Blackburn – Cardiff 0–2

	1H	2H	T
BLA	0	0	0
C	1	1	2

Match report

Cardiff beat Blackburn 2–0 at Blackburn Stadium in Championship. Novak opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Blackburn have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

17'

⚽Novak

2H

T. Gardner-Hickman

65'

⇄A. Pears↓ N. Dlamini

67'

⇄Costa↓ García

⇄B. Tóth↓ D. De Neve

76'

⇄Schmidt↓ Silva

78'

⚽Ferrariassist Rossi

82'

Andersen

Momentum

BLA

⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 25, 2023 · 18:00

VenueBlackburn Stadium

Attendance64,992 / 66,318 (98%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking BLA

#14·

#3

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

42Ball possession %58

0.6Expected goals (xG)1.7

12Total shots10

4Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

5Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes522

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Tom Atcheson

7.7

Lineups

BLA 4-3-37.19Formation7.134-3-3 C

7.7Dlamini 17.7Vidić 27.3Kovač 36.6Andersen 47.3Lopez 57.3Lindqvist 66.7Rossi 77.2Novak 87.0Hansen 96.5Ferrari 107.2Silva 117.6García

Blackburn

Coach: D. Costa · 4-3-3

5T. Gardner-Hickman7.6

10T. Cantwell7.2

14D. De Neve6.3

14N. Dlamini7.7

Cardiff

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

1Vidić7.7 2Kovač7.3 3Andersen6.6 4Lopez7.3 5Lindqvist7.3 6Rossi6.7 7Novak7.2 8Hansen7.0 9Ferrari6.5 10Silva7.2 11García7.6

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL