Football
Cardiff City vs Sunderland. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Friday 29th March 2024.
Cardiff City StadiumAttendance: Attendance22,141.
Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2.
Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2.
Attempt saved. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karlan Grant with a cross.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by LuÃs Semedo.
Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant with a cross.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Romaine Mundle.
Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by LuÃs Semedo.
Attempt saved. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham with a through ball.
Offside, Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham is caught offside.
Attempt saved. LuÃs Semedo (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bradley Dack.
Substitution, Sunderland. Bradley Dack replaces Abdoullah Ba.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Perry Ng.
Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Karlan Grant (Cardiff City).
Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
Attempt missed. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
Substitution, Sunderland. LuÃs Semedo replaces Adil Aouchiche.
Attempt missed. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Leo Hjelde.
Offside, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Josh Bowler.
Attempt missed. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
Offside, Cardiff City. Famara Diédhiou is caught offside.
Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
Substitution, Sunderland. Leo Hjelde replaces Callum Styles.
Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Chris Rigg.
Foul by Callum Robinson (Cardiff City).
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Neil.
Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Joe Ralls.
Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City).
Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
Attempt saved. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
Foul by Karlan Grant (Cardiff City).
Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland).
Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
Offside, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Wintle.
Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Cardiff City. Karlan Grant is caught offside.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Famara Diédhiou replaces Josh Wilson-Esbrand.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Rubin Colwill.
Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2.
First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2.
Offside, Sunderland. Chris Rigg is caught offside.
Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match because of an injury Dan Neil (Sunderland).
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
Attempt saved. Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
Callum Styles (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Callum Styles (Sunderland).
Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
Callum Styles (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
Goal! Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 2. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
Attempt saved. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Chris Rigg following a corner.
Attempt missed. Dan Neil (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
Attempt saved. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Neil.
Goal! Cardiff City 0, Sunderland 1. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Penalty conceded by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham draws a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.