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Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff City · Carabao Cup

Blackburn Rovers beat Cardiff City 5-2 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Blackburn Rovers and Cardiff City met in the Carabao Cup at Ewood Park in Blackburn on Wednesday, 27 September 2023.

Goalscorers

Blackburn Rovers: J. Garrett 13'; A. Sigurðsson 36'; A. Moran 49', 54'; D. Markanday 69'. Cardiff City: C. Robinson 18'; K. Etete 45'.

Line-ups

Blackburn Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Leopold Wahlstedt, Joe Rankin-Costello, James Hill, Scott Wharton, Harry Pickering, Sondre Tronstad, Jake Garrett, Dilan Markanday, Andrew Moran, Arnór Sigurðsson, Semir Telalović.

Cardiff City started in a 3-4-2-1: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Mahlon Romeo, Ebou Adams, Jonathan Panzo, Ollie Tanner, Romaine Sawyers, Andy Rinomhota, Kieron Evans, Rubin Colwill, Callum Robinson, Kion Etete.

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Minute by minute

  1. 13'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Cardiff City. J. Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by J. Hill.
  2. 18'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Cardiff City. C. Robinson (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Colwill.
  3. 36'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Cardiff City. A. Sigurðsson (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by A. Moran.
  4. 45+4'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Cardiff City. K. Etete (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Sawyers.
  5. 45'Half-time. Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Cardiff City.
  6. 49'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Cardiff City. A. Moran (Blackburn Rovers) scores.
  7. 53'Penalty missed! A. Sigurðsson (Blackburn Rovers), saved.
  8. 54'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Cardiff City. A. Moran (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by C. Brittain.
  9. 69'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff City. D. Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by A. Moran.
  10. 90'Full-time. Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff City.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City.
  2. 7'Attempt blocked. R. Colwill (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  3. 10'Attempt saved. K. Etete (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.45.
  4. 13'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Cardiff City. J. Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by J. Hill.
  5. 16'Attempt blocked. A. Sigurðsson (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  6. 18'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Cardiff City. C. Robinson (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Colwill.
  7. 20'Attempt blocked. D. Markanday (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  8. 21'Attempt blocked. A. Moran (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  9. 23'Attempt blocked. J. Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 26'Attempt missed. A. Moran (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  11. 27'Attempt missed. H. Pickering (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  12. 35'Attempt blocked. J. Garrett (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  13. 36'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Cardiff City. A. Sigurðsson (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by A. Moran.
  14. 38'Attempt missed. R. Sawyers (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  15. 42'Attempt missed. J. Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  16. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+2'Attempt missed. A. Sigurðsson (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.42.
  18. 45+4'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Cardiff City. K. Etete (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Sawyers.
  19. 45'Half-time. Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Cardiff City.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 46'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: C. Brittain comes on for H. Pickering.
  22. 48'Attempt saved. D. Markanday (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  23. 49'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Cardiff City. A. Moran (Blackburn Rovers) scores.
  24. 52'Attempt missed. D. Markanday (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  25. 52'Attempt blocked. J. Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  26. 53'Penalty missed! A. Sigurðsson (Blackburn Rovers), saved.
  27. 54'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Cardiff City. A. Moran (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by C. Brittain.
  28. 60'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: S. Szmodics comes on for A. Sigurðsson.
  29. 60'Substitution, Cardiff City: J. Crole comes on for K. Etete.
  30. 60'Substitution, Cardiff City: J. Beecher comes on for K. Evans.
  31. 68'Attempt missed. J. Crole (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  32. 69'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff City. D. Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by A. Moran.
  33. 70'Substitution, Cardiff City: J. Colwill comes on for C. Robinson.
  34. 70'Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Ashford comes on for O. Tanner.
  35. 73'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: L. Travis comes on for J. Garrett.
  36. 73'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: Z. Gilsenan comes on for S. Telalović.
  37. 79'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: H. Carter comes on for D. Markanday.
  38. 83'Attempt missed. A. Moran (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  39. 85'Attempt missed. C. Ashford (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.07.
  40. 89'Attempt blocked. Z. Gilsenan (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  41. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  42. 90'Full-time. Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff City.
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