Fulham 2-0 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 20 October 2021

Result

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff City

Championship · Wednesday 20 October 2021, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Fulham 2-0 Cardiff City: match report

Fulham beat Cardiff City 2-0 in the Championship on Wednesday 20 October 2021. The half-time score was 0-0.

Tom Cairney opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Fulham's goals came from Tom Cairney (57') and Aleksandar Mitrović (63'). Cardiff City did not score.

Discipline: Fulham received no yellow cards; Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Fulham were 3rd on 23 points from 12 and Cardiff City 21st on 11 points from 12. Fulham went on to finish that season 1st with 90 points, and Cardiff City 19th with 53.

Fulham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cardiff City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Harry Wilson of Fulham (8.3), ahead of Bobby De Cordova-Reid (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Fulham wins, 3 draws and 3 for Cardiff City.

Going into the match Fulham's last five read W-L-W-D-L and Cardiff City's L-L-L-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 57'Goal · Tom CairneyFulham · 1-0
  • 63'Goal · Aleksandar MitrovićFulham · 2-0
  • 69'Yellow card · Marlon PackCardiff City
  • 78'Yellow card · J. BaganCardiff City
  • 85'Yellow card · P. NgCardiff City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Fulham 4, draws 3, Cardiff City 3.

Team news

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Fulham line-up (4-2-3-1)

Marek Rodák, Denis Odoi, Tosin Adarabioyo, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, Jean Michaël Seri, Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Neeskens Kebano, Aleksandar Mitrović

Cardiff City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Alex Smithies, Perry Ng, Aden Flint, Mark McGuinness, Joel Bagan, Will Vaulks, Marlon Pack, Ryan Giles, Sam Bowen, Rubin Colwill, Kieffer Moore