Cardiff – Sheffield Utd 3–2

	1H	2H	T
C	1	2	3
SHE	0	2	2

Match report

Cardiff beat Sheffield Utd 3–2 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Novak opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Sheffield Utd have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Weber

37'

⚽Novakassist Rossi

41'

2H

52'

⚽T. Daviesassist S. McCallum

⚽Lindqvist

64'

Novak

69'

⇄Moreau↓ Novak

69'

⇄M. Cooper↓ T. Davies

75'

⚽A. Brooks

⇄Romano↓ Rossi

78'

⇄A. Davies↓ A. Brooks

86'

O. Arblaster

⚽Andersenassist Johnson

87'

Momentum

C

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

SHE

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offApr 25, 2023 · 20:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance40,762 / 44,793 (91%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Lopez

7.8

Lineups

C 4-3-37.20Formation7.084-3-3 SHE

17.5Janssen 27.3Johnson 37.3Weber 46.8Dubois 56.3Vidić 66.8Kovač 77.7Andersen 87.8Lopez 97.6Lindqvist 106.5Rossi 117.6Novak

Cardiff

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

1Janssen7.5 2Johnson7.3 3Weber7.3 4Dubois6.8 5Vidić6.3 6Kovač6.8 7Andersen7.7 8Lopez7.8 9Lindqvist7.6 10Rossi6.5 11Novak7.6

Sheffield Utd

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

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