Cardiff 2-0 Reading — EFL Championship, 7 Nov 2015
Cardiff beat Reading 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 7 November 2015 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. K. Jones, M. Connolly got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 3 and Reading 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 36'
- 38'
- 1-044'
- Half-time1-0
- 2-053'assist: J. Ralls
- 63'out: Sammy Ameobi
- 64'out: D. Williams
- 64'
- 75'
- 76'
- 77'
- 87'
- 88'
- 90'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.6David MarshallG
- 7.9Joe RallsM
- 7.6Kenwyne JonesF
- 7.6Sean MorrisonD
- 7.6Lee PeltierD
- 7.5Aron GunnarssonM
- 7.4Matthew ConnollyD
- 6.9Scott MaloneD
- 6.8Idriss SaadiF
- 6.7Craig NooneM
- 6.6Anthony PilkingtonF
- 6.4Joe MasonF
- 6.3Stuart O'KeefeM
- 6.3Sammy AmeobiM
Reading
- 8.1Nick BlackmanF
- 8.0Oliver NorwoodM
- 6.9Paolo HurtadoM
- 6.7Orlando SáF
- 6.7Danny WilliamsM
- 6.6Rowan LiburdF
- 6.6Andrew TaylorD
- 6.5ÁlexM
- 6.5Matěj VydraM
- 6.5Ali Al-HabsiG
- 6.2Chris GunterD
- 6.2Michael HectorD
- 5.8Ola JohnF
- 5.8Anton FerdinandD
Line-ups
- 17Aron GunnarssonM7.5
- 16M. Connolly53'D7.4
- 4S. MorrisonD7.6
- 2L. PeltierD7.6
- 8J. RallsM7.9
- 28S. MaloneD6.9
- 1D. Marshall8.6
- 13A. Pilkington87'F6.6
- 11C. NooneM6.7
- 10J. Mason63'F6.4
- 9K. Jones44'77'F7.6
Substitutes
- 21S. MooreG
- 38Sammy Ameobi63'M6.3
- 39I. Saadi77'F6.8
- 23M. KennedyM
- 22S. O'Keefe87'M6.3
- 15K. Dikgacoi
- 20G. TamaşD
- 10Orlando SáF6.7
- 7Matěj Vydra76'M6.5
- 6Oliver NorwoodM8.0
- 8M. HectorD6.2
- 2C. GunterD6.2
- 3A. TaylorD6.6
- 20O. John64'F5.8
- 26Ali Al HabsiG6.5
- 15A. FerdinandD5.8
- 19Álex64'M6.5
- 22N. BlackmanF8.1
Substitutes
- 23D. Williams64'M6.7
- 1Jonathan BondG
- 12G. McClearyM
- 35Jake CooperD
- 16P. Hurtado76'M6.9
- 41R. Liburd64'F6.6
- 11Jordan ObitaD
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.6 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Kenwyne Jones | 77 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Lee Peltier | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Idriss Saadi | 13 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Craig Noone | 90 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.7 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 87 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Joe Mason | 63 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Stuart O'Keefe | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 27 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Reading
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blackman | 90 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | 5 | 8.1 |
| Oliver Norwood | 90 | – | – | 4 | 5 | – | 2 | 8.0 |
| Paolo Hurtado | 14 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Orlando Sá | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.7 |
| Danny Williams | 26 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Rowan Liburd | 26 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Andrew Taylor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Álex | 64 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Matěj Vydra | 76 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ali Al-Habsi | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Chris Gunter | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Michael Hector | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ola John | 64 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 5.8 |
| Anton Ferdinand | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |