Cardiff 2-1 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 17 Aug 2016
Cardiff beat Blackburn 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 17 August 2016 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. D. Graham scored 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 · Cardiff·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-114'Own Goal
- 0-220'Own Goal
- Half-time2-0
- 58'
- 62'
- 63'
- 66'
- 71'
- 76'
- 0-377'assist: Samuel Gallagher
- 84'out: D. Lenihan
- 88'
- 88'out: L. Feeney
- 90'
- 90'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Cardiff
- 7.5Peter WhittinghamM
- 7.2Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 7.2Sean MorrisonD
- 7.0Aron GunnarssonM
- 6.9Lee PeltierD
- 6.9Anthony PilkingtonF
- 6.9Joe RallsM
- 6.7Frederic GounongbeF
- 6.7Lex ImmersM
- 6.7Matthew ConnollyD
- 6.6David MarshallG
- 6.5Emyr HuwsM
- 6.5Declan JohnD
- 6.3Kadeem HarrisM
Blackburn
- 7.2Shane DuffyD
- 7.2Danny GrahamF
- 7.1Samuel GallagherF
- 7.1Jack ByrneM
- 7.0Craig ConwayM
- 6.9Anthony StokesF
- 6.7Darragh LenihanD
- 6.6Hope AkpanM
- 6.6Jason LoweM
- 6.6Jason SteeleG
- 6.6Gordon GreerD
- 6.5Stephen HendrieD
- 6.4Liam FeeneyM
- 6.4Ben MarshallM
Line-ups
Substitutes
CardiffP. Trollope
Substitutes
- 29S. AjayiD
- 24Kadeem Harris66'58'M6.3
- 26K. ZohorèF
- 21S. MooreG
- 11C. NooneM
- 25E. Huws88'M6.5
- 9F. Gounongbe76'F6.7
BlackburnO. Coyle
Substitutes
- 34Scott WhartonD
- 19Samuel Gallagher62'F7.1
- 33David RayaG
- 26D. Lenihan84'D6.7
- 28C. MahoneyM
- 7L. Feeney88'M6.4
- 23D. GuthrieM
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Whittingham | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Lee Peltier | 58 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 76 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Frederic Gounongbe | 14 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Lex Immers | 88 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| David Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Emyr Huws | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Declan John | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Kadeem Harris | 32 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Duffy | 89 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Danny Graham | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 28 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jack Byrne | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Craig Conway | 90 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Anthony Stokes | 62 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Hope Akpan | 84 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jason Lowe | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Gordon Greer | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Stephen Hendrie | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Liam Feeney | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Ben Marshall | 88 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | +10 | 64 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | -3 | 58 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 51 |
| 23 | Wigan | 46 | -17 | 42 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 46 | -58 | 23 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 0-2 QPR, 14 Aug 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Fulham 2-2 Cardiff, 20 Aug 2016 · EFL Championship
Blackburn
- Previous: Wigan 3-0 Blackburn, 13 Aug 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 2-2 Burton Albion, 20 Aug 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated