English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Cardiff City
  • 31': Matt Butcher (OG)
  • 47': Karlan Grant
FT
2 - 2
Plymouth Argyle
  • 17': Morgan Whittaker
  • 66': Morgan Whittaker

About

Cardiff City are hosting Plymouth Argyle at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, 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.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kion Etete.
  • 4': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Matt Butcher.
  • 6': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Foul by Macaulay Gillesphey (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 10': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yakou Méïté.
  • 16': Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
  • 17': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Plymouth Argyle 1. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Waine.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 20': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 20': Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Macaulay Gillesphey.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mickel Miller.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Matt Butcher (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 26': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ben Waine is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 27': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Macaulay Gillesphey (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 28': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 31': Own Goal by Matt Butcher, Plymouth Argyle. Cardiff City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mickel Miller.
  • 36': Foul by Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 36': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Perry Ng.
  • 38': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 38': Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Butcher.
  • 39': Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 39': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Macaulay Gillesphey.
  • 44': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 44': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Lewis Gibson (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1.
  • 46': Foul by Matt Butcher (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 46': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 47': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Plymouth Argyle 1. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 59': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
  • 64': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Luke Cundle replaces Adam Randell.
  • 64': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Bali Mumba replaces Mickel Miller.
  • 64': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Finn Azaz replaces Callum Wright.
  • 64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Bowler replaces Rubin Colwill.
  • 64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Kion Etete.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Lewis Gibson (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bali Mumba.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
  • 66': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Plymouth Argyle 2. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Foul by Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 67': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yakou Méïté.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 69': Substitution, Cardiff City. Manolis Siopis replaces Joe Ralls.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Brendan Galloway replaces Macaulay Gillesphey because of an injury.
  • 72': Foul by Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City).
  • 72': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  • 73': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
  • 76': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Yakou Méïté.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Butcher (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
  • 79': Foul by Callum Robinson (Cardiff City).
  • 79': Luke Cundle (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
  • 80': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
  • 81': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Frederick Issaka replaces Ben Waine.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 85': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 85': Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Brendan Galloway.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Luke Cundle (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bali Mumba.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Plymouth Argyle 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Plymouth Argyle 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Plymouth Argyle 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 4
50.7 Possession 49.3
13 SHOTS 17
6 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
444 Accurate Passes 410
527 Passes 498
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
6 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 70
31 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 7
24 Effective Clearances 17
24 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 23,583

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

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

No. Name
21 Jak Alnwick (GK)
5 Mark McGuinness
4 Dimitrios Goutas
17 Jamilu Collins
38 Perry Ng
27 Rubin Colwill
6 Ryan Wintle
8 Joe Ralls
9 Kion Etete
16 Karlan Grant
22 Yakou Meite
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Romaine Sawyers, Mahlon Romeo, Ollie Tanner, Manolis Siopis, Callum Robinson, Jonathan Panzo, Ebrima Adams, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Josh Bowler.

PLY Plymouth Argyle (3-4-3)

No. Name
21 Conor Hazard (GK)
3 Macaulay Gillesphey
17 Lewis Gibson Yellow Card
5 Julio Pleguezuelo
7 Matt Butcher
20 Adam Randell
14 Mickel Miller
29 Kaine Kesler Hayden
23 Ben Waine
11 Callum Wright
10 Morgan Whittaker
Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:
Caleb Roberts, Finn Azaz, Brendan Galloway, Frederick Issaka, Tyreik Wright, Luke Cundle, Bali Mumba, Callum Burton, Joe Edwards.

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