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Cardiff City 1-3 Chelsea · Carabao Cup

Cardiff City lost to Chelsea 1-3 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Cardiff City and Chelsea met in the Carabao Cup at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff on Tuesday, 16 December 2025.

Goalscorers

Cardiff City: D. Turnbull 75'. Chelsea: A. Garnacho 57', 90'; P. Neto 82'.

How the match went

Chelsea saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Cardiff City had 10 shots with 4 on target, Chelsea 20 with 7 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 2 to Cardiff City and 8 to Chelsea. Cardiff City conceded 5 fouls, Chelsea 9. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Cardiff City, 1 for Chelsea).

Line-ups

Cardiff City started in a 4-1-4-1: Nathan Trott, Perry Ng, Dylan Lawlor, Calum Chambers, Joel Bagan, Ryan Wintle, Cian Ashford, Joel Colwill, David Turnbull, Isaak Davies, Callum Robinson.

Chelsea started in a 4-2-3-1: Filip Jørgensen, Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoît Badiashile, Jorrel Hato, Andrey Santos, Moisés Caicedo, Tyrique George, Facundo Buonanotte, Jamie Gittens, Marc Guiu.

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Minute by minute

  1. 57'Goal! Cardiff City 0-1 Chelsea. A. Garnacho (Chelsea) scores, assisted by F. Buonanotte.
  2. 75'Goal! Cardiff City 1-1 Chelsea. D. Turnbull (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by P. Ng.
  3. 82'Goal! Cardiff City 1-2 Chelsea. P. Neto (Chelsea) scores, assisted by A. Santos.
  4. 90'Goal! Cardiff City 1-3 Chelsea. A. Garnacho (Chelsea) scores, assisted by J. Pedro.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cardiff City vs Chelsea.
  2. 6'Attempt blocked. J. Gittens (Chelsea), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  3. 7'Attempt missed. C. Robinson (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.06.
  4. 11'Attempt missed. B. Badiashile (Chelsea), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  5. 12'Attempt saved. D. Turnbull (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 15'Attempt blocked. J. Acheampong (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  7. 16'Yellow card for I. Davies (Cardiff City).
  8. 21'Attempt blocked. T. George (Chelsea), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  9. 23'Attempt missed. I. Davies (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  10. 27'Yellow card for C. Chambers (Cardiff City).
  11. 31'Attempt saved. M. Guiu (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  12. 35'Attempt missed. P. Ng (Cardiff City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  13. 44'Attempt missed. D. Turnbull (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  14. 45'Yellow card for M. Caicedo (Chelsea).
  15. 45+1'Attempt saved. C. Chambers (Cardiff City), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, Chelsea: A. Garnacho comes on for T. George.
  18. 46'Substitution, Chelsea: J. Pedro comes on for M. Guiu.
  19. 52'Attempt blocked. M. Caicedo (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  20. 53'Attempt blocked. J. Gittens (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  21. 54'Attempt saved. A. Garnacho (Chelsea), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.37.
  22. 55'Attempt blocked. J. Hato (Chelsea), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  23. 56'Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Willock comes on for I. Davies.
  24. 56'Substitution, Cardiff City: Y. Salech comes on for C. Robinson.
  25. 57'Goal! Cardiff City 0-1 Chelsea. A. Garnacho (Chelsea) scores, assisted by F. Buonanotte.
  26. 57'Attempt blocked. A. Garnacho (Chelsea), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  27. 60'Attempt saved. F. Buonanotte (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  28. 60'Attempt blocked. J. Pedro (Chelsea), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  29. 65'Attempt blocked. C. Willock (Cardiff City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  30. 66'Substitution, Chelsea: M. Gusto comes on for F. Buonanotte.
  31. 66'Substitution, Chelsea: P. Neto comes on for J. Gittens.
  32. 72'Attempt missed. A. Santos (Chelsea), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  33. 73'Attempt blocked. A. Garnacho (Chelsea), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  34. 75'Goal! Cardiff City 1-1 Chelsea. D. Turnbull (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by P. Ng.
  35. 78'Attempt saved. J. Pedro (Chelsea), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  36. 80'Substitution, Cardiff City: A. Robertson comes on for J. Colwill.
  37. 82'Goal! Cardiff City 1-2 Chelsea. P. Neto (Chelsea) scores, assisted by A. Santos.
  38. 82'Attempt saved. P. Ng (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  39. 84'Substitution, Chelsea: T. Chalobah comes on for J. Acheampong.
  40. 84'Attempt missed. D. Turnbull (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  41. 87'Attempt blocked. J. Pedro (Chelsea), right-footed shot. xG 0.33.
  42. 90'Goal! Cardiff City 1-3 Chelsea. A. Garnacho (Chelsea) scores, assisted by J. Pedro.
  43. 90'Substitution, Cardiff City: W. T. Fish comes on for P. Ng.
  44. 90+2'Attempt missed. J. Pedro (Chelsea), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
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