Cardiff
West Ham
Match summary
The points were shared as Cardiff and West Ham drew 3-3. Cardiff led 3-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Jack Moylan put Cardiff ahead in the 11th minute, Moylan made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 37th minute, and Moylan made it 3-0 with a header in the 39th minute. In the second half, Divine Mukasa pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 58th minute, Arne Engels made it 3-2 in the 65th minute, and Max Kilman equalised in the 82nd minute.
West Ham had the better of the chances, with 2.62 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Cardiff's 1.15 from 7.
Cardiff hosted West Ham in the Championship, with the visitors dominating the territory and overall statistics despite the final scoreline. West Ham managed 18 shots against Cardiff's 7, hitting 10 on target compared to the hosts' 4. The away side controlled 56 percent of the possession, completed 484 passes with an 84.3 percent accuracy, and generated an expected goals figure of 2.62. In contrast, Cardiff recorded an expected goals total of 1.15 from 388 passes. The match saw 20 fouls committed overall, with Cardiff conceding 9 and West Ham 11. West Ham accumulated 3 yellow cards throughout the fixture, while Cardiff received 0.
The first half belonged entirely to Cardiff, who established a commanding lead through 3 goals scored before the interval. Jack Moylan opened the scoring in the 11th minute, before Max Kilman and Soungoutou Magassa received yellow cards for West Ham in quick succession. Moylan added a penalty goal in the 37th minute and completed his hat-trick with another goal in the 39th minute. Following multiple substitutions by both managers at the start of the second half, West Ham mounted a comeback. Divine Mukasa scored in the 58th minute, Arne Engels followed with a goal in the 65th minute, and Max Kilman secured the draw by scoring in the 82nd minute. Joël Veltman was shown a yellow card for a foul in the 84th minute.
