EFL Championship · Sat 2 Nov 2019 · Cardiff City Stadium
- Joe Ralls 30' (pen)
- Curtis Nelson 38'
- Joe Ralls 69'
- Joe Ralls 90+5' (pen)
- Kristian Pedersen 3'
- Ivan Sunjic 89'
The story
Cardiff beat Birmingham City 4-2 at Cardiff City Stadium in EFL Championship, matchday 15.
Cardiff's goals came from Joe Ralls (30', pen, 69', 90+5', pen) and Curtis Nelson (38'); Kristian Pedersen (3') and Ivan Sunjic (89') replied for Birmingham City.
It was 2-1 at half-time. Cardiff came from behind to win.
Danny Ward of Cardiff was sent off (52'). Harlee Dean of Birmingham City was sent off (90+3').
Birmingham City had 66% of the ball and 25 shots to Cardiff's 12.
Match stats
Key moments
- 3' Kristian Pedersen Goal · Birmingham City 0-1
- 30' Joe Ralls Penalty · Cardiff 1-1
- 38' Curtis Nelson Goal · Cardiff 2-1
- 52' Danny Ward Sent off · Cardiff
- 69' Joe Ralls Goal · Cardiff 3-1 Assist: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
- 89' Ivan Sunjic Goal · Birmingham City 3-2
- 90+3' Harlee Dean Sent off · Birmingham City
- 90+5' Joe Ralls Penalty · Cardiff 4-2
Line-ups
Cardiff
- Neil EtheridgeGoalkeeper
- Lee PeltierDefender
- Joe BennettDefender
- Curtis Nelsonoff 85'Defender
- Aden FlintDefender
- Joe RallsMidfielder
- Leandro BacunaMidfielder
- Marlon PackMidfielder
- Junior Hoilettoff 75'Forward
- Nathaniel Mendez-Laingoff 80'Forward
- Danny WardForward
Birmingham City
- Lee CampGoalkeeper
- Kristian PedersenDefender
- Maxime ColinDefender
- Marc RobertsDefender
- Harlee DeanDefender
- Jude Bellinghamoff 69'Midfielder
- Ivan SunjicMidfielder
- Dan Crowleyoff 80'Midfielder
- Fran VillalbaMidfielder
- Kerim Mrabtioff 65'Forward
- Lukas JutkiewiczForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (12)
- 3' ⚽ Kristian Pedersen
- 30' ⚽ Joe Ralls (pen)
- 32' 🟨 Ivan Sunjic
- 38' ⚽ Curtis Nelson
- 52' 🟥 Danny Ward
- 69' ⚽ Joe Rallsassist Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
- 85' 🟨 Lukas Jutkiewicz
- 89' ⚽ Ivan Sunjic
- 90+3' 🟥 Harlee Dean
- 90+3' 🟨 Lee Peltier
- 90+5' ⚽ Joe Ralls (pen)
- 90+5' 🟨 Marc Roberts
Head to head
4Cardiff wins1Draws1Birmingham City wins