haksabanovic (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+8': Foul by Luke McNally (Stoke City).
90'+8': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Cardiff City 0.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 0, Cardiff City 0.

Statistics

CAR		STK
6	Fouls	16
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
7	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	4
40.7	Possession	59.3
11	SHOTS	7
3	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
235	Accurate Passes	392
351	Passes	523
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	2
20	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.1
68	Long Balls	87
16	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.2	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	5
12	Tackles	10
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
14	Interceptions	13
13	Effective Clearances	22
13	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 23,089

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	15	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	+8	28

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Jack Bonham (GK)
5	Michael Rose
23	Luke McNally
3	Enda Stevens
17	Ki-Jana Hoever
12	Daniel Johnson
4	Ben Pearson
6	Wouter Burger
11	Dwight Gayle
7	André Vidigal
27	Mehdi Léris

Stoke City Substitutes:

Frank Fielding, Nathan Lowe, Josh Laurent, Sead Haksabanovic, Wesley, Ciaran Clark, Junior Tchamadeu, Bae Jun-Ho, Lynden Gooch.

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Jak Alnwick (GK)
5	Mark McGuinness
4	Dimitrios Goutas
17	Jamilu Collins
38	Perry Ng
47	Callum Robinson
8	Joe Ralls
23	Manolis Siopis
22	Yakou Meite
16	Karlan Grant
14	Josh Bowler

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Ryan Wintle, Kion Etete, Ebrima Adams, Ike Ugbo, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Mahlon Romeo, Ollie Tanner, Rubin Colwill, Jonathan Panzo.

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