Cardiff 2-1 Southampton — EFL Championship, 20 Apr 2024
Cardiff beat Southampton 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 20 April 2024 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. F. Diédhiou and C. Ashford scored for Cardiff; J. Aribo for Southampton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 3 and Southampton 2.
· kickoff·Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd·Match Finished
Match timeline
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.2Ethan HorvathG
- 7.6Joe RallsM
- 7.5Rubin ColwillM
- 7.3Nathaniel PhillipsD
- 7.3Cian AshfordM
- 7.2Famara DiédhiouF
- 7.2Dimitrios GoutasD
- 7.2Yakou MéïtéF
- 7.0Manolis SiopisM
- 6.9Luey GilesD
- 6.7Raheem ConteM
- 6.7Mahlon RomeoD
- 6.5Ollie TannerD
- 6.2David TurnbullM
Southampton
- 7.7Ché AdamsF
- 7.5Joe AriboM
- 7.3Will SmallboneM
- 7.3Adam ArmstrongF
- 7.2Alex McCarthyG
- 7.0David BrooksF
- 6.9Jan BednarekD
- 6.9Ryan ManningD
- 6.9Taylor Harwood-BellisD
- 6.5Kyle Walker-PetersD
- 6.5Stuart ArmstrongM
- 6.3Kamaldeen SulemanaM
- 6.3Joseph RothwellM
- 6.3Ryan FraserM
- 6.2Samuel EdozieM
- 6.2James BreeD
Line-ups
Southampton4-3-3
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Substitutes
CardiffE. Bulut
Substitutes
- 6Ryan WintleM
- 20F. Diédhiou68'61'F7.2
- 19R. SawyersM
- 48C. AntwiM
- 41M. TurnerG
- 34Joel ColwillM
- 36R. Conte65'M6.7
- 37Dylan LawlorD
- 49L. Giles77'D6.9
SouthamptonR. Martin
Substitutes
- 26R. Fraser80'M6.3
- 5Jack StephensD
- 19Joseph Rothwell73'M6.3
- 13Joseph LumleyG
- 14James Bree46'D6.2
- 20Kamaldeen Sulemana81'80'M6.3
- 23Samuel Edozie80'M6.2
- 24Shea CharlesM
- 33T. DiblingM
Team statistics
38%Possession62%
1.78Expected goals (xG)2.05
12Total shots21
7Shots on target8
3Shots off target7
2Blocked shots6
4Corners5
1Offsides2
12Fouls8
1Yellow cards3
7Goalkeeper saves5
364Total passes616
301Accurate passes548
83%Pass accuracy89%
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Horvath | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7.6 |
| Rubin Colwill | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 7 | 7.5 |
| Nathaniel Phillips | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Cian Ashford | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Famara Diédhiou | 29 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Dimitrios Goutas | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Yakou Méïté | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Manolis Siopis | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Luey Giles | 13 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Raheem Conte | 25 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Mahlon Romeo | 65 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Ollie Tanner | 77 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| David Turnbull | 61 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ché Adams | 90 | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Joe Aribo | 73 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Will Smallbone | 80 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Adam Armstrong | 80 | – | – | 6 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.3 |
| Alex McCarthy | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| David Brooks | 80 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Jan Bednarek | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Manning | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kyle Walker-Peters | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Stuart Armstrong | 89 | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kamaldeen Sulemana | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Joseph Rothwell | 17 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Fraser | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Samuel Edozie | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| James Bree | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 02 Dec 23Southampton2-0Cardiff
- 09 Feb 19Southampton1-2Cardiff
- 08 Dec 18Cardiff1-0Southampton
- 12 Apr 14Southampton0-1Cardiff
- 26 Dec 13Cardiff0-3Southampton
- 31 Jan 12Southampton1-1Cardiff
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2023/24
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | +35 | 96 |
| 3 | Leeds | 46 | +38 | 90 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +24 | 87 |
| 5 | West Brom | 46 | +23 | 75 |
| 6 | Norwich | 46 | +15 | 73 |
| 10 | Preston | 46 | -11 | 63 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | +2 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -17 | 62 |
| 13 | Millwall | 46 | -10 | 59 |
| 14 | Swansea | 46 | -6 | 57 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Millwall 3-1 Cardiff, 13 Apr 2024 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 1-4 Middlesbrough, 27 Apr 2024 · EFL Championship
Southampton
- Previous: Southampton 3-0 Preston, 16 Apr 2024 · EFL Championship
- Next: Leicester 5-0 Southampton, 23 Apr 2024 · EFL Championship
Data updated