Cardiff 4-1 Brighton — EFL Championship, 20 Feb 2016
Cardiff beat Brighton 4-1 in the EFL Championship on 20 February 2016 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. P. Whittingham, A. Pilkington and L. Immers scored for Cardiff; D. Stephens for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 0 and Brighton 1, 4 draws.
· kickoff·Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 2'
- 1-016'assist: M. Connolly
- 2-019'assist: L. Immers
- 3-030'
- Half-time3-0
- 46'out: T. Hemed
- 46'
- 3-155'assist: J. Skalák
- 56'out: L. Peltier
- 4-166'Penalty
- 67'out: S. Baldock
- 72'
- 74'
- 85'out: K. Zohorè
- Full-time4-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.3Peter WhittinghamM
- 8.3Lex ImmersM
- 8.1Anthony PilkingtonF
- 7.4Tom LawrenceM
- 7.1Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 7.0FábioD
- 6.8David MarshallG
- 6.7Joe RallsM
- 6.7Aron GunnarssonM
- 6.7Matthew ConnollyD
- 6.7Lee PeltierD
- 6.6Kenneth ZohoreF
- 6.4Scott MaloneD
- 6.4Stuart O'KeefeM
Brighton
- 7.0Dale StephensM
- 6.8Andrew CroftsM
- 6.7Anthony KnockaertM
- 6.6Liam RoseniorD
- 6.6Lewis DunkD
- 6.6Tomer HemedF
- 6.6Jiří SkalákM
- 6.4Sam BaldockF
- 6.2Bobby ZamoraF
- 6.1Steve SidwellM
- 6.0Iñigo CalderónD
- 5.9Connor GoldsonD
- 5.8Bruno SaltorD
- 5.5David StockdaleG
Line-ups
- 16M. ConnollyD6.7
- 5B. Écuélé MangaD7.1
- 8J. RallsM6.7
- 28S. MaloneD6.4
- 37T. Lawrence85'M7.4
- 1D. Marshall6.8
- 13A. Pilkington19'74'F8.1
- 3Fábio56'D7.0
- 27L. Immers30'M8.3
- 7P. Whittingham16'66'M8.3
- 22S. O'KeefeM6.4
Substitutes
- 17Aron Gunnarsson74'M6.7
- 2L. Peltier56'D6.7
- 26K. Zohorè85'F6.6
- 21S. MooreG
- 36Abdulyussuf OshilajaD
- 39I. SaadiF
- 15K. Dikgacoi
- 17C. GoldsonD5.9
- 5L. DunkD6.6
- 2Bruno SaltorD5.8
- 27A. KnockaertM6.7
- 6D. Stephens55'M7.0
- 38J. SkalákM6.6
- 13D. Stockdale5.5
- 8A. CroftsM6.8
- 36S. Sidwell46'M6.1
- 14Inigo Calderon46'D6.0
- 25B. Zamora67'F6.2
Substitutes
- 15J. MurphyM
- 7B. KayalM
- 1N. MäenpääG
- 10T. Hemed46'F6.6
- 9S. Baldock67'F6.4
- 23L. Rosenior46'D6.6
- 3G. GreerD
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Whittingham | 90 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 8.3 |
| Lex Immers | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 8.3 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 74 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 8.1 |
| Tom Lawrence | 85 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 7.4 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Fábio | 56 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| David Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 16 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Lee Peltier | 34 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 5 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Stuart O'Keefe | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Stephens | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Andrew Crofts | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Liam Rosenior | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tomer Hemed | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jiří Skalák | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Sam Baldock | 23 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Bobby Zamora | 67 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Steve Sidwell | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Iñigo Calderón | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Connor Goldson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| Bruno Saltor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.5 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | +37 | 93 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +32 | 89 |
| 3 | Brighton | 46 | +30 | 89 |
| 4 | Hull City | 46 | +34 | 83 |
| 5 | Derby | 46 | +23 | 78 |
| 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 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Charlton 0-0 Cardiff, 13 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Middlesbrough 3-1 Cardiff, 23 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
Brighton
- Previous: Hull City 0-0 Brighton, 16 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bristol City 0-4 Brighton, 23 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated