Summary

  • Cardiff won second leg 2-1 at Craven Cottage but Fulham through 3-2 on aggregate

  • Fulham, who won first leg 2-0 in Wales, will face Brentford in final at Wembley on 4 August

  • Neeskens Kebano equalised quickly for Fulham in first half after Cardiff's early opener from Curtis Nelson

  • Lee Tomlin's second-half goal gave Cardiff victory on the night

  1. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    Great tackle from Cardiff skipper Sean Morrison!

    Anthony Knockaert plays a ball forward and it looks like Bobby Decordova-Reid will be through on goal.

    But Morrison reads the danger and gets a vital leg in to take the ball on the edge of the area. Top defending.

  2. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    The Cardiff defence blocks another Fulham attempt.

    Joe Bryan gets to the byline on the left and cuts the ball back.

    Josh Onomah misses his kick but the ball runs to Cyrus Christie.

    The right-back doesn't score often but his low shot was goalbound before a Bluebirds player got in the way.

  3. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    Fulham have a couple of sights at goal from a corner.

    The ball is cleared to Tom Cairney on the edge of the area, but his shot doesn't get through the crowd of players in the box.

    Josh Onomah has a strike at goal, but the ball deflects behind off team-mate Neeskens Kebano.

  4. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    The game has calmed down a bit after that early flourish.

    Cardiff remain dangerous from set-pieces, and Fulham are giving them several opportunities.

    The Bluebirds will still be hopeful of mounting a comeback after the first quarter of the game.

  5. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    Again, the free-kick finds a Cardiff man, but the header from Sean Morrison is straight at Fulham keeper Marek Rodak.

    Time for a drinks break.

    It's been an interesting opening quarter!

    Fulham v CardiffImage source, Rex Features
  6. Postpublished at 22 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    Junior Hoilett wins another free-kick for Cardiff on the right.

    Joe Bryan was the man who fouled him this time.

    This one's deeper but is still in prime territory for a delivery into the Fulham box.

  7. Postpublished at 22 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    After being checked over for a couple of minutes, some stretches and a bit of ice to the back of the neck, Cardiff captain Sean Morrison heads to the sidelines.

    It looks like he will be fine to continue.

  8. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    The delivery goes deep to the back stick, and Fulham keeper Marek Rodak comes off his line to punch clear.

    He makes contact with Bluebirds defender Sean Morrison, and the centre-back needs some treatment before we can restart.

  9. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    Junior Hoilett causes problems on the right for the Fulham defence.

    He wriggles past Joe Bryan and then Harrison Reed takes him down.

    This is just outside the box and a good spot for a set-piece delivery.

  10. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    Neeskens KebanoImage source, Reuters

    That's five goals in four games for Neeskens Kebano now.

    The DR Congo international is named after former Ajax, Barcelona and Netherlands legend Johan Neeskens.

    He was big in the 1970s, kids.

  11. Postpublished at 12 mins

    Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)

    Fulham netted 24 seconds after the restart.

    Talk about a good response to going behind.

    Cardiff are right back where they were at the start of the evening.

  12. goal

    GOAL: Fulham 1-1 Cardiff (3-1 agg)published at 9 mins

    Neeskens Kebano

    A Fulham equaliser! Almost immediately!

    Bobby Decordova-Reid crosses low from the right and Neeskens Kebano is on the end of it in the box to restore Fulham's two-goal advantage in the tie.

  13. goal

    GOAL: Fulham 0-1 Cardiff (2-1 agg)published at 8 mins

    Curtis Nelson

    Cardiff celebrateImage source, PA Media

    From the resulting corner, Cardiff are right back in the tie!

    Joe Ralls' inswinging corner from the right is nodded in by centre-back Curtis Nelson at the back post.

    What a start from the visitors - just what they needed.

  14. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Fulham 0-0 Cardiff (2-0 agg)

    Will Vaulks gets a second chance with another throw on the right flank.

    This one bounces inside the six-yard box and Marek Rodak has to tip it over the bar.

    It might not have got a touch but the Fulham keeper couldn't be sure.

  15. Postpublished at 7 mins

    Fulham 0-0 Cardiff (2-0 agg)

    Will Vaulks launches a long throw into the Fulham area.

    The low sun is streaming into the eyes of Whites keeper Marek Rodak if he stands in one part of the goal.

    But the chance is wasted - it's a foul throw from Vaulks.

  16. Postpublished at 5 mins

    Fulham 0-0 Cardiff (2-0 agg)

    No Aleksandar Mitrovic for Fulham tonight, but the 26-goal striker is in the stands watching his team-mates.

    I wonder if the steward's asking if he'll be fit enough to play at Wembley? They've got to get there first, of course...

    Aleksandar MitrovicImage source, Rex Features
  17. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Fulham 0-0 Cardiff (2-0 agg)

    Cardiff striker Danny Ward cuts inside from the right flank and it looks like he could get a sight at goal.

    But a heavy touch means a backtracking Anthony Knockaert snuffs out any threat of danger.

    Down the other end, the Frenchman then has the first shot at goal from inside the area.

    His low effort is straight at Cardiff keeper Alex Smithies.

  18. KICK-OFFpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 30 July 2020

    Fulham 0-0 Cardiff (2-0 agg)

    After both sides take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, we are under way in this play-off semi-final second leg.

    Fulham kick off the first half in the evening sunshine.

    Paul Tierney is the man in the middle at Craven Cottage.

    Fulham v CardiffImage source, .
  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 30 July 2020

    #bbcefl

    Alexa Milne: We need three goals. Still got to dream.

  20. Teams outpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 30 July 2020

    Fulham v Cardiff, 2-0 agg (19:45 BST)

    The two teams have made their way out onto the pitch in west London.

    Kick-off is almost upon us.