Burton Albion vs Cardiff City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Burton Albion

FT
0 - 1

Cardiff City

87': Kenneth Zohore

Burton Albion 0-1 Cardiff City

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
4': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
6': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
6': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Bennett tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
8': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
8': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
9': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
9': Matthew Lund (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Jake Buxton (Burton Albion).
11': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
12': Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
14': Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
15': Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
18': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
20': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
20': Jake Buxton (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
21': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
21': Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Attempt saved. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sol Bamba with a headed pass.
26': Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
27': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
27': John Mousinho (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
28': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
28': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
30': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
35': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
38': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
40': Attempt missed. Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marvin Sordell.
41': Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Tomlin.
42': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
42': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
45': Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Burton Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.
45': Second Half begins Burton Albion 0, Cardiff City 0.
50': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Tomlin.
50': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Matthew Lund.
50': Attempt saved. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
51': Delay in match Stephen Bywater (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion).
54': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
54': Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion).
57': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
61': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt saved. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Tomlin.
63': Delay in match Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
64': Substitution, Burton Albion. Hope Akpan replaces Marvin Sordell.
65': Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Bruno Ecuele Manga.
65': Substitution, Cardiff City. Loïc Damour replaces Lee Tomlin.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
70': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
70': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing with a cross.
70': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by John Mousinho.
71': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
71': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Stephen Bywater.
72': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
72': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
74': Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt blocked. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Irvine.
76': Attempt blocked. Matthew Lund (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Joe Ralls.
77': Offside, Burton Albion. Lloyd Dyer tries a through ball, but Matthew Lund is caught offside.
78': Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Varney replaces Lloyd Dyer.
80': Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces David Junior Hoilett.
82': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Loïc Damour.
85': Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
85': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
85': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Loïc Damour with a cross following a corner.
87': Goal! Burton Albion 0, Cardiff City 1. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïc Damour.
89': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïc Damour.
89': Substitution, Burton Albion. Joe Sbarra replaces John Mousinho.
90': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
90': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Luke Varney (Burton Albion).
90'+1': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Stephen Warnock.
90'+5': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
90'+5': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Burton Albion 0, Cardiff City 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Burton Albion 0, Cardiff City 1.

Statistics

CAR		BRT
15	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	5
46.8	Possession	53.2
17	SHOTS	3
6	ON GOAL	0
0.4	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
200	Accurate Passes	222
320	Passes	355
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.6
3	Accurate Crosses	0
16	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.0
86	Long Balls	79
23	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
6	Blocked Shots	2
5	Effective Tackles	10
7	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
33	Effective Clearances	38
33	Clearances	38

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 5,050

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Stoke City	2	+5	6
2	Middlesbrough	2	+4	6
3	West Bromwich Albion	2	+2	6
4	Bristol City	2	+3	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Burton Albion (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Stephen Bywater (GK)
23	Jake Buxton
5	Kyle McFadzean
3	Stephen Warnock
4	John Mousinho
36	Jackson Irvine
8	Matthew Lund
7	Luke Murphy
11	Lloyd Dyer
17	Marvin Sordell
10	Lucas Akins

Burton Albion Substitutes:

Tom Naylor, Shaun Barker, Hope Akpan, Joe Sbarra, Harry Campbell, Matthew Palmer, Luke Varney.

Cardiff City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
25	Neil Etheridge (GK)
4	Sean Morrison
14	Sol Bamba
5	Bruno Ecuélé Manga
8	Joe Ralls
17	Aron Gunnarsson
7	Lee Tomlin
3	Joe Bennett
2	Lee Peltier
33	Junior Hoilett
10	Kenneth Zohore

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Brian Murphy, Greg Halford, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Loïc Damour, Daniel Ward, Jazz Richards, Anthony Pilkington.

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