English League Championship

Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
  • 75': Gary Madine (P)
  • 88': Joshua Vela
FT
2 - 0

Madine the match-winner as Bolton sink Cardiff

Madine the match-winner as Bolton sink Cardiff

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
  • 2': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 3': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Greg Halford.
  • 4': Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 4': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
  • 7': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 7': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Madine.
  • 12': Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 12': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
  • 13': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
  • 13': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Delay in match Greg Halford (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 15': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
  • 17': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
  • 17': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Mark Little (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 19': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Mark Little (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 22': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 24': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
  • 24': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Wheater.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Greg Halford (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Loïc Damour.
  • 28': Offside, Cardiff City. Omar Bogle tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
  • 28': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Ben Alnwick tries a through ball, but Gary Madine is caught offside.
  • 30': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Greg Halford.
  • 33': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 33': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 35': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, Cardiff City. Neil Etheridge tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 36': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 38': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
  • 40': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 41': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 46': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Wheater.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
  • 53': Delay in match Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
  • 56': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Peltier.
  • 60': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Craig Noone replaces William Buckley.
  • 61': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 61': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Delay in match Greg Halford (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darren Pratley.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Mark Little (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi.
  • 65': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
  • 66': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore replaces Omar Bogle.
  • 67': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
  • 67': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
  • 70': Delay in match Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
  • 72': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
  • 73': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Penalty conceded by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 75': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 77': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
  • 77': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Lee Tomlin replaces Loïc Damour.
  • 78': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
  • 78': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Mark Little tries a through ball, but Josh Vela is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
  • 82': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 87': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0. Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Madine.
  • 90'+1': Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Wilbraham replaces Gary Madine.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Cardiff City. Liam Feeney replaces Lee Tomlin.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 0
51 Possession 49
7 SHOTS 9
0 ON GOAL 2
0.0 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
136 Accurate Passes 130
255 Passes 248
0.5 Pass Completion % 0.5
2 Accurate Crosses 2
22 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.1
65 Long Balls 78
14 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.2 Long Balls % 0.2
3 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 15
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
39 Effective Clearances 49
39 Clearances 49

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 15,344

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BOL Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Ben Alnwick (GK)
5 Mark Beevers
31 David Wheater
3 Andrew Taylor
2 Mark Little
6 Joshua Vela
24 Karl Henry Yellow Card
21 Darren Pratley Yellow Card
14 Gary Madine
11 William Buckley
10 Sammy Ameobi

CAR Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
25 Neil Etheridge (GK)
14 Sol Bamba
5 Bruno Ecuélé Manga Yellow Card
15 Greg Halford Yellow Card
3 Joe Bennett
2 Lee Peltier Yellow Card
8 Joe Ralls
20 Loïc Damour Yellow Card
33 Junior Hoilett
19 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
30 Omar Bogle

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