Brentford 2-2 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Monday 26 December 2016

Result

Brentford 2-2 Cardiff City

Championship · Monday 26 December 2016, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Brentford · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Brentford 2-2 Cardiff City: match report

Brentford drew with Cardiff City 2-2 in the Championship on Monday 26 December 2016. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Peter Whittingham opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Brentford's goals came from Sullay Kaikai (83') and Sullay Kaikai (90+1'). Cardiff City scored through Peter Whittingham (24', penalty) and K. Zohorè (89').

Discipline: Brentford received 2 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Brentford were 14th on 28 points from 22 and Cardiff City 19th on 25 points from 22. Brentford went on to finish that season 10th with 64 points, and Cardiff City 11th with 64.

Brentford lined up in a 3-4-3 and Cardiff City in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Sullay Kaikai of Brentford (8.4), ahead of Ryan Woods (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Brentford wins, 0 draws and 2 for Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Yellow card · Andreas BjellandBrentford
  • 24'Penalty goal · Peter WhittinghamCardiff City · 0-1
  • 31'Yellow card · Peter WhittinghamCardiff City
  • 73'Yellow card · A. GunnarssonCardiff City
  • 75'Yellow card · Harlee DeanBrentford
  • 83'Goal · Sullay KaikaiBrentford · 1-1
  • 89'Goal · K. ZohorèCardiff City · 1-2
  • 90+1'Goal · Sullay KaikaiBrentford · 2-2

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Brentford 2, draws 0, Cardiff City 2.

Team news

Brentford line-up (3-4-3)

Daniel Bentley, John Egan, Harlee Dean, Andreas Bjelland, Maxime Colin, Ryan Woods, Nico Yennaris, Tom Field, Lasse Vibe, Scott Hogan, R. Sawyers

Cardiff City line-up (5-3-2)

Brian Murphy, Lee Peltier, Matthew Connolly, Sean Morrison, Bruno Ecuele Manga, Joe Bennett, Aron Gunnarsson, Peter Whittingham, Joe Ralls, Kenneth Zohore, Junior Hoilett