Cardiff City FC vs Manchester City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 34 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Stuart Burt
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Referee Simon Bennett
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Sep Manchester City FC H 0–5 L 15 Sep Chelsea FC A 1–4 L 02 Sep Arsenal FC H 2–3 L 25 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D 18 Aug Newcastle United FC H 0–0 D 11 Aug AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Sep Cardiff City FC A 5–0 W 19 Sep Olympique Lyonnais H 1–2 L 15 Sep Fulham FC H 3–0 W 01 Sep Newcastle United FC H 2–1 W 25 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 19 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC H 6–1 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Cardiff City FC and Manchester City FC.
- 5' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 32' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sergio Aguero on 32.
- 35' Goal! Bernardo Silva scores his 58 goal in 421 matches.
- 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fabian Delph suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' Goal! Ilkay Gundogan scores his 58 goal in 421 matches.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Ralls on 45.
- 50' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Leroy Sane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 51' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 51 minute. Lee Peltier leaves to be changed by Jazz Richards.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Phil Foden made 421 appearances and scored 75 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a Yellow card on 60.
- 61' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riyad Mahrez is hanging Sergio Aguero on the field on 61 minute.
- 63' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kenneth Zohore is hanging Daniel Ward on the field on 63 minute.
- 67' Goal! Riyad Mahrez scores his 78 goal in 421 matches.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Phil Foden. He replaces Ilkay Gundogan on 69 minute.
- 74' John Stones has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fernandinho on 74 minute.
- 75' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Junior Hoilett is replaced by Josh Murphy.
- 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 89' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez scores on 89.
- With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Cardiff City FC
Starting XI- 14
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Lee Peltier ↓ Jazz Richards 51'
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Daniel Ward ↓ Kenneth Zohore 63'
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Junior Hoilett ↓ Josh Murphy 75'
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Bench-
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Josh Murphy ↑ 75'
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Jazz Richards ↑ 51'
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Kenneth Zohore ↑ 63'
Coach Neil WarnockManchester City FC
Starting XI-
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Ilkay Gundogan ↓ Phil Foden 69'
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Fernandinho C ↓ John Stones 74'
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Sergio Aguero ↓ Riyad Mahrez 61'
Bench- 21
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John Stones ↑ 74'
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Phil Foden ↑ 69'
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Riyad Mahrez ↑ 61'
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Coach Pep Guardiola -
Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
Manchester City FC Form
2018-09-22 Cardiff City FC 0–5 Manchester City FC W 2018-09-19 Manchester City FC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais L 2018-09-15 Manchester City FC 3–0 Fulham FC W 2018-09-01 Manchester City FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC W 2018-08-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2018-08-19 Manchester City FC 6–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W

