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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 24 (setup 1, season 31)
Tranmere Rovers
v.
Cardiff City
Formation:
3-5-2
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Etrit BERISHA1Benoît COSTIL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Ryan SHAWCROSS2MARIO Gaspar Pérez Martínez
Jonny EVANS35Iñaki WILLIAMS Arthuer
Darren FLETCHER4Emanuele GIACCHERINI
Ashley WILLIAMS75Aymen ABDENNOUR
Wifred NDIDI67RÚBEN Miguel Nunes VEZO
Michail ANTONIO77Gelson FERNANDES
Mark NOBLE87Florian THAUVIN
Jermain DEFOE797Laurent DEPOITRE
Christian PULISIC10Romain DANZÉ
Nathan REDMOND11Valère GERMAIN
Per MagnussonManager
Joe GOMEZ12Jordan AYEW
Tom HEATON13Kepa ARRIZABALAGA Revuelta
Kieran TIERNEY14Gianluca CAPRARI
Tom DAVIES15MBaye NIANG
Leon BAILEY16Leonardo Bonatini Lohner Maia, LÉO BONATINI

Tranmere Rovers 0 Cardiff City 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 57,447, Stadium: Prenton Park, Referee: Grant HEGLEY 7)
Scorers3 Mario, 12 Thauvin
Substitutions71 Rúben Vezo <=> Caprari
Sendings off
Bookings83 Mario
10Corners8
21Fouls10
13Offsides5
6Shots on4
4Shots off6
10Total shots10
5Shots saved2
39%Possession61%
Man of the match: Mark NOBLE
3GOAL!! An energetic ABDENNOUR ran down the right wing and dragged the ball back for MARIO to crack home. (1-0 Cardiff City)
7COSTIL did well to hold onto a wicked shot from REDMOND.
8PULISIC stormed through the Cardiff City defence but shot straight at COSTIL.
12GOAL!! A great thirty yard shot from FERNANDES struck the woodwork and in the ensuing meleé the ball was headed into the net by THAUVIN. (2-0 Cardiff City)
17A twenty yard shot from GERMAIN caused BERISHA no problem.
21A cross from GIACCHERINI left WILLIAMS in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
27GERMAIN made space on the left and touched the ball to WILLIAMS who fired the ball wide.
42COSTIL saved a lovely strike from PULISIC.
43ANTONIO shot over.
 
56PULISIC rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
60A shot from ANTONIO held little difficulty for COSTIL.
62The stunned Tranmere Rovers 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from ANTONIO dropped just wide.
66A good ball from PULISIC on the right bobbled toward NDIDI who mishit his shot inches wide.
70A free-kick from WILLIAMS raced over the bar.
70A shot from RÚBEN VEZO was hoofed off the line by EVANS.
81NOBLE worked the ball to DEFOE, PULISIC collected his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of the Cardiff City 'keeper.
81A weak strike from GIACCHERINI rolled agonisingly wide.
82PULISIC poked a simple chance past the far post.
83MARIO booked for violent conduct.
84DANZÉ was put clear by MARIO and he dummied BERISHA but drilled his shot inches wide.
85A corner fell to DEFOE who fired an effort just wide.