Match Centre: Cardiff City vs Chelsea
Player of the match Alejandro Garnacho 8.4
GolVolt rating 8.6GolVolt rating
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Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
A quarter-final, plenty of chances.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 86′.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 7.2 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Neto scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 5.5 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% A quarter-final. Stakes: 9.2 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances. Quality of play: 7.2 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.6more watchable than 86% of Carabao Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals3 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 16' Isaak Daviesyellow card
- 27' Calum Chambersyellow card
- 45' Moisés Caicedoyellow card
- Half-time · 0:0
- 46' 2 substitutionsGarnacho for GeorgePedro for Guiu
- 56' 2 substitutionsSalech for RobinsonWillock for Davies
- 57' Goal: Alejandro Garnachoassist: Buonanotte0:1
- 66' 2 substitutionsGusto for BuonanottePedro Neto for Gittens
- 75' Goal: David Turnbullassist: Ng1:1
- 80' SubstitutionRobertson for Colwill
- 82' Goal: Pedro Netoassist: Santos1:2
- 84' SubstitutionChalobah for Acheampong
- 90' SubstitutionFish for Ng
- 90+3' Goal: Alejandro Garnachoassist: Pedro1:3
- Full-time · 1:3
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Cardiff City
Chelsea
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Cardiff City
- 41 Matthew Turner GK —
- 2 Will Fish DEF on
- 49 Luey Giles DEF —
- 16 Chris Willock MID on
- 18 Alex Robertson MID on
- 28 Dakarai Mafico MID —
- 22 Yousef Salech ATT on
- 29 Tanatswa Nyakuhwa ATT —
- 31 Axel Donczew ATT —
Chelsea
- 1 Robert Sánchez GK —
- 23 Trevoh Chalobah DEF on
- 24 Reece James DEF —
- 27 Malo Gusto DEF on
- 29 Wesley Fofana DEF —
- 8 Enzo Fernández MID —
- 7 Pedro Neto ATT on
- 20 João Pedro ATT on
- 49 Alejandro Garnacho ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Chelsea Alejandro Garnacho
- 2. place · Chelsea Moisés Caicedo
- 3. place · Chelsea Pedro Neto
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