Goal and Highlights: Cardiff City 1-0 Reading in EFL Championship Match 2023

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The referee whistles the end of the game, Cardiff City win the match.

Cardiff City goal!

5 minutes of compensation are added.

Cardiff City accumulates 7 corner kicks, 3 shots on goal and 62% possession of the ball.

Reading accumulates 3 corner kicks, 0 shots on goal and 38% possession of the ball.

Reading play long positions to cool off Cardiff City who had several dangerous attacks.

Cardiff City keep pressure all over the field looking for a defensive error.

The second time begins.

The teams go to rest and the score is Cardiff City 0-0 Reading.

2 minutes of compensation are added.

A very even game, no team dominates the game and we are still waiting for the first goal of the game.

First yellow card of the game and it goes to Reading's Scott Dann.

Tight match in midfield, both teams looking for their first chances to score.

First corner of the game for Cardiff City.

The match begins, both teams will seek to win.

These are the players who will be on the bench:

Cardiff City: Sheyi Ojo, Connor Wickham, Jak Alnwick, Andy Rinomhota, Jack Simpson, Joe Ralls and Mahlon Romeo.

Reading: Dean Bouzanis, Jack Senga-Ngoyi, Tom Ince, Cesare Casadei, Kelvin Ehibhationham, Nelson Abbey, and Yakou Meite.

These are the eleven players who will play today:

🚨 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 🚨

Your Royals to face @CardiffCityFC tonight 🫡

5️⃣ changes as Femi Azeez starts and Mamadou Loum returns from suspension#CARREA pic.twitter.com/wSBhRsuOWa

— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) February 17, 2023

These are the eleven players who will play today:

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Your City line-up for tonight's game under the lights!

Come on you #Bluebirds!#CityAsOne pic.twitter.com/UJYgA6UtTE

— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) February 17, 2023

The referee appointment for today's game is as follows:
Referee: Oliver Langford.
Assistant Referee 1: Jonathan Hunt.
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Venamore.
Fourth official: Sam Allison.

A great match between these two English teams is coming up. Do not take off and below we share the statistics of the teams in the EFL Championship.

The last time these two teams met was Reading 2-1 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. That confrontation was full of fouls, yellow cards, corner kicks and many goals that we hope will be repeated today.

Cardiff City and Reading have met on multiple occasions, of the last 5 games between these two teams, 3 times the winner has been Reading, there was a draw and on another occasion the winner was Cardiff City.

The Cardiff City team is already in the stadium and ready for the game of the 2022-2023 season.

It’s wet and windy here at CCS tonight! ☔️

🔢 Team News coming up in 30 minutes! 💙#CityAsOne pic.twitter.com/6D72RFBtY6

— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) February 17, 2023

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This is the start time of the game Cardiff City vs Reading of February 17th in several countries:
Argentina: 4:00 PM.
Bolivia: 3:00 PM.
Brazil: 3:00 PM.
Chile: 3:00 PM.
Colombia: 2:00 PM.
Ecuador: 2:00 PM.
United States (ET): 3:00 PM.
Spain: 10:00 PM.
Mexico: 2:00 PM.
Paraguay: 4:00 PM.
Peru: 3:00 PM.
Uruguay: 4:00 PM.

These were the eleven players who started last game:
Joe Lumley, Thomas Holmes, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Andy Yiadom, Jeff Hendrick, Tyrese Fornah, Tom Ince, Abdul Rahman Baba, Junior Hoilett, Yakou Meite, and Andy Carroll.

These were the eleven players who started last game:
Ryan Allsop, Mark Mcguinness, Cedric Kipre, Perry Ng, Callum O'Dowda, Mahlon Romeo, Romaine Sawyers, Ryan Wintle, Andy Rinomhota, Sory Kaba, and Kion Etete.

The next three players are considered key to Reading's attacking attack and it is likely that any of them could score in the game against Cardiff City. The Portuguese striker Lucas João (#9), is the team's top scorer in the 2022-2023 season with 5 goals in 22 games, he scored in the last game against Preston North End and he does not plan to stop. He will be very important for the game because of his experience and his control of the ball on the pitch. Another player is Tom Ince (#10), he plays in the midfielder position and is the team's top assister with 5 assists in 31 games played. He had his fifth assist in the previous match against Bristol City and could get his sixth on Friday. Finally, forward Yakou Meite (#11) who is a very important player for creating dangerous plays. He is the team's second highest assister with 2 assists and third highest scorer with 3 goals.

Reading had a poor start to the season in the EFL Championship, sitting bottom of the tournament table. Until week 32 of the tournament they have a total of 41 points after 12 games won, 5 tied and 14 lost. They are located in the fifteenth position of the general table and if they want to get out of that place they must win the game. Their last game was on February 14, ending in a 2-1 defeat against Rotherham United at the Select Car Leasing Stadium and thus they recorded their fourteenth loss of the tournament. They arrive as the least favorites to win this game, however they could surprise and win.

There are three Cardiff City players we should watch out for and who play a very important role in the team. The first is Irish midfielder Callum O'Dowda (#11), he is the team's top scorer in the tournament with 3 goals in 29 games played and scored one goal in the last game against Wigan Athletic. Another player is Mahlon Romeo (#2), he plays defense and at 27 years old is the team's top assister with 3 assists in 23 games played. And finally, we should keep an eye on forward Mark Harris (#29), he is the second highest scorer on the team with 3 goals in 29 games played and we could see him score again on Friday.

Cardiff City had a bad start to the season in the EFL Championship, it is in the middle of the tournament table. Until week 32 of the tournament they have a total of 32 points after 8 games won, 8 tied and 16 lost. They are located in the twenty-first position of the general table and if they want to steal the twentieth place from Rotherham they must win the game. Their last game was on February 14, ending in a 2-0 win against Birmingham City at St. Andrew's Stadium, earning them their eighth win of the season. They arrive as the favorites to win this game, because of the great team they have and the good moment they are going through. They also have an advantage when playing at home and that their fans can support them.

The Cardiff City Stadium is located in the city of Cardiff, Wales. It will host this match and has a capacity of 33,280 spectators. It was inaugurated on July 22, 2009, cost £48 million to build and is currently the home of Cardiff City.

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