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Cardiff City 1-2 Norwich City, EFL Cup

Cardiff City
  • Salech 90+3′

1–2

xG 0.50 – 1.60

Half time 0–1

Norwich City
  • Kvistgaarden 25′
  • Crnac 78′
Kick-off
Venue
Cardiff City Stadium
Referee
Gavin Ward
Attendance
5,432

Cardiff City 1-2 Norwich City. xG 0.5-1.6. Norwich City deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Cardiff City

4-2-3-1 · Brian Barry-Murphy

Avg rating 6.33

Norwich City

4-2-3-1 · Philippe Clement

Avg rating 6.95

  • Trott

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Cardiff City

    90′ played

    5.6

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Kpakio

    #44 · Left-back · Cardiff City

    90′ played

    5.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Bagan

    #3 · Centre-back · Cardiff City

    90′ played

    6.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.13
  • Anyadike

    #40 · Centre-back · Cardiff City

    53′ played

    6.5

    Off 53′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Ng

    #38 · Right-back · Cardiff City

    90′ played

    6.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.08
  • Willock

    #16 · Left midfielder · Cardiff City

    89′ played

    6.5

    Off 90′

    Passing

    xA
    0.10
  • Robertson

    #18 · Defensive midfielder · Cardiff City

    90′ played

    7.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.26

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
  • Turnbull

    #14 · Midfielder · Cardiff City

    67′ played

    5.9

    Off 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.16
  • Colwill

    #27 · Midfielder · Cardiff City

    90′ played

    6.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.17
  • Davies

    #39 · Right midfielder · Cardiff City

    67′ played

    5.6

    Off 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
  • Robinson

    #47 · Forward · Cardiff City

    68′ played

    6.5

    Off 68′

    xG
    0.03

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Grimshaw

    #32 · Goalkeeper · Norwich City

    90′ played

    6.6

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Yongwa

    #13 · Left-back · Norwich City

    61′ played

    6.6

    Off 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • McConville

    #15 · Centre-back · Norwich City

    90′ played

    7.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Alves

    #28 · Centre-back · Norwich City

    70′ played

    6.7

    Off 70′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Stacey

    #3 · Right-back · Norwich City

    90′ played

    8.1

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.17
  • Gibbs

    #8 · Left midfielder · Norwich City

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

    Attack

    xG
    0.36
  • Mattsson

    #7 · Midfielder · Norwich City

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Wright

    #16 · Midfielder · Norwich City

    90′ played

    7.5

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.32

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
  • Schwartau

    #29 · Forward · Norwich City

    45′ played

    6.4

    Off 46′

    xG
    0.05

    Passing

    xA
    0.14
  • Musaba

    #49 · Right midfielder · Norwich City

    45′ played

    7.2

    Off 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
  • Kvistgaarden

    #30 · Forward · Norwich City

    61′ played

    7.8

    1 goalOff 61′Player of the match

    xG
    0.47

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

Bench

  • Colwill

    #10 · Substitute · Cardiff City

    37′ played

    6.5

    On 53′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Moylan

    #8 · Substitute · Cardiff City

    23′ played

    6.6

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
  • Salech

    #9 · Substitute · Cardiff City

    23′ played

    7.1

    1 goalOn 67′

    Attack

    xG
    0.21
  • Ashford

    #45 · Substitute · Cardiff City

    22′ played

    6.2

    On 68′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Tankiewicz

    #33 · Substitute · Cardiff City

    1′ played

    On 90′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

Bench

  • Brooks

    #11 · Substitute · Norwich City

    45′ played

    6.6

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Ben Slimane

    #20 · Substitute · Norwich City

    45′ played

    6.2

    On 46′

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
  • Crnac

    #17 · Substitute · Norwich City

    29′ played

    7.2

    1 goalOn 61′

    Attack

    xG
    0.47
  • Fisher

    #35 · Substitute · Norwich City

    29′ played

    6.2

    On 61′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Darling

    #6 · Substitute · Norwich City

    20′ played

    6.5

    On 70′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0 · Hameltion / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Zafer / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kongen af fodbold / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Happiraphael / CC BY-SA 4.0 · CanarieColin / CC BY 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 65%Possession35%
    CAR 65%, NOW 35%.
  • 0.50Expected goals (xG)1.60
    CAR 0.50, NOW 1.60.
  • 0.50Non-penalty xG1.60
    CAR 0.50, NOW 1.60.
  • 0.82xG on target1.16
    CAR 0.82, NOW 1.16.
  • 11Shots12
    CAR 11, NOW 12.
  • 3On target3
    CAR 3, NOW 3.
  • 0Big chances4
    CAR 0, NOW 4.
  • 597Passes310
    CAR 597, NOW 310.
  • 85%Pass accuracy79%
    CAR 85%, NOW 79%.
  • 5Corners3
    CAR 5, NOW 3.
  • 12Tackles13
    CAR 12, NOW 13.
  • 4Interceptions15
    CAR 4, NOW 15.
  • 3.1PPDA (lower = more pressing)5.3
    CAR 3.1, NOW 5.3.
  • 12Fouls14
    CAR 12, NOW 14.
  • 3Yellow cards1
    CAR 3, NOW 1.
  • 0Red cards0
    CAR 0, NOW 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Cardiff CityNorwich City
  1. 25′
    Goal, Kvistgaarden (Wright)0–1
  2. Yellow card, Ng
    27′
  3. Yellow card, Davies
    33′
  4. 46′
    Substitution, Brooks (Off Schwartau / Musaba)
  5. 46′
    Substitution, Ben Slimane (Off Schwartau / Musaba)
  6. 50′
    Yellow card, Mattsson
  7. Substitution, Colwill (Off Anyadike)
    53′
  8. 61′
    Substitution, Crnac (Off Yongwa / Kvistgaarden)
  9. 61′
    Substitution, Fisher (Off Yongwa / Kvistgaarden)
  10. Substitution, Moylan (Off Turnbull / Davies)
    67′
  11. Substitution, Salech (Off Turnbull / Davies)
    67′
  12. Substitution, Ashford (Off Robinson)
    68′
  13. 70′
    Substitution, Darling (Off Alves)
  14. 78′
    Goal, Crnac (Stacey)0–2
  15. Yellow card, Colwill
    84′
  16. Substitution, Tankiewicz (Off Willock)
    90′
  17. Goal, Salech1–2
    90+3′

Photos: Kongen af fodbold / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Happiraphael / CC BY-SA 4.0 · CanarieColin / CC BY 4.0

23 shots

Every shot

← NOW attack

CAR attack →

Crnac 78′Norwich City · Goal · Open play · Left foot0.15xGOT0.38xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Cardiff City0.50xG

Norwich City1.60xG

Full time1–2

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Kvistgaarden 25′Crnac 78′Salech 90+3′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Cardiff City on top50%

Norwich City on top50%

HT0′–5′: Cardiff City on top5′–10′: Cardiff City on top10′–15′: Cardiff City on top15′–20′: Norwich City on top20′–25′: Norwich City on top25′–30′: Norwich City on top30′–35′: Norwich City on top35′–40′: Cardiff City on top40′–45′: Cardiff City on top45′–50′: Norwich City on top50′–55′: Norwich City on top55′–60′: Cardiff City on top60′–65′: Cardiff City on top65′–70′: Cardiff City on top70′–75′: Cardiff City on top75′–80′: Norwich City on top80′–85′: Norwich City on top85′–90′: Cardiff City on top90′–95′: Cardiff City on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

43Anyadike38Trott12Davies50Bagan33Ng41Robertson25Colwill36Turnbull29Kpakio24Willock11Robinson

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Cardiff City · Starting XI until the first substitution (52')Busiest link: Trott and Bagan, 25 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Bagan made 1.6× an even share of the passes.
19Wright27Grimshaw23Yongwa16Gibbs18Mattsson23Musaba25McConville9Schwartau23Stacey6Kvistgaarden24Alves

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Norwich City · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: McConville and Stacey, 16 passes.Centralisation index 0.04: Grimshaw made 1.4× an even share of the passes.

Cardiff City leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.06 against 0.04).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 50), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 25).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.