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Friday 29th December

Championship Table

On Friday 29th December

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leicester City	25	20	2	3	50	17	33	62	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win
2	Ipswich Town	25	16	6	3	48	33	15	54	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
3	Southampton	25	15	6	4	45	30	15	51	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
4	Leeds United	25	13	6	6	42	25	17	45	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
5	West Bromwich Albion	25	12	6	7	36	23	13	42	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
6	Hull City	25	11	6	8	39	33	6	39	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
7	Sunderland	25	11	4	10	34	28	6	37	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
8	Bristol City	25	10	6	9	30	27	3	36	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
9	Middlesbrough	25	11	3	11	37	36	1	36	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
10	Watford	25	9	8	8	39	33	6	35	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
11	Preston North End	25	10	5	10	31	42	-11	35	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
12	Coventry City	25	8	10	7	35	27	8	34	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw
13	Norwich City	25	10	4	11	41	41	0	34	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
14	Cardiff City	25	10	4	11	32	32	0	34	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
15	Blackburn Rovers	25	10	1	14	37	46	-9	31	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
16	Millwall	25	7	8	10	27	31	-4	29	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win
17	Swansea City	25	7	8	10	34	39	-5	29	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
18	Plymouth Argyle	25	7	7	11	40	42	-2	28	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss
19	Stoke City	25	7	7	11	25	32	-7	28	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
20	Birmingham City	25	7	7	11	30	38	-8	28	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
21	Huddersfield Town	25	5	10	10	25	40	-15	25	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
22	Queens Park Rangers	25	5	6	14	20	35	-15	21	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
23	Sheffield Wednesday	25	5	4	16	18	39	-21	19	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
24	Rotherham United	25	3	8	14	22	48	-26	17	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw

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Key

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

Last Updated 29th December 2023 at 22:11

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, Cardiff City

Manager: Erol Bulut

Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Number 21,
J. Alnwick
Number 17,
J. Collins
Number 5,
M. McGuinness
Number 4,
D. Goutas
Number 38,
P. Ng
Number 8,
J. Ralls , Captain, Yellow Card at 47 minutes, substituted for R. Colwill at 60 minutes
Number 23,
M. Siopis
Number 6,
R. Wintle
Number 16,
K. Ahearne-Grant , substituted for Y. Meïté at 40 minutes
Number 9,
K. Etete , substituted for C. Robinson at 66 minutes
Number 14,
J. Bowler , substituted for O. Tanner at 60 minutes

away team, Leicester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 30,
M. Hermansen
Number 2,
J. Justin
Number 23,
J. Vestergaard
Number 3,
W. Faes
Number 17,
H. Choudhury , Captain
Number 8,
H. Winks
Number 25,
W. Ndidi , substituted for C. Casadei at 69 minutes
Number 10,
S. Mavididi
Number 22,
K. Dewsbury-Hall
Number 18,
A. Fatawu
Number 20,
P. Daka , substituted for T. Cannon at 82 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Cardiff City

Number 18,
E. Adams
Number 27,
R. Colwill
Number 22,
Y. Meïté
Number 24,
J. Panzo
Number 35,
A. Rinomhota
Number 47,
C. Robinson
Number 2,
M. Romeo
Number 32,
O. Tanner
Number 41,
M. Turner

away team, Leicester City

Number 29,
Y. Akgün
Number 21,
Ricardo Pereira
Number 28,
T. Cannon
Number 7,
C. Casadei
Number 4,
C. Coady
Number 5,
C. Doyle
Number 40,
Wanya Marçal
Number 15,
H. Souttar
Number 41,
J. Stolarczyk

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2

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v Ipswich Town

1

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v Sheffield Wednesday

1

2

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v Rotherham United

3

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v Hull City

3

0

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v Birmingham City

2

3

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v Birmingham City

0

1

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v Millwall

3

2

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v Millwall

1

0

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v Plymouth Argyle

4

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Match Facts

Cardiff haven’t hosted Leicester for a league game since November 2018, losing 1-0 in the Premier League under Neil Warnock.
Leicester City are looking to complete a league double over Cardiff City for the first time since the 1961-62 campaign.
Cardiff City have won their final league game in just two of the last 10 calendar years (D4 L4), both away wins in 2018 (1-0 vs Leicester) and 2019 (2-1 vs Sheffield Wednesday).
Leicester City lost 2-1 to Liverpool in their final league game of 2022 – they haven’t lost their final league game in consecutive years since doing so vs Liverpool (2017) and Cardiff City (2018).
Leicester have won their last three away league games in Wales (two wins vs Swansea, one vs Cardiff), more than in their previous 15 trips there (W2 D4 L9).

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Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Leicester City 2.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 7
Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Leicester City 2.
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Offside, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill is caught offside.
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Foul by Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City).
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Cesare Casadei.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes
Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall following a fast break.
Postat 89 minutes
Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
Postat 89 minutes
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 88 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Postat 88 minutes
Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
Postat 86 minutes
Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
Postat 85 minutes
Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rubin Colwill with a cross following a corner.
Postat 85 minutes
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Wout Faes.
Postat 85 minutes
Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.