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Saturday 2nd December

Championship Table

On Saturday 2nd December

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leicester City	19	15	1	3	34	12	22	46	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win
2	Ipswich Town	19	14	3	2	41	25	16	45	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win
3	Leeds United	19	11	5	3	34	20	14	38	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win
4	Southampton	19	11	4	4	31	27	4	37	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win
5	West Bromwich Albion	19	9	5	5	30	19	11	32	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
6	Hull City	19	8	6	5	29	24	5	30	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
7	Blackburn Rovers	19	9	1	9	32	31	1	28	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
8	Preston North End	19	8	4	7	24	32	-8	28	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
9	Sunderland	19	8	3	8	29	22	7	27	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
10	Watford	19	7	6	6	28	23	5	27	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win
11	Cardiff City	19	8	3	8	27	23	4	27	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
12	Middlesbrough	19	8	3	8	31	29	2	27	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
13	Bristol City	18	7	4	7	19	19	0	25	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
14	Norwich City	18	7	2	9	32	35	-3	23	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
15	Birmingham City	19	6	5	8	23	27	-4	23	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
16	Plymouth Argyle	19	6	4	9	31	29	2	22	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win
17	Coventry City	19	5	7	7	24	23	1	22	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
18	Swansea City	19	5	6	8	26	27	-1	21	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
19	Millwall	19	5	6	8	21	26	-5	21	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
20	Stoke City	19	6	3	10	19	27	-8	21	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
21	Huddersfield Town	19	4	8	7	18	31	-13	20	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
22	Queens Park Rangers	19	4	4	11	17	30	-13	16	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
23	Rotherham United	19	2	7	10	17	37	-20	13	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
24	Sheffield Wednesday	19	2	4	13	12	31	-19	10	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win

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Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Last Updated 2nd December 2023 at 17:14

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Team Lineups

home team, Southampton

Manager: Russell Martin

Formation: 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

Number 31,
G. Bazunu
Number 3,
R. Manning
Number 35,
J. Bednarek
Number 21,
T. Harwood-Bellis
Number 2,
K. Walker-Peters
Number 17,
S. Armstrong , substituted for J. Aribo at 62 minutes
Number 4,
F. Downes , Yellow Card at 25 minutes
Number 24,
S. Charles
Number 10,
C. Adams , substituted for S. Mara at 81 minutes
Number 9,
A. Armstrong , Captain
Number 22,
C. Alcaraz , substituted for R. Fraser at 63 minutes

away team, Cardiff City

Manager: Erol Bulut

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 13,
R. Rúnarsson
Number 17,
J. Collins
Number 5,
M. McGuinness
Number 4,
D. Goutas
Number 38,
P. Ng , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
Number 23,
M. Siopis , substituted for J. Ralls at 75 minutes
Number 6,
R. Wintle , Captain
Number 16,
K. Ahearne-Grant , substituted for K. Etete at 75 minutes
Number 47,
C. Robinson , substituted for R. Colwill at 55 minutes
Number 14,
J. Bowler , substituted for O. Tanner at 62 minutes
Number 22,
Y. Meïté , substituted for I. Ugbo at 63 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Southampton

Number 27,
S. Amo-Ameyaw
Number 7,
J. Aribo
Number 14,
J. Bree
Number 33,
T. Dibling
Number 23,
S. Edozie
Number 26,
R. Fraser
Number 6,
M. Holgate
Number 13,
J. Lumley
Number 18,
S. Mara

away team, Cardiff City

Number 18,
E. Adams
Number 21,
J. Alnwick
Number 27,
R. Colwill , Yellow Card at 72 minutes
Number 9,
K. Etete
Number 24,
J. Panzo
Number 8,
J. Ralls
Number 2,
M. Romeo
Number 32,
O. Tanner
Number 12,
I. Ugbo

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Match Facts

This is the first league meeting between Southampton and Cardiff since the 2018-19 Premier League season, when the Bluebirds won both matches.
Cardiff have won their last two away league games against Southampton, as many as they won in their first 19 visits to the Saints.
Southampton have lost each of their last two league games against sides from Wales, as many defeats as in their previous nine such games (W6 D1).
Cardiff have lost two of their last three league games (W1), as many as in their previous 10 (W6 D2), though both those defeats came at home.
Southampton’s Adam Armstrong has three goals in his last three league games against Cardiff, though all three goals have come at the Cardiff City Stadium.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Match ends, Southampton 2, Cardiff City 0.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 5
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 5
Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Cardiff City 0.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Attempt saved. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a cross.
Postat 90 minutes
Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Postat 89 minutes
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
Postat 89 minutes
Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
Postat 88 minutes
Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 88 minutes
Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
Postat 88 minutes
Attempt saved. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iké Ugbo.
Postat 84 minutes
Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
Postat 84 minutes
Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 83 minutes
Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Southampton) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
Postat 82 minutes
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
Substitutionat 81 minutes
Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Ché Adams.
Postat 81 minutes
Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
Postat 81 minutes
Iké Ugbo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 80 minutes
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Rúnar Rúnarsson.