Mansfield Town 5-4 Cardiff City · League One
Mansfield Town beat Cardiff City 5-4 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Mansfield Town and Cardiff City met in the League One at One Call Stadium in Mansfield on Saturday, 2 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Mansfield Town: R. Sweeney 2'; L. Akins 23', 26'; R. Oates 63'; O. Irow 79'. Cardiff City: I. Davies 61'; O. Kellyman 66', 90'; R. Kpakio 86'.
How the match went
Cardiff City saw more of the ball, 70% of it. Mansfield Town had 12 shots with 10 on target, Cardiff City 21 with 7 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 6 to Mansfield Town and 8 to Cardiff City. Mansfield Town conceded 14 fouls, Cardiff City 7. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Mansfield Town, 1 for Cardiff City).
Line-ups
Mansfield Town started in a 3-1-4-2: Liam Roberts, Kyle Knoyle, Jordan Bowery, Ryan Sweeney, Louis Reed, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Jon Russell, Regan Hendry, Will Evans, Lucas Akins, Rhys Oates.
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, Yousef Salech.
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