- Date:02 Oct 2012
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Cardiff City Stadium
- Attendance:20,278
- Bellamy (38) Hudson (56)
- Lita (53)
Live Commentary
- 94mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Marlon King. Indirect free kick taken by David Marshall.
- 92mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Don Cowie by Paul Robinson. Peter Whittingham restarts play with the free kick.
- 90mins
Centre by Christopher Burke, save made by Jack Butland.
- 89mins
Kevin McNaughton challenges Wade Elliott unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Paul Robinson, clearance by Heidar Helguson.
- 86mins
Peter Whittingham fouled by Steven Caldwell, the ref awards a free kick. Peter Whittingham takes the direct free kick.
- 83mins
The offside flag is raised against Mark Hudson. Jack Butland restarts play with the free kick. Bo-Kyung Kim joins the action as a substitute, replacing Craig Noone.
- 81mins
Marlon King takes a shot. David Marshall makes a save.
- 80mins
Unfair challenge on Heidar Helguson by Keith Fahey results in a free kick. Free kick taken by David Marshall.
- 80mins
Christopher Burke fouled by Heidar Helguson, the ref awards a free kick. Wade Elliott delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, clearance made by Andrew Taylor.
- 78mins
Don Cowie comes on in place of Craig Bellamy.
- 76mins
Craig Bellamy takes a shot. Jack Butland makes a save. Corner taken left-footed by Peter Whittingham from the right by-line, Jack Butland makes a save.
- 75mins
Centre by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 74mins
Foul by Christopher Burke on Craig Noone, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Andrew Taylor.
- 73mins
Peter Lovenkrands leaves the field to be replaced by Nathan Redmond.
- 72mins
Wade Elliott gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andrew Taylor. David Marshall takes the indirect free kick.
- 71mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Craig Bellamy. Jack Butland takes the indirect free kick.
- 67mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Peter Whittingham, save by Jack Butland. Corner taken by Craig Noone from the left by-line, The referee shows Craig Bellamy a yellow card for dissent. Mark Hudson fouled by Steven Caldwell, the ref awards a free kick. Aron Gunnarsson takes the direct free kick.
- 68mins
Unfair challenge on James Hurst by Craig Bellamy results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Jack Butland.
- 67mins
Joe Mason takes a shot. Save by David Marshall.
- 65mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Leroy Lita. David Marshall takes the free kick. Marlon King joins the action as a substitute, replacing Leroy Lita.
- 65mins
Keith Fahey takes a shot. Mark Hudson gets a block in.
- 64mins
Unfair challenge on Jonathan Spector by Heidar Helguson results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by Wade Elliott, clearance by Mark Hudson. Keith Fahey takes a shot. Andrew Taylor gets a block in.
- 63mins
Joe Mason takes a shot. Steven Caldwell gets a block in.
- 61mins
Matthew Connolly challenges Jonathan Spector unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Keith Fahey, Peter Whittingham manages to make a clearance.
- 61mins
Effort from deep inside the area by Joe Mason clears the bar.
- 59mins
Andrew Taylor fouled by Peter Lovenkrands, the ref awards a free kick. Peter Whittingham restarts play with the free kick.
- 55mins
Peter Whittingham takes the inswinging corner, Curtis Davies receives a yellow card for dissent. Mark Hudson fires in a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Cardiff 2-1 Birmingham.The assist for the goal came from Peter Whittingham.
- 51mins
Mark Hudson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Leroy Lita. The referee shows Mark Hudson a yellow card. Wade Elliott crosses the ball, A goal is scored by Leroy Lita from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Cardiff 1-1 Birmingham.Assist on the goal came from Wade Elliott.
- 51mins
James Hurst is brought on as a substitute for Will Packwood.
- 49mins
Centre by Craig Noone, Effort on goal by Heidar Helguson from just inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.
- 46mins
Unfair challenge on Will Packwood by Andrew Taylor results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Will Packwood.
- 44mins
Foul by Paul Robinson on Craig Bellamy, free kick awarded. Craig Bellamy fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
- 44mins
Joe Mason sends in a cross, save by Jack Butland.
- 42mins
Wade Elliott challenges Craig Noone unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Peter Whittingham.
- 39mins
Mark Hudson concedes a free kick for a foul on Leroy Lita. Paul Robinson takes the direct free kick.
- 38mins
Craig Bellamy grabs a goal from inside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Cardiff 1-0 Birmingham.Assist by Mark Hudson.
- 36mins
Paul Robinson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Joe Mason. Peter Whittingham crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, Leroy Lita makes a clearance.
- 36mins
Christopher Burke produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the target.
- 34mins
Shot by Aron Gunnarsson. Jack Butland makes a comfortable save.
- 31mins
The ball is swung over by Craig Noone, save by Jack Butland.
- 31mins
Mark Hudson produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.
- 29mins
Craig Bellamy is caught offside. Jack Butland takes the free kick.
- 26mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Wade Elliott by Joe Mason. Paul Robinson restarts play with the free kick.
- 22mins
Craig Noone fouled by Wade Elliott, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed by Peter Whittingham, Peter Lovenkrands makes a clearance.
- 20mins
Craig Bellamy is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Jack Butland.
- 18mins
Leroy Lita produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the crossbar.
- 16mins
A cross is delivered by Peter Whittingham, Wade Elliott makes a clearance. Corner taken by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 14mins
Unfair challenge on Keith Fahey by Aron Gunnarsson results in a free kick. The ball is crossed by Keith Fahey, Leroy Lita takes a shot. Save by David Marshall. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Wade Elliott.
- 13mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Wade Elliott on Kevin McNaughton. David Marshall restarts play with the free kick.
- 12mins
Christopher Burke fouled by Mark Hudson, the ref awards a free kick. Steven Caldwell takes the free kick.
- 9mins
The referee blows for offside against Heidar Helguson. Free kick taken by Steven Caldwell.
- 8mins
Shot on goal by Craig Noone from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
- 4mins
The referee blows for offside. Jack Butland restarts play with the free kick.
- 4mins
Keith Fahey concedes a free kick for a foul on Heidar Helguson. Kevin McNaughton restarts play with the free kick.
- 3mins
Effort on goal by Craig Bellamy from just outside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.
- 3mins
Foul by Wade Elliott on Peter Whittingham, free kick awarded. David Marshall takes the direct free kick.
- 1mins
Shot from just outside the box by Jonathan Spector misses to the right of the goal.
The offside flag is raised against Craig Bellamy. Jack Butland takes the indirect free kick.
Match Preview
Duo missing for Bluebirds Cardiff boss Malky Mackay is likely to be without Jordon Mutch and Tommy Smith when they host Birmingham. Midfielder Mutch has missed the last two games with a foot injury and won't return until Saturday's trip to Ipswich. The 20-year-old returned to training recently and just fell short of appearing in last weekend's win over Blackpool. Winger Smith was withdrawn after 25 minutes in that fixture with a muscle problem and is a major doubt. The former QPR man felt tightness in both his groin and hamstring and was replaced by striker Joe Mason. Mason may deputise again but Don Cowie and Bo-Kyung Kim offer further wide options for the Bluebirds manager. Cardiff, who are joint top of the npower Championship, have won four of their last five outings and are unbeaten at home this season. Lee Clark will check on a couple of players nursing minor bumps and bruises for Birmingham. None are expected to be serious and Blues could well have an unchanged squad, with Clark very much tempted to keep faith with the same starting XI who bounced back to the humiliation at home to Barnsley to secure Saturday's 1-0 triumph at Brighton. Defenders Stephen Carr (knee), Paul Caddis (shoulder), David Murphy (hamstring) and Pablo Ibanez (broken toe) all remain sidelined. Blues could come up against former midfielder Jordon Mutch, who joined the Bluebirds over the summer and is battling back to full fitness again following a recent spell on the sidelines. Following their win at leaders Brighton, Birmingham would cap an impressive four days with a positive result at second-placed Cardiff, who blew away Blackpool 3-0 at the weekend.
Cardiff
Birmingham
- David Marshall
- Kevin McNaughton
- Andrew Taylor
- Mark Hudson
- Matthew Connolly
- Peter Whittingham
- Aron Gunnarsson
- Craig Noone
- Craig Bellamy
- Joe Mason
- Heidar Helguson
- SUBS
- Joe Lewis
- Filip Kiss
- Ben Turner
- Don Cowie
- Etien Velikonja
- Craig Conway
- Bo-Kyung Kim
Home
Away
- Jack Butland
- Steven Caldwell
- Curtis Davies
- Jonathan Spector
- Paul Robinson
- Christopher Burke
- Wade Elliott
- Keith Fahey
- Will Packwood
- Peter Lovenkrands
- Leroy Lita
- SUBS
- Colin Doyle
- Hayden Mullins
- Marlon King
- Darren Ambrose
- Nikola Zigic
- Nathan Redmond
- James Hurst
Match Report
Form Guide
- LWWWLW
- Cardiff
- VS
- Birmingham LWDWLW
Last Meetings
- Birmingham
- 1 - 1
- Cardiff
- 25/03/2012
- Cardiff
- 1 - 0
- Birmingham
- 04/12/2011
- Birmingham
- 1 - 1
- Cardiff
- 17/01/2009
- Cardiff
- 1 - 2
- Birmingham
- 27/09/2008
- Birmingham
- 1 - 0
- Cardiff
- 04/03/2007
- Cardiff
- 2 - 0
- Birmingham
- 26/08/2006
Top Scorers
Cardiff
- P Whittingham 4
- M Connolly 2
- C Bellamy 1
- D Cowie 1
- H Helguson 1
- M Hudson 1
- AE Gunnarsson 1
- C Noone 1
- J Mason 1
Birmingham
- N Zigic 2
- H Mullins 1
- W Elliott 1
- M King 1
- C Burke 1
- L Lita 1
Goals
Cardiff
- Total goals 24
- Goals per game 15
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 5 (For) Period 11-20 mins
- 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Birmingham
- Total goals 18
- Goals per game 9
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) Period 21-30 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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