Cardiff 1-0 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 2 Jan 2016
Cardiff beat Blackburn 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 2 January 2016 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. J. Mason scored for Cardiff. 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
- 39'Hope Akpan
- Half-time0-0
- 1-058'J. Mason
- 59'F. Koitaout: N. Delfouneso
- 62'Joe Ralls
- 67'Shane Duffy
- 70'L. Williamsonout: D. Lenihan
- 77'L. Peltierout: Fábio
- 80'J. Masonout: S. O'Keefe
- 87'out: Sammy Ameobi
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.4
Top rated
Craig Noone · Cardiff
Cardiff
- 7.4Craig NooneM
- 7.4Matthew ConnollyD
- 7.2Aron GunnarssonM
- 7.2David MarshallG
- 7.1Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 7.1Tony WattF
- 7.1Joe MasonF
- 7.0Lee PeltierD
- 7.0Joe RallsM
- 7.0Anthony PilkingtonF
- 6.9Scott MaloneD
- 6.5FábioD
- 6.4Stuart O'KeefeM
- 6.3Sammy AmeobiM
Blackburn
- 7.2Shane DuffyD
- 7.1Craig ConwayM
- 7.1Jason SteeleG
- 7.1Ben MarshallM
- 6.9Grant HanleyD
- 6.9Marcus OlssonD
- 6.8Tom LawrenceM
- 6.6Darragh LenihanD
- 6.5Bengali-Fodé KoitaF
- 6.5Nathan DelfounesoF
- 6.5Jordan RhodesF
- 6.3Lee WilliamsonM
- 6.2Hope AkpanM
Line-ups
- 17Aron GunnarssonM7.2
- 16M. ConnollyD7.4
- 5B. Écuélé MangaD7.1
- 2L. Peltier77'D7.0
- 8J. RallsM7.0
- 28S. MaloneD6.9
- 1D. Marshall7.2
- 13A. PilkingtonF7.0
- 11C. NooneM7.4
- 33T. Watt87'F7.1
- 10J. Mason58'80'F7.1
Substitutes
- 21S. MooreG
- 38Sammy Ameobi87'M6.3
- 3Fábio77'D6.5
- 14Federico MachedaF
- 7P. WhittinghamM
- 22S. O'Keefe80'M6.4
- 15K. Dikgacoi
- 30Jason SteeleG7.1
- 22S. DuffyD7.2
- 5Grant HanleyD6.9
- 11J. RhodesF6.5
- 16T. LawrenceM6.8
- 32C. ConwayM7.1
- 10B. MarshallM7.1
- 21H. AkpanM6.2
- 8F. Koita59'F6.5
- 14M. OlssonD6.9
- 17L. Williamson70'M6.3
Substitutes
- 3T. SpurrD
- 33David RayaG
- 26D. Lenihan70'D6.6
- 29C. EvansM
- 7N. Delfouneso59'F6.5
- 4M. KilgallonD
- 23D. GuthrieM
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Noone | 90 | – | – | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.4 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| David Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Tony Watt | 87 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Joe Mason | 80 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Lee Peltier | 77 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Fábio | 13 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Stuart O'Keefe | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Craig Conway | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Ben Marshall | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Grant Hanley | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Marcus Olsson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Tom Lawrence | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 20 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Bengali-Fodé Koita | 59 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nathan Delfouneso | 31 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jordan Rhodes | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Lee Williamson | 70 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Hope Akpan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
CardiffDLLWD
- D29 Dec 15HNottingham Forest1-1
- L26 Dec 15AMilton Keynes Dons1-2
- L18 Dec 15ABirmingham0-1
- W15 Dec 15HBrentford3-2
- D12 Dec 15HSheffield Wednesday2-2
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +21 | 74 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 46 | +2 | 69 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +5 | 68 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | +5 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | +4 | 63 |
| 13 | Leeds | 46 | -8 | 59 |
| 14 | Wolves | 46 | -5 | 58 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | 0 | 55 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -4 | 55 |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | -7 | 52 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 1-1 Nottingham Forest, 29 Dec 2015 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 0-1 Shrewsbury, 10 Jan 2016 · FA Cup
Blackburn
- Previous: Bolton 1-0 Blackburn, 28 Dec 2015 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 1-1 QPR, 12 Jan 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated