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CardiffCardiff vs Newcastle — Championship
0-1
Newcastle
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Going into the match, Cardiff had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; Newcastle had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.1.
Match report
Home form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L W W D W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Doncaster · 29 Aug 2009
- W 3-0 vs Bristol City · 23 Aug 2009
- W 1-3 at Plymouth · 18 Aug 2009
- D 1-1 at Blackpool · 15 Aug 2009
- W 4-0 vs Scunthorpe · 8 Aug 2009
- L 1-0 at Sheffield Weds · 3 May 2009
Away form going in: Newcastle
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (W W W W D). 1.1 scored per game, 0.7 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Leicester · 31 Aug 2009
- W 0-2 at Crystal Palace · 22 Aug 2009
- W 1-0 vs Sheffield Weds · 19 Aug 2009
- W 3-0 vs Reading · 15 Aug 2009
- D 1-1 at West Brom · 8 Aug 2009
- L 1-0 at Aston Villa · 24 May 2009
Match statistics
| Cardiff | Metric | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total shots | 2 |
| 14 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 11 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |