Cardiff 2-1 Nottingham Forest — EFL Championship, 21 Apr 2018
Cardiff beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 21 April 2018 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. S. Morrison, L. Bridcutt, Aron Gunnarsson got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 4 and Nottingham Forest 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Cardiff City Stadium · Cardiff·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-035'assist: J. Ralls
- Half-time1-0
- 46'out: S. Bamba
- 1-150'assist: Benjamin Osborn
- 60'
- 71'
- 71'
- 73'
- 74'
- 2-174'assist: S. Bamba
- 81'out: A. Vellios
- 87'
- 90'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.6Aron GunnarssonM
- 8.1Sean MorrisonD
- 8.1Joe RallsM
- 7.1Junior HoilettF
- 6.9Yanic WildschutF
- 6.8Nathaniel Mendez-LaingF
- 6.8Lee PeltierD
- 6.8Neil EtheridgeG
- 6.7Joe BennettD
- 6.6Sol BambaD
- 6.5Callum PatersonM
- 6.5Kenneth ZohoreF
- 6.3Craig BrysonM
- 6.2Bruno Ecuele MangaD
Nottingham Forest
- 7.1Benjamin OsbornM
- 7.0Joe LolleyM
- 6.8Liam BridcuttM
- 6.7Tobias FigueiredoD
- 6.6Matthew CashM
- 6.5Michael MancienneD
- 6.5Ben WatsonM
- 6.5Eric LichajD
- 6.5Danny FoxD
- 6.5Apostolos VelliosF
- 6.5Stefanos KapinoG
- 6.4Benjamin BreretonF
- 6.4Jack ColbackM
- 6.2Adlène GuédiouraM
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest4-3-3
Cardiff4-3-3
Substitutes
CardiffN. Warnock
Substitutes
- 28B. MurphyG
- 14S. Bamba46'D6.6
- 18Callum Paterson87'M6.5
- 44G. MadineF
- 13A. PilkingtonF
- 35Y. Wildschut71'F6.9
- 24Marko GrujićM
Nottingham ForestKaranka
Substitutes
- 31A. BouchalakisM
- 39A. Vellios81'F6.5
- 43Jordan SmithG
- 20Kieran DowellM
- 27Tendayi DarikwaD
- 5A. Guédioura71'M6.2
- 4M. Mancienne60'D6.5
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
14Total shots8
5Shots on target3
7Shots off target2
2Blocked shots3
6Corners2
2Offsides2
9Fouls15
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves3
255Total passes344
140Accurate passes238
55%Pass accuracy69%
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | 1 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.1 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Junior Hoilett | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Yanic Wildschut | 19 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 71 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Lee Peltier | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Neil Etheridge | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Joe Bennett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sol Bamba | 45 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Callum Paterson | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Craig Bryson | 87 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Osborn | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Joe Lolley | 81 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Liam Bridcutt | 71 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Tobias Figueiredo | 60 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Cash | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Michael Mancienne | 30 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ben Watson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Eric Lichaj | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Danny Fox | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Apostolos Vellios | 9 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Stefanos Kapino | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jack Colback | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Adlène Guédioura | 19 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
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