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Dimitrios Goutas played full game against West Brom as his Cardiff City went down to a narrow 1-0 loss.
Dimitrios Goutas led the defence once more in a close match which saw both sides battle it out for all three points. Erol Bulut’s men were dangerous at times but could not convert their chances and conceded from Jeremy Sarmiento in the 50th minute.
Cardiff missed out on crucial points slipping to 8th in the Championship standings.
| Minutes played | Touches |
Passes
|
Passing accuracy
|
Tackles
|
Fouls drawn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90' |
74
|
64
|
75%
|
3
|
0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Dimitrios Goutas prepare with Cardiff City to travel to Southampton on Saturday, December 2.
| Date | Match | 1 | x | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.12 |
Southampton
—
Cardiff City
1.60 4.00 5.50 |
|||
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