Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City

Championship

Blackburn

4-4-1

5-1

Final

Cardiff

3-2-4

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'CAR

39%Possession61%

17Shots11

10On target5

2Corners6

3Saves4

7Fouls9

8'Aden FlintCAR89'Dillon PhillipsCAR

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	3	2	5
CAR	0	1	1

Who won: Blackburn 5-1

Blackburn Rovers beat Cardiff City 5-1 on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Sam Gallagher (24'), Ben Brereton Díaz (32', 45'+2', 90' pen) and Tyrhys Dolan (53'). Goals for Cardiff: Sean Morrison (58').

Play by play

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 5, Cardiff City 1.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 5, Cardiff City 1.
90'+2'
Free kick won
John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
90'+1'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tayo Edun.
S. Gallagher
GOAL90'
Goal! Penalty
B. Brereton Díaz
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 5, Cardiff City 1. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
BLK 5 - 1 CAR
89'
Yellow card
Dillon Phillips (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
D. Phillips
89'
Foul
Penalty conceded by Dillon Phillips (Cardiff City) after a foul in the penalty area.
89'CAR
Foul
Penalty Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra draws a foul in the penalty area.
89'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Díaz.
87'CAR
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
86'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dillon Phillips.
86'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by John Buckley.
B. Brereton Díaz
83'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Rothwell
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tayo Edun replaces Joe Rothwell.
T. Edun
81'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Colwill
Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Rubin Colwill.
J. Collins
79'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
J. Bagan
75'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
J. Bagan
75'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
A. Flint
74'
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
68'CAR
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
68'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
M. Harris
66'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Dolan
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
R. Khadra
GOAL58'
Goal! Header
S. Morrison · ast R. Giles
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Cardiff City 1. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross following a corner.
BLK 4 - 1 CAR
58'
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Joe Rothwell.
57'
Free kick won
Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.