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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 21 (setup 1, season 32)
Tranmere Rovers
v.
Cardiff City
Formation:
3-5-2
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Etrit BERISHA16Kepa ARRIZABALAGA Revuelta
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Jamaal LASCELLES72MARIO Gaspar Pérez Martínez
Jonny EVANS3Romain DANZÉ
Thomas Teye PARTEY4Gelson FERNANDES
Eric DIER757Aymen ABDENNOUR
Wifred NDIDI66Diego Alfredo LUGANO Moreno
Trent ALEXANDER-ARNOLD777Emanuele GIACCHERINI
Ross BARKLEY78Florian THAUVIN
Theo WALCOTT79Robin VAN PERSIE
Christian PULISIC710Laurent DEPOITRE
Kieran TIERNEY611Iñaki WILLIAMS Arthuer
Per MagnussonManager
Joe GOMEZ12Martin SAMUELSEN
Tom HEATON13Maarten STEKELENBURG
Jonjo SHELVEY714Jack BYRNE
Ryan SESSEGNON15Valère GERMAIN
Leon BAILEY7166Kenneth ZOHORE

Tranmere Rovers 2 Cardiff City 3
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 47,154, Stadium: Prenton Park, Referee: Howard WEBB 6½)
57 Pulisic, 79 WalcottScorers22 Fernandes, 45+1 Thauvin, 68 Van Persie
61 Tierney <=> Bailey, 61 Barkley <=> ShelveySubstitutions71 Giaccherini <=> Zohore
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners8
11Fouls12
9Offsides6
9Shots on5
12Shots off9
21Total shots14
7Shots saved2
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Gelson FERNANDES
1PULISIC headed just wide.
4PARTEY worked the ball to BARKLEY, PULISIC controlled his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the Cardiff City 'keeper.
7A poor strike from BARKLEY bounced agonisingly wide.
9A penalty box meleé resulted in PULISIC driving the ball over.
10WILLIAMS ran onto a delightful ball from GIACCHERINI but fired his effort wide.
21A wonderful save prevented THAUVIN from scoring a lovely goal.
22GOAL!! A glorious outswinging corner was nodded in at the near post by FERNANDES. (1-0 Cardiff City)
25BARKLEY stroked an easy chance past the near post.
40A accurate pass found MARIO and his left foot shot floated narrowly over.
45+1GOAL!! After some steady play on the right THAUVIN came inside and placed the ball in off the post. (2-0 Cardiff City)
45+2A good effort from WALCOTT scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
 
50The Cardiff City 'keeper was able to block a poor shot from WALCOTT.
57GOAL!! With his back to goal PULISIC wrong-footed the defence and stabbed the ball past the Cardiff City 'keeper. (2-1 Cardiff City)
59A corner was collected by PULISIC who touched the ball over the bar.
62A fine ball from MARIO on the left bobbled toward THAUVIN who sliced his shot inches over.
64WALCOTT fluffed a simple chance.
68GOAL!! THAUVIN drove a wicked shot against the upright with VAN PERSIE knocking in the rebound. (3-1 Cardiff City)
74A clever pass from ALEXANDER-ARNOLD, was lashed goalbound by PULISIC only for the 'keeper to block.
76A free-kick from VAN PERSIE flew inches over.
79GOAL!! A mishit PARTEY shot bobbled toward WALCOTT who made no mistake from just inside the area. (3-2 Cardiff City)
82PULISIC was put clear by LASCELLES and he dummied the Cardiff City 'keeper but rammed his shot wide.
90VAN PERSIE hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.