Cardiff 4-0 Derby — EFL Championship, 2 Mar 2021
Cardiff beat Derby 4-0 in the EFL Championship on 2 March 2021 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. Leandro Bacuna, Kieffer Moore and W. Vaulks scored for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 1 and Derby 1, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-022'assist: J. Bennett
- 39'out: Joel Bagan
- Half-time1-0
- 2-048'assist: W. Vaulks
- 3-056'assist: S. Ojo
- 69'
- 69'
- 69'
- 70'
- 77'
- 87'out: J. Williams
- 87'out: J. Ralls
- 4-090+3'
- Full-time4-0
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.6Leandro BacunaF
- 8.2Will VaulksM
- 7.7Perry NgM
- 7.3Dillon PhillipsG
- 7.3Aden FlintD
- 7.2Joe BennettM
- 7.2Sheyi OjoF
- 6.9Curtis NelsonD
- 6.9Kieffer MooreF
- 6.6Sean MorrisonD
- 6.6Joel BaganD
- 6.3Marlon PackM
- 6.3Rubin ColwillM
Derby
- 7.0Beni BaningimeM
- 6.9Martyn WaghornF
- 6.9Kelle RoosG
- 6.9George EdmundsonM
- 6.6Max BirdM
- 6.6Graeme ShinnieM
- 6.5Matthew ClarkeD
- 6.3Kamil JóźwiakM
- 6.3Teden MengiD
- 6.3Louie WatsonM
- 6.2Lee GregoryF
- 6.2Andre WisdomD
- 6.2Louie SibleyM
- 6.0Kornell McDonaldD
- 5.6Lee BuchananD
Line-ups
Substitutes
CardiffM. McCarthy
Substitutes
- 29Mark Harris
- 12A. SmithiesG
- 11Josh MurphyM
- 8J. Ralls87'M
- 33J. HoilettM
- 23Harry WilsonM
- 15J. Williams87'M
- 32Joel Bagan39'D6.6
- 40R. Colwill77'M6.3
DerbyW. Rooney
Substitutes
- 30E. IdemG
- 3Craig ForsythD
- 8Max Bird69'M6.6
- 9M. Waghorn69'F6.9
- 12Nathan ByrneD
- 13C. Kazim-RichardsF
- 38Jason KnightM
- 40Louie Watson69'M6.3
- 37K. MacDonald70'D6.0
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Bacuna | 90 | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.6 |
| Will Vaulks | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Perry Ng | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7.7 |
| Dillon Phillips | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Aden Flint | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Joe Bennett | 39 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Sheyi Ojo | 87 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.2 |
| Curtis Nelson | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kieffer Moore | 77 | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | 6 | 6.9 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Joel Bagan | 51 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Marlon Pack | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Rubin Colwill | 13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
Derby
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beni Baningime | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Martyn Waghorn | 21 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kelle Roos | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| George Edmundson | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Max Bird | 21 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Graeme Shinnie | 69 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Clarke | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Kamil Jóźwiak | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6.3 |
| Teden Mengi | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Louie Watson | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Lee Gregory | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Andre Wisdom | 70 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Louie Sibley | 69 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Kornell McDonald | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Lee Buchanan | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5.6 |
Recent Form
CardiffDWWWW
- D27 Feb 21AMiddlesbrough1-1
- W24 Feb 21ABournemouth2-1
- W20 Feb 21HPreston4-0
- W16 Feb 21ALuton2-0
- W13 Feb 21HCoventry3-1
DerbyDWLWW
- D26 Feb 21HNottingham Forest1-1
- W23 Feb 21HHuddersfield2-0
- L19 Feb 21AWatford1-2
- W16 Feb 21AWycombe2-1
- W13 Feb 21HMiddlesbrough2-1
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2020/21
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | +27 | 77 |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +17 | 68 |
| 9 | QPR | 46 | +2 | 68 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +2 | 64 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 46 | -22 | 51 |
| 20 | Huddersfield | 46 | -21 | 49 |
| 21 | Derby | 46 | -22 | 44 |
| 22 | Wycombe | 46 | -30 | 43 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 46 | -16 | 42 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Middlesbrough 1-1 Cardiff, 27 Feb 2021 · EFL Championship
- Next: Huddersfield 0-0 Cardiff, 5 Mar 2021 · EFL Championship
Derby
- Previous: Derby 1-1 Nottingham Forest, 26 Feb 2021 · EFL Championship
- Next: Coventry 1-0 Derby, 6 Mar 2021 · EFL Championship
Data updated