AFC Bournemouth vs Cardiff City

Championship

Bournemouth

14-7-4

3-0

Final

Cardiff

6-4-13

Vitality Stadium

Match pulse

BOUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'CAR

72%Possession28%

16Shots6

5On target3

6Corners1

3Saves3

7Fouls7

27'Mark HarrisCAR45'+2'Leandro BacunaCAR45'+3'Dominic SolankeBOU45'+3'Curtis NelsonCAR

Team	1H	2H	T
BOU	1	2	3
CAR	0	0	0

Who won: Bournemouth 3-0

AFC Bournemouth beat Cardiff City 3-0 on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Vitality Stadium. Goals for Bournemouth: Ryan Christie (25'), Dominic Solanke (68') and Alex Smithies (own goal) (83').

What it means

Bournemouth has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Aug 17

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ESPN · Mar 30

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Recap · Dec 16

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ESPN · Dec 7

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Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship

Lineup (3-4-2-1)

1Alex SmithiesG
2Aden FlintCD
3Curtis NelsonCD-L
4Mark McGuinnessCD-R
5Joe RallsCM-L
6Will VaulksCM-R
7Ryan GilesLM
8Perry NgRM
9Kieffer MooreF
10Leandro BacunaCF-L
11Mark HarrisCF-R

Bournemouth18th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-3-3)

1Mark TraversG
2Lloyd KellyCD-L
3Gary CahillCD-R
4Jordan ZemuraLB
5Jack StaceyRB
6Jefferson LermaCM
7Philip BillingLM
8Lewis CookRM
9Dominic SolankeF
10Jaidon AnthonyLF
11Ryan ChristieRF

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

Last meeting: Bournemouth 2, Cardiff 0 (Aug 11)

Last 5

CAR

T@ BIR2-2
Lvs SHU2-3
W@ LTN2-1
Lvs HUL0-1
W@ PNE2-1

BOU

W@ QPR1-0
L@ MID0-1
Lvs BLK0-2
T@ FUL1-1
Tvs COV2-2

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Game info

Venue: Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England · Attendance 8,942

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