Match summary
1ST HALF
16'
I. Davies
27'
C. Chambers
Moisés Caicedo
45'
2ND HALF
T. George
A. Garnacho
46'
Marc Guiu
João Pedro
46'
56'
Chris Willock
C. Robinson
56'
Y. Salech
I. Davies
A. Garnacho(F. Buonanotte)
57'
F. Buonanotte
Malo Gusto
66'
Jamie Gittens
Pedro Neto
66'
75'
D. Turnbull(P. Ng)
80'
Alex Robertson
J. Colwill
Pedro Neto(Andrey Santos)
82'
J. Acheampong
Trevoh Chalobah
84'
90'
Will Fish
P. Ng
A. Garnacho(João Pedro)
93'
Match statistics
46%Possession54%
448Passes Attempted535
387Completed Passes457
2Corners8
16Throw-ins14
10Shots On Target20
Line-ups
Cardiff City
Formation
4-5-1
#13Newman Trott
#12Chambers
#48Lawlor
#3Bagan
#38Ng
#6Wintle
#27Colwill
#14Turnbull
#45Ashford
#39Davies
#47Robinson
Starting XI
N. Trott #13 | |
C. Chambers #12 | 27' |
D. Lawlor #48 | |
J. Bagan #3 | |
P. Ng #38 | 90' 🎯75' |
R. Wintle #6 | |
J. Colwill #27 | 80' |
D. Turnbull #14 | ⚽75' |
C. Ashford #45 | |
I. Davies #39 | 56' 16' |
C. Robinson #47 | 56' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Brian Barry-Murphy
Chelsea
Formation
4-2-3-1
#12Jörgensen
#5Mukinayi
#4Adarabioyo
#21Hato
#34Kofi Acheampong
#25Caicedo Corozo
#17Nascimento Dos Santos
#40Buonanotte
#11Bynoe-Gittens
#32George
#38Guiu Paz
Starting XI
F. Jörgensen #12 | |
B. Badiashile #5 | |
T. Adarabioyo #4 | |
Jorrel Hato #21 | |
J. Acheampong #34 | 84' |
Moisés Caicedo #25 | 45' |
Andrey Santos #17 | 🎯82' |
F. Buonanotte #40 | 66' 🎯57' |
Jamie Gittens #11 | 66' |
T. George #32 | 46' |
Marc Guiu #38 | 46' |
Will not play
Levi Lemar Samuel Colwill
Defender
Cruciate ligament injury
Return: Late April 2026
Roméo Lavia
Midfielder
Thigh injury
Return: Doubtful
Andrey Nascimento Dos Santos
Midfielder
Knock injury
Return: Late January 2026
Dário Cassia Luis Essugo
Midfielder
Thigh injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Enzo Maresca
Cardiff City
Formation
4-5-1#13Newman Trott
#12Chambers
#48Lawlor
#3Bagan
#38Ng
#6Wintle
#27Colwill
#14Turnbull
#45Ashford
#39Davies
#47Robinson
Starting XI
N. Trott #13 | |
C. Chambers #12 | 27' |
D. Lawlor #48 | |
J. Bagan #3 | |
P. Ng #38 | 90' 🎯75' |
R. Wintle #6 | |
J. Colwill #27 | 80' |
D. Turnbull #14 | ⚽75' |
C. Ashford #45 | |
I. Davies #39 | 56' 16' |
C. Robinson #47 | 56' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Brian Barry-Murphy
Chelsea
Formation
4-2-3-1#12Jörgensen
#5Mukinayi
#4Adarabioyo
#21Hato
#34Kofi Acheampong
#25Caicedo Corozo
#17Nascimento Dos Santos
#40Buonanotte
#11Bynoe-Gittens
#32George
#38Guiu Paz
Starting XI
F. Jörgensen #12 | |
B. Badiashile #5 | |
T. Adarabioyo #4 | |
Jorrel Hato #21 | |
J. Acheampong #34 | 84' |
Moisés Caicedo #25 | 45' |
Andrey Santos #17 | 🎯82' |
F. Buonanotte #40 | 66' 🎯57' |
Jamie Gittens #11 | 66' |
T. George #32 | 46' |
Marc Guiu #38 | 46' |
Will not play
Levi Lemar Samuel Colwill
Defender
Cruciate ligament injury
Return: Late April 2026
Roméo Lavia
Midfielder
Thigh injury
Return: Doubtful
Andrey Nascimento Dos Santos
Midfielder
Knock injury
Return: Late January 2026
Dário Cassia Luis Essugo
Midfielder
Thigh injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Enzo Maresca
Head-to-head
5 matches
Cardiff City
3
Wins
0
Draws
2
Wins
Chelsea
Premier League2019 • 1 matchPremier League2018 • 1 matchPremier League2014 • 1 matchPremier League2013 • 1 match
FA Cup2010 • 1 matchLeague standings
No league table available for this competition. This may be a cup tournament or the table data is not yet available.
Match Information
Referee:
Tony Harrington
Venue:
Cardiff City Stadium
Capacity:
33 280
Cardiff City vs Chelsea match from the EFL Cup. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Cardiff City and Chelsea. Follow team performance and match context within the EFL Cup season.