Cardiff 0-2 Leeds — EFL Championship, 8 Mar 2016
Leeds beat Cardiff 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 8 March 2016 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. S. Doukara and M. Antenucci scored for Leeds. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 4 and Leeds 1.
Match timeline
- 10'
- 0-137'assist: M. Antenucci
- Half-time0-1
- 56'
- 57'
- 62'
- 63'
- 64'
- 64'
- 65'
- 71'
- 76'
- 76'out: S. Dallas
- 82'
- 86'out: L. Erwin
- 90'
- 0-290+4'assist: S. Dallas
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Cardiff
- 7.8Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 7.7Joe RallsM
- 7.3Lex ImmersM
- 7.2Stuart O'KeefeM
- 7.2Anthony PilkingtonF
- 7.1Craig NooneM
- 6.9Peter WhittinghamM
- 6.6Kenneth ZohoreF
- 6.5Tom LawrenceM
- 6.5Sammy AmeobiM
- 6.5Scott MaloneD
- 6.3David MarshallG
- 6.2FábioD
- 6.1Matthew ConnollyD
Leeds
- 9.2Marco SilvestriG
- 7.9Mirco AntenucciF
- 7.9Giuseppe BellusciD
- 7.5Sol BambaD
- 7.4Souleymane DoukaraF
- 7.4Lewis CookM
- 7.3Liam BridcuttM
- 7.2Charles TaylorD
- 7.2Stuart DallasM
- 6.8Luke MurphyM
- 6.8Gaetano BerardiD
- 6.8Toumani DiagouragaM
- 6.6Alex MowattM
- 6.3Lee ErwinF
Line-ups
- 16M. ConnollyD6.1
- 5B. Écuélé MangaD7.8
- 8J. RallsM7.7
- 28S. MaloneD6.5
- 37T. Lawrence76'M6.5
- 1D. Marshall6.3
- 13A. PilkingtonF7.2
- 3Fábio57'64'64'D6.2
- 27L. ImmersM7.3
- 7P. Whittingham63'M6.9
- 22S. O'KeefeM7.2
Substitutes
- 4S. MorrisonD
- 26K. Zohorè82'F6.6
- 21S. MooreG
- 38Sammy Ameobi76'M6.5
- 11C. Noone63'M7.1
- 39I. SaadiF
- 15K. Dikgacoi
- 23L. CookM7.4
- 21Charles TaylorD7.2
- 3S. BambaD7.5
- 28G. BerardiD6.8
- 26L. Bridcutt71'M7.3
- 8L. MurphyM6.8
- 10Alex Mowatt62'76'M6.6
- 7M. Antenucci90+4'F7.9
- 1M. SilvestriG9.2
- 5G. BellusciD7.9
- 11S. Doukara37'86'F7.4
Substitutes
- 18M. CarayolM
- 20J. BotakaF
- 16T. Diagouraga71'M6.8
- 45Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
- 15S. Dallas76'M7.2
- 4S. WoottonD
- 19L. Erwin86'F6.3
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Lex Immers | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Stuart O'Keefe | 82 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 90 | – | – | 8 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Craig Noone | 27 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Peter Whittingham | 63 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 8 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tom Lawrence | 76 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 14 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| David Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Fábio | 64 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Leeds
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Silvestri | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 9.2 |
| Mirco Antenucci | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Giuseppe Bellusci | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.9 |
| Sol Bamba | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Souleymane Doukara | 86 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Lewis Cook | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.4 |
| Liam Bridcutt | 71 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Charles Taylor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Stuart Dallas | 14 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Luke Murphy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Gaetano Berardi | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Toumani Diagouraga | 19 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Alex Mowatt | 76 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lee Erwin | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
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 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | QPR | 46 | 0 | 60 |
| 13 | Leeds | 46 | -8 | 59 |
| 14 | Wolves | 46 | -5 | 58 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | 0 | 55 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Bristol City 0-2 Cardiff, 5 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 1-0 Ipswich, 12 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
Leeds
- Previous: Leeds 2-1 Bolton, 5 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 1-2 Leeds, 12 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated