Cardiff City 5-1 Northampton Town · League One
Cardiff City beat Northampton Town 5-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Cardiff City and Northampton Town met in the League One on Saturday, 25 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Cardiff City: O. Tanner 9', 54'; J. Colwill 19'; C. Robinson 37'; Y. Salech 86'. Northampton Town: J. Evans 68'.
How the match went
Cardiff City saw more of the ball, 73% of it. Cardiff City had 27 shots with 11 on target, Northampton Town 10 with 5 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 3 to Cardiff City and 2 to Northampton Town. Cardiff City conceded 12 fouls, Northampton Town 8. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Cardiff City, 1 for Northampton Town).
Line-ups
Cardiff City started in a 4-2-3-1: Harry Tyrer, Ronan Kpakio, William Fish, Dylan Lawlor, Joel Bagan, Joel Colwill, David Turnbull, Ollie Tanner, Rubin Colwill, Chris Willock, Callum Robinson.
Northampton Town started in a 4-4-2: Lee Burge, Conor McCarthy, Max Dyche, Jon Guthrie, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Tyrese Fornah, Cameron McGeehan, Dean Campbell, Kamarai Swyer, Jack Vale, Sam Hoskins.
More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.