Cardiff City 4-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Championship · Saturday 20 February 2016

Result

Cardiff City 4-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Championship · Saturday 20 February 2016, 12:30 UTC · half-time 3-0

Cardiff City · Brighton & Hove Albion · Championship predictions

Cardiff City 4-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Cardiff City won against Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 in the Championship on Saturday 20 February 2016. The half-time score was 3-0.

Peter Whittingham opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Cardiff City's goals came from Peter Whittingham (16'), Alberto Suárez (19'), L. Immers (30') and Peter Whittingham (66', penalty). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Dale Stephens (55').

Discipline: Cardiff City received 1 yellow card; Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cardiff City were 9th on 46 points from 31 and Brighton & Hove Albion 4th on 57 points from 31. Cardiff City went on to finish that season 8th with 68 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 2nd with 90.

Cardiff City lined up in a 4-4-2 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Cardiff City win, 6 draws and 2 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Yellow card · Stuart O'KeefeCardiff City
  • 16'Goal · Peter WhittinghamCardiff City · 1-0
  • 19'Goal · Alberto SuárezCardiff City · 2-0
  • 30'Goal · L. ImmersCardiff City · 3-0
  • 55'Goal · Dale StephensBrighton & Hove Albion · 3-1
  • 66'Penalty goal · Peter WhittinghamCardiff City · 4-1
  • 72'Yellow card · Liam RoseniorBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 72'Yellow card · Liam RoseniorBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Cardiff City 1, draws 6, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Uwe HünemeierBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Tear in the abductor muscle)
  • Gaëtan BongBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Torn Tendon)

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-4-2)

Txiki Acaz, Sean Morrison, Fábio, John Brayford, Peter Whittingham, Joe Ralls, Anthony Pilkington, Kenwyne Jones

Brighton & Hove Albion expected line-up (4-4-2)

David Adam Stockdale, Lewis Dunk, Bruno Saltor, Gordon Greer, Joe Bennett, Greg Halford, Dale Stephens, Beram Kayal