West Brom – Cardiff 2–1

	1H	2H	T
WES	2	0	2
C	1	0	1

Match report

West Brom beat Cardiff 2–1 at West Brom Stadium in Championship. Oliver Bostock opened the scoring in the 6th minute. West Brom have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Oliver Bostockassist A. Gilchrist

6'

17'

⚽Bianchiassist Almeida

Cole Deeming

22'

⚽Cole Deeming

29'

2H

⇄M. O’Leary↓ Cole Deeming

62'

⇄Andersen↓ Johnson

⇄J. Wallis↓ Oliver Bostock

71'

⇄Lopez↓ Janssen

Momentum

WES

⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 12, 2026 · 17:00

VenueWest Brom Stadium

Attendance21,340 / 28,079 (76%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking WES

#1·

#8

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

M. Diomande

7.9

Lineups

WES 4-3-37.22Formation7.084-3-3 C

7.2Deeming 17.0Marsh 27.8Müller 36.3Petrov 47.2Walsh 56.6Haas 67.0Martin 76.3Almeida 87.3Bianchi 97.9Keller 107.3Janssen 117.2Johnson

West Brom

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Marsh7.0 2Müller7.8 3Petrov6.3 4Walsh7.2 5Haas6.6 6Martin7.0 7Almeida6.3 8Bianchi7.3 9Keller7.9 10Janssen7.3 11Johnson7.2

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