Championship: Sheffield United defeats Cardiff City 3-2
CARDIFF. Sheffield United prevailed over Cardiff City.
CARDIFF. Sheffield United topped Cardiff City. Sheffield United was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
S. Morrison received a red card (52′). This red card was one of the reason why Cardiff City lost the match.
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby with the assistance of Matthew Jones and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Scott Oldham. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.96 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Sheffield United was in firm control of the ball 63% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Sheffield United was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Sheffield United won the match.
Cardiff City shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Sheffield United shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (J. Collins). On the opposite side, Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (O. Norwood).
(Cardiff City) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (52′).
After playing this contest, Cardiff City will stay with 21 points like Hull City to stay in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Sheffield United will have 26 points like Middlesbrough and Birmingham City to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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32'32'
M. Harris
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40'40'
O. Norwood
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44'44'
J. Collins
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52'52'
S. Morrison
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56'56'
A. Flint
M. Harris
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61'61'
M. Gibbs-White
E. Stevens
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63'63'
W. Vaulks
I. Davies
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63'63'
K. Moore
J. Collins
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73'73'
B. Sharp
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75'75'
D. McGoldrick
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80'80'
O. McBurnie
B. Sharp
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87'87'
B. Osborn
M. Gibbs-White
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90'90'
M. McGuinness
J. Ralls
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Cardiff City will play away against Birmingham City on the 11th of December with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (7 draws).
Sheffield United will host Queens Park Rangers on the 13th of December with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield United (5 draws).
Cardiff City: Formation and Lineups
Cardiff City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Steve Morison chose to play with the following team: Alex Smithies , Mark McGuinness , Sean Morrison , Curtis Nelson , Perry Ng , Joe Ralls , Marlon Pack , Mark Harris, Ryan Giles , Isaak Davies , James Collins and Mark Harris .
Substitutes
Cardiff City made 3 changes: M. Harris for A. Flint (56′), I. Davies for W. Vaulks (63′) and J. Collins for K. Moore (63′).
Top player: Mark Harris
The player who no doubt impressed Cardiff City the most was Mark Harris.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11.
Sheffield United: Formation and Lineups
Sheffield United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham , Chris Basham , John Egan , Ben Davies , Jayden Bogle , Oliver Norwood , Conor Hourihane , Enda Stevens , Morgan Gibbs-White , David McGoldrick , Billy Sharp .
Substitutes
Sheffield United made 2 changes: B. Sharp for O. McBurnie (80′) and M. Gibbs-White for B. Osborn (87′).
Top player: Morgan Gibbs-White
Probably the most impressive player in Sheffield United was Morgan Gibbs-White.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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