Derby County 2-2 Cardiff City · Championship
Derby County drew 2-2 with Cardiff City in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Derby County and Cardiff City met in the Championship at Pride Park Stadium in Derby on Saturday, 22 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Derby County: C. Morris 26'; B. Clark 49'. Cardiff City: C. Ashford 19'; Y. Salech 39'.
How the match went
Cardiff City saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Derby County had 15 shots with 7 on target, Cardiff City 16 with 7 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 7 to Derby County and 7 to Cardiff City. Derby County conceded 12 fouls, Cardiff City 10. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (5 for Derby County, 1 for Cardiff City).
Line-ups
Derby County started in a 4-2-3-1: Jacob Widell Zetterström, Max Johnston, Dion Sanderson, Sondre Langås, Charlie Taylor, Lewis Travis, Alex Mowatt, Bobby Clark, Oscar Fraulo, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Carlton Morris.
Cardiff City started in a 4-2-3-1: Nathan Trott, Ronan Kpakio, Perry Ng, Joel Bagan, Calum Scanlon, Jack Moylan, Alex Robertson, Ollie Tanner, Rubin Colwill, Cian Ashford, Yousef Salech.
More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.