West Brom 4-2 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 5 Oct 2019
West Brom beat Cardiff 4-2 in the EFL Championship on 5 October 2019 at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich. Matheus Pereira, Grady Diangana, C. Austin and R. Sawyers scored for West Brom; D. Ward for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, West Brom have won 0 and Cardiff 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-020'assist: Grady Diangana
- 32'Jake Livermore
- 2-042'assist: J. Livermore
- Half-time2-0
- 53'out: K. Edwards
- 58'Callum Patersonout: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
- 3-071'C. Austin
- 73'M. Phillipsout: Filip Krovinović
- 73'out: D. Ward
- 3-175'D. Wardassist: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
- 80'out: Josh Murphy
- 81'C. Austinout: K. Zohorè
- 3-286'D. Wardassist: Josh Murphy
- 88'Junior Hoilett
- 89'Aden Flint
- 4-290+3'R. Sawyersassist: Matheus Pereira
- Full-time4-2
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Daniel Ward · Cardiff
West Brom
- 8.4Matheus PereiraM
- 8.2Grady DianganaM
- 7.3Samuel JohnstoneG
- 7.3Charlie AustinF
- 7.0Kyle BartleyD
- 6.9Semi AjayiD
- 6.7Matt PhillipsM
- 6.7Jake LivermoreM
- 6.6Darnell FurlongD
- 6.6Romaine SawyersM
- 6.5Filip KrovinovićM
- 6.5Kenneth ZohoreF
- 6.3Nathan FergusonD
- 6.1Kyle EdwardsF
Cardiff
- 8.7Daniel WardF
- 7.2Nathaniel Mendez-LaingM
- 6.9Josh MurphyM
- 6.9Junior HoilettM
- 6.7Joe BennettD
- 6.6Lee PeltierD
- 6.5Callum PatersonM
- 6.5Marlon PackM
- 6.5Gavin WhyteM
- 6.4Robert-Nesta GlatzelF
- 6.4Sean MorrisonD
- 6.3Alex SmithiesG
- 6.3Aden FlintD
- 6.1Leandro BacunaM
Line-ups
Substitutes
West BromS. Bilić
Substitutes
- 7Filip Krovinović73'M6.5
- 27Dara O'SheaD
- 9K. Zohorè81'F6.5
- 23Jonathan BondG
- 3K. GibbsD
- 21K. Edwards53'F6.1
- 4H. Robson-KanuF
CardiffN. Warnock
Substitutes
- 1N. EtheridgeG
- 32C. CoxeD
- 11Josh Murphy80'M6.9
- 19Nathaniel Mendez-Laing58'M7.2
- 23D. Ward75'86'73'F8.7
- 17L. TomlinF
- 16Curtis NelsonD
Team statistics
West Brom
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matheus Pereira | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.4 |
| Grady Diangana | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Samuel Johnstone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Charlie Austin | 81 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Kyle Bartley | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Semi Ajayi | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Matt Phillips | 73 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jake Livermore | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Darnell Furlong | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Romaine Sawyers | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Filip Krovinović | 17 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nathan Ferguson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Kyle Edwards | 37 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ward | 17 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 8.7 |
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 32 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Josh Murphy | 10 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Junior Hoilett | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Joe Bennett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Lee Peltier | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Callum Paterson | 58 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Marlon Pack | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Gavin Whyte | 80 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Robert-Nesta Glatzel | 73 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Alex Smithies | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Aden Flint | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2019/20
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | 46 | +42 | 93 |
| 2 | West Brom | 46 | +32 | 83 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | +42 | 81 |
| 4 | Fulham | 46 | +16 | 81 |
| 5 | Cardiff | 46 | +10 | 73 |
| 6 | Swansea | 46 | +9 | 70 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | +8 | 70 |
Before and after
West Brom
- Previous: Leeds 1-0 West Brom, 1 Oct 2019 · EFL Championship
- Next: Middlesbrough 0-1 West Brom, 19 Oct 2019 · EFL Championship
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 3-0 QPR, 2 Oct 2019 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday, 18 Oct 2019 · EFL Championship
Data updated