Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers, 17 August 2016
| Score | 2-1 to Cardiff City |
| Referee | Andy Davies |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Attendance | 14,041 |
View Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers head to head
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Goals:
| Shane Duffy | own goal | 14 |
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| Shane Duffy | own goal | 20 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
David Marshall
Defender
Matthew Connolly
Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga
Defender/Centre back
Sean Morrison
Defender/Midfielder
Aron Gunnarsson
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Peltier
Midfielder
Lex Immers
Midfielder
Declan John
Midfielder
Anthony Pilkington
Midfielder
Joe Ralls
Midfielder
Peter Whittingham
Substitutions:
| Kadeem Harris for Lee Peltier | 58 |
| Frédéric Gounongbe for Anthony Pilkington | 76 |
| Emyr Huws for Lex Immers | 88 |
Cards:
| Kadeem Harris | 66 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Simon Moore
Defender
Semi Ajayi
Midfielder
Kadeem Harris
Midfielder
Emyr Huws
Midfielder
Craig Noone
Forward
Frédéric Gounongbe
Forward
Kenneth Zohore
Comments:
League position: 14thGoals:
| Danny Graham | 77 |
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Starting lineup:
Jason Steele
Goalkeeper
Shane Duffy
Defender
Stephen Hendrie
Defender
Gordon Greer
Defender/Centre back
Ben Marshall
Defender/Midfielder
Hope Akpan
Midfielder
Jack Byrne
Midfielder
Craig Conway
Midfielder
Jason Lowe
Midfielder
Danny Graham
Forward
Anthony Stokes
Forward
Substitutions:
| Sam Gallagher for Anthony Stokes | 62 |
| Darragh Lenihan for Hope Akpan | 84 |
| Liam Feeney for Ben Marshall | 88 |
Cards:
| Shane Duffy | 63 | Y |
| Hope Akpan | 71 | Y |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | Y |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
David Raya
Defender
Scott Wharton
Defender/Midfielder
Darragh Lenihan
Midfielder
Liam Feeney
Midfielder
Danny Guthrie
Midfielder
Connor Mahoney
Forward
Sam Gallagher