Cardiff 2-3 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 7 Jul 2020
Blackburn beat Cardiff 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 7 July 2020 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. W. Vaulks and Robert-Nesta Glatzel scored for Cardiff; D. Graham, D. Samuel and Adam Armstrong for Blackburn. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 2 and Blackburn 0, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-014'
- 1-122'
- 2-141'assist: J. Bennett
- Half-time2-1
- 2-246'
- 69'
- 2-370'
- 73'
- 73'
- 73'
- 76'
- 84'
- 84'
- 87'
- 87'
- 88'
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Cardiff
- 7.4Will VaulksM
- 7.2Robert-Nesta GlatzelF
- 6.8Callum PatersonF
- 6.8Joe RallsM
- 6.7Joe BennettD
- 6.5Daniel WardF
- 6.5Lee TomlinF
- 6.5Curtis NelsonD
- 6.5Gavin WhyteM
- 6.4Sean MorrisonD
- 6.4Marlon PackM
- 6.2Leandro BacunaM
- 6.1Junior HoilettM
- 5.9Dion SandersonD
- 5.8Josh MurphyM
- 5.3Alex SmithiesG
Blackburn
- 7.5Adam ArmstrongF
- 7.4Danny GrahamF
- 7.3Darragh LenihanD
- 7.3Stewart DowningM
- 7.0Ryan NyambeD
- 7.0Lewis TravisM
- 7.0Tosin AdarabioyoD
- 7.0Bradley JohnsonM
- 6.9Dominic SamuelF
- 6.7Joseph RothwellM
- 6.5Samuel GallagherF
- 6.5Elliott BennettM
- 6.5Christian WaltonG
- 6.4Lewis HoltbyM
- 6.3Joseph Rankin-CostelloD
Line-ups
Substitutes
CardiffN. Harris
Substitutes
- 1N. EtheridgeG
- 22S. BambaD
- 13Callum Paterson73'F6.8
- 23D. Ward73'F6.5
- 5A. FlintD
- 15Marlon Pack84'M6.4
- 17L. Tomlin73'F6.5
- 20Gavin Whyte84'M6.5
- 24B. SmithD
BlackburnT. Mowbray
Substitutes
- 9Samuel Gallagher87'F6.5
- 13J. LeutwilerG
- 14C. MulgrewD
- 31E. Bennett69'M6.5
- 39John BuckleyM
- 18J. DavenportM
- 8Joseph Rothwell76'M6.7
- 22L. Holtby87'M6.4
- 41Hayden CarterD
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Vaulks | 73 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Robert-Nesta Glatzel | 73 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Callum Paterson | 17 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Joe Bennett | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Daniel Ward | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Lee Tomlin | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Curtis Nelson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Gavin Whyte | 12 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Marlon Pack | 12 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Junior Hoilett | 84 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Dion Sanderson | 84 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Josh Murphy | 73 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 5.8 |
| Alex Smithies | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Armstrong | 87 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.5 |
| Danny Graham | 76 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Stewart Downing | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Ryan Nyambe | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 7.0 |
| Lewis Travis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Bradley Johnson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Dominic Samuel | 87 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joseph Rothwell | 14 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Elliott Bennett | 21 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Christian Walton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Lewis Holtby | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Joseph Rankin-Costello | 69 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2019/20
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Preston | 46 | +5 | 66 |
| 10 | Derby | 46 | -2 | 64 |
| 11 | Blackburn | 46 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 46 | -5 | 63 |
| 13 | QPR | 46 | -9 | 58 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Bristol City 0-1 Cardiff, 4 Jul 2020 · EFL Championship
- Next: Fulham 2-0 Cardiff, 10 Jul 2020 · EFL Championship
Blackburn
- Previous: Blackburn 1-3 Leeds, 4 Jul 2020 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 1-1 West Brom, 11 Jul 2020 · EFL Championship
Data updated