Cardiff 2-1 Bolton — EFL Championship, 23 Apr 2016
Cardiff beat Bolton 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 23 April 2016 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. K. Zohorè and P. Whittingham scored for Cardiff; Z. Clough for Bolton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 2 and Bolton 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-17'
- 30'
- 31'
- 34'out: T. Garratt
- Half-time0-1
- 46'out: Sammy Ameobi
- 1-155'
- 58'out: K. Woolery
- 66'out: T. Lawrence
- 80'
- 2-190+4'Penalty
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.2Peter WhittinghamM
- 7.3Craig NooneM
- 7.2Joe RallsM
- 7.2Sammy AmeobiM
- 7.2Kenneth ZohoreF
- 7.1Kadeem HarrisM
- 7.1David MarshallG
- 7.1Anthony PilkingtonF
- 7.1Stuart O'KeefeM
- 6.9Scott MaloneD
- 6.6Sean MorrisonD
- 6.6Lee PeltierD
- 6.6Matthew ConnollyD
- 6.4Tom LawrenceM
Bolton
- 8.0Oscar ThrelkeldD
- 7.1Emile HeskeyF
- 7.0David WheaterD
- 7.0Derik OsedeM
- 7.0Josh VelaM
- 7.0Benjamin AmosG
- 6.8Robert HoldingD
- 6.8Zach CloughF
- 6.4Darren PratleyM
- 6.3Neil DannsM
- 6.2Kaiyne WooleryF
- 5.8Niall MaherD
Line-ups
- 16M. Connolly80'D6.6
- 4S. MorrisonD6.6
- 2L. PeltierD6.6
- 8J. Ralls46'M7.2
- 26K. Zohorè55'66'F7.2
- 28S. MaloneD6.9
- 1D. Marshall7.1
- 13A. PilkingtonF7.1
- 11C. NooneM7.3
- 7P. Whittingham90+4'M8.2
- 22S. O'KeefeM7.1
Substitutes
- 6B. TurnerD
- 24Kadeem Harris80'M7.1
- 21S. MooreG
- 37T. Lawrence66'M6.4
- 38Sammy Ameobi46'M7.2
- 39I. SaadiF
- 15K. Dikgacoi
- 45Robert HoldingD6.8
- 18N. DannsM6.3
- 48N. MaherD5.8
- 1Benjamin AmosG7.0
- 31D. WheaterD7.0
- 6J. VelaM7.0
- 21D. Pratley34'M6.4
- 10Z. Clough7'F6.8
- 41O. ThrelkeldD8.0
- 15Derik OsedeM7.0
- 19E. Heskey58'F7.1
Substitutes
- 30K. Woolery58'F6.2
- 42T. WalkerM
- 36A. FinneyD
- 44T. Garratt34'
- 23S. Dobbie
- 13P. RachubkaG
- 40J. Thomas
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Whittingham | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 0 | 8.2 |
| Craig Noone | 90 | – | 1 | 6 | 4 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Joe Ralls | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 45 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 66 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Kadeem Harris | 10 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| David Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 90 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Stuart O'Keefe | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Lee Peltier | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Connolly | 80 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tom Lawrence | 24 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Bolton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Threlkeld | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Emile Heskey | 58 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| David Wheater | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Derik Osede | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Josh Vela | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Amos | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Robert Holding | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Zach Clough | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Darren Pratley | 34 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Neil Danns | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.3 |
| Kaiyne Woolery | 32 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Niall Maher | 31 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |
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 |
| 22 | Charlton | 46 | -40 | 40 |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | -30 | 39 |
| 24 | Bolton | 46 | -40 | 30 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Brentford 2-1 Cardiff, 19 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Cardiff, 30 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
Bolton
- Previous: Bolton 0-0 Charlton, 19 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bolton 1-0 Hull City, 30 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated