Cardiff City 3-0 Cheltenham Town · Carabao Cup
Cardiff City beat Cheltenham Town 3-0 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Cardiff City and Cheltenham Town met in the Carabao Cup at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff on Tuesday, 26 August 2025.
Goalscorers
Cardiff City: I. Davies 11'; C. Chambers 32'; J. Colwill 51'. Cheltenham Town did not score.
How the match went
Cardiff City saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Cardiff City had 23 shots with 10 on target, Cheltenham Town 14 with 4 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Cardiff City and 3 to Cheltenham Town. Cardiff City conceded 15 fouls, Cheltenham Town 18. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Cardiff City, 2 for Cheltenham Town).
Line-ups
Cardiff City started in a 4-2-3-1: Matthew Turner, Perry Ng, Dylan Lawlor, Calum Chambers, Joel Bagan, Joel Colwill, Dakarai Mafico, Tanatswa Nyakuhwa, Callum Robinson, Isaak Davies, Yousef Salech.
Cheltenham Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Joe Day, Arkell Jude-Boyd, Darragh Power, Jokūbas Mažionis, George Harmon, Harrison Sohna, Liam Kinsella, Ryan Broom, Josh Martin, Ethon Archer, Lee Angol.
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Minute by minute
- 11'Goal! Cardiff City 1-0 Cheltenham Town. I. Davies (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by D. Mafico.
- 32'Goal! Cardiff City 2-0 Cheltenham Town. C. Chambers (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by I. Davies.
- 38'Penalty missed! L. Angol (Cheltenham Town), saved.
- 51'Goal! Cardiff City 3-0 Cheltenham Town. J. Colwill (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Colwill.
Full commentary (53 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Cardiff City vs Cheltenham Town.
- 3'Attempt saved. J. Colwill (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 5'Attempt missed. I. Davies (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.33.
- 5'Off the woodwork! Y. Saleh (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.30.
- 11'Goal! Cardiff City 1-0 Cheltenham Town. I. Davies (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by D. Mafico.
- 14'Attempt saved. G. Harmon (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.09.
- 16'Attempt saved. Y. Saleh (Cardiff City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 17'Attempt missed. I. Davies (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 20'Attempt blocked. A. Jude-Boyd (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 24'Attempt saved. T. Nyakuhwa (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 26'Yellow card for C. Robinson (Cardiff City).
- 31'Attempt blocked. C. Robinson (Cardiff City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.22.
- 32'Goal! Cardiff City 2-0 Cheltenham Town. C. Chambers (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by I. Davies.
- 35'Attempt missed. A. Jude-Boyd (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 35'Attempt missed. A. Jude-Boyd (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 38'Attempt missed. L. Angol (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.17.
- 38'Penalty missed! L. Angol (Cheltenham Town), saved.
- 40'Attempt saved. L. Angol (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 45'Yellow card for L. Angol (Cheltenham Town).
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Cardiff City: R. Colwill comes on for I. Davies.
- 46'Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Willock comes on for C. Robinson.
- 47'Attempt missed. E. Archer (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 51'Goal! Cardiff City 3-0 Cheltenham Town. J. Colwill (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Colwill.
- 51'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: I. Bakare comes on for D. Power.
- 54'Attempt missed. D. Lawlor (Cardiff City), header from a corner. xG 0.19.
- 54'Attempt blocked. J. Colwill (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 56'Yellow card for P. Ng (Cardiff City).
- 57'Attempt saved. H. Sohna (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 58'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: F. Willcox comes on for G. Harmon.
- 58'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: T. Backwell comes on for R. Broom.
- 61'Off the woodwork! E. Archer (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 65'Substitution, Cardiff City: L. Giles comes on for J. Bagan.
- 65'Substitution, Cardiff City: R. Kpakio comes on for P. Ng.
- 65'Attempt blocked. R. Colwill (Cardiff City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 66'Attempt blocked. L. Giles (Cardiff City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 67'Attempt saved. R. Colwill (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 69'Attempt saved. C. Willock (Cardiff City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 70'Attempt blocked. J. Colwill (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 70'Attempt saved. R. Colwill (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 71'Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Ashford comes on for Y. Salech.
- 72'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: M. Barber comes on for A. Jude-Boyd.
- 72'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: G. Miller comes on for L. Angol.
- 73'Attempt blocked. C. Ashford (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 74'Attempt blocked. J. Colwill (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 77'Attempt missed. T. Backwell (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 81'Attempt blocked. G. Miller (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 81'Attempt missed. J. Martin (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 82'Attempt saved. T. Nyakuhwa (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 83'Attempt missed. J. Martin (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'Yellow card for J. Mazionis (Cheltenham Town).
- 90+2'Attempt missed. R. Colwill (Cardiff City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.11.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. T. Nyakuhwa (Cardiff City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.47.