Cardiff 3-1 Ipswich — EFL Championship, 31 Oct 2017
Cardiff beat Ipswich 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 31 October 2017 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. J. Hoilett, O. Bogle and D. Ward scored for Cardiff; Bersant Celina for Ipswich. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 2 and Ipswich 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-012'assist: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
- Half-time1-0
- 2-046'assist: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
- 60'
- 64'
- 66'
- 73'
- 76'out: L. Feeney
- 78'out: M. Waghorn
- 82'
- 83'
- 2-190'assist: G. Ward
- 3-190+1'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.4
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.4Nathaniel Mendez-LaingF
- 7.7Junior HoilettF
- 7.6Omar BogleF
- 7.4Daniel WardF
- 7.2Lee TomlinM
- 7.2Joe RallsM
- 7.2Sol BambaD
- 7.0Callum PatersonM
- 7.0Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 6.8Sean MorrisonD
- 6.7Lee PeltierD
- 6.7Loïc DamourM
- 6.6Neil EtheridgeG
- 6.3Liam FeeneyM
Ipswich
- 7.1Bersant CelinaM
- 6.9Cole SkuseM
- 6.9Joe GarnerF
- 6.8Grant WardM
- 6.6Bartosz BiałkowskiG
- 6.6Freddie SearsF
- 6.4Flynn DownesM
- 6.4Callum ConnollyM
- 6.3Kevin BruM
- 6.3Dominic IorfaD
- 6.3Luke ChambersD
- 6.1Martyn WaghornF
- 6.0Thomas SmithD
- 5.7Jonas KnudsenD
Line-ups
Substitutes
CardiffN. Warnock
Substitutes
- 28B. MurphyG
- 20L. Damour66'M6.7
- 9D. Ward90+1'82'F7.4
- 21C. BrysonM
- 12L. Feeney76'M6.3
- 15G. HalfordM
- 26F. GounongbeF
IpswichM. McCarthy
Substitutes
- 10David McGoldrickF
- 9M. Waghorn78'F6.1
- 6A. WebsterD
- 16Callum Connolly64'M6.4
- 1D. GerkenG
- 12J. SpenceD
- 20F. Sears73'F6.6
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 90 | – | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | 8.4 |
| Junior Hoilett | 76 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Omar Bogle | 82 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Daniel Ward | 8 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Lee Tomlin | 66 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Sol Bamba | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Callum Paterson | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Lee Peltier | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Loïc Damour | 24 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Neil Etheridge | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Liam Feeney | 14 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Ipswich
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bersant Celina | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Cole Skuse | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joe Garner | 78 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Grant Ward | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Bartosz Białkowski | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Freddie Sears | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Flynn Downes | 64 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Callum Connolly | 26 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Kevin Bru | 73 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Dominic Iorfa | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Luke Chambers | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Martyn Waghorn | 12 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Thomas Smith | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jonas Knudsen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.7 |
Recent Form
CardiffDWLDW
- D28 Oct 17HMillwall0-0
- W21 Oct 17AMiddlesbrough1-0
- L13 Oct 17ABirmingham0-1
- D30 Sept 17HDerby0-0
- W26 Sept 17HLeeds3-1
IpswichWLLLW
- W28 Oct 17ABurton Albion2-1
- L22 Oct 17HNorwich0-1
- L14 Oct 17ASheffield Utd0-1
- L30 Sept 17HBristol City1-3
- W26 Sept 17HSunderland5-2
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aston Villa | 31 | +21 | 59 |
| 3 | Derby | 32 | +22 | 58 |
| 4 | Cardiff | 31 | +20 | 58 |
| 5 | Fulham | 31 | +16 | 52 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 31 | +9 | 52 |
| 10 | Brentford | 31 | +3 | 44 |
| 11 | Leeds | 31 | +3 | 44 |
| 12 | Ipswich | 31 | +2 | 44 |
| 13 | Norwich | 31 | -3 | 44 |
| 14 | Millwall | 31 | +2 | 39 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 0-0 Millwall, 28 Oct 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bristol City 2-1 Cardiff, 4 Nov 2017 · EFL Championship
Ipswich
- Previous: Burton Albion 1-2 Ipswich, 28 Oct 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Ipswich 3-0 Preston, 4 Nov 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated