Cardiff City vs Swindon Town, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup

Cardiff City

29': Yousef Salech (P)
43': Yousef Salech
77': Jack Moylan

FT
3 - 2

Swindon Town

9': Gabriel Osho (OG)
62': Paul Glatzel
90': James Debayo

About

Cardiff City are hosting Swindon Town at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Offside, Swindon Town. Aaron Drinan is caught offside.
4': Foul by Stephan Negru (Swindon Town).
4': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt blocked. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross.
5': Foul by Mitchell Clark (Swindon Town).
5': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Billy Kirkman.
7': Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
9': Attempt blocked. Matty Virtue (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Drinan.
9': Attempt missed. Louis Millard (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matty Virtue.
9': Own Goal by Gabriel Osho, Cardiff City. Cardiff City 0, Swindon Town 1.
15': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sam Inwood.
17': Stephan Negru (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
18': Foul by Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town).
18': Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Matty Virtue (Swindon Town).
19': Nathan Trott (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Connor Ripley (Swindon Town). Assisted by Cian Ashford.
22': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Matty Virtue.
23': Connor Ripley (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
23': Foul by Tom Nichols (Swindon Town).
23': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
24': Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Attempt missed. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
26': Offside, Cardiff City. Yousef Salech is caught offside.
27': Attempt missed. Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Kirkman.
27': Penalty conceded by Mitchell Clark (Swindon Town) with a handball in the penalty area.
29': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Swindon Town 1. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
29': Foul by Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town).
29': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Offside, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan is caught offside.
31': Attempt blocked. Louis Millard (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
32': Foul by Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town).
32': Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Connor Ripley.
36': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
39': Foul by Billy Kirkman (Swindon Town).
39': David Turnbull (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Swindon Town 1. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cian Ashford with a cross.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Mitchell Clark (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
45'+3': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by David Turnbull.
45'+4': First Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Swindon Town 1.
45': Substitution, Swindon Town. Ryan Tafazolli replaces Sam Inwood.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 2, Swindon Town 1.
48': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Connor Ripley.
49': Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
53': Attempt blocked. Matty Virtue (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Kirkman.
53': Attempt missed. Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchell Clark with a cross.
53': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
55': Offside, Swindon Town. Louis Millard is caught offside.
57': Louis Millard (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City).
58': Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Isaak Davies.
58': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Colwill replaces David Turnbull.
58': Substitution, Swindon Town. James Debayo replaces Tom Nichols.
58': Substitution, Swindon Town. Joseph Hungbo replaces Louis Millard.
60': Ben Middlemas (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
61': Foul by Ryan Tafazolli (Swindon Town).
61': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Mitchell Clark (Swindon Town).
61': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Swindon Town 2. Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joseph Hungbo with a cross.
63': Substitution, Swindon Town. Ollie Palmer replaces Matty Virtue.
64': Substitution, Swindon Town. Lucas Griffiths-Brown replaces Mitchell Clark.
64': Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Middlemas.
64': Attempt missed. Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Glatzel with a cross.
65': Offside, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner is caught offside.
68': Attempt missed. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Cian Ashford.
72': Foul by Ben Middlemas (Swindon Town).
72': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan replaces Ollie Tanner.
73': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
73': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Stephan Negru.
74': Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Foul by James Debayo (Swindon Town).
74': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Goal! Cardiff City 3, Swindon Town 2. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yousef Salech following a fast break.
78': Foul by Joseph Hungbo (Swindon Town).
78': Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Ollie Palmer (Swindon Town) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Billy Kirkman.
82': Ben Middlemas (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
82': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by James Debayo (Swindon Town).
84': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': James Debayo (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Attempt missed. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
86': Foul by Joseph Hungbo (Swindon Town).
86': Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Offside, Swindon Town. Ollie Palmer is caught offside.
88': Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Tafazolli.
88': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Perry Ng.
89': Attempt blocked. Billy Kirkman (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
89': Attempt blocked. Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Hungbo.
90': Foul by James Debayo (Swindon Town).
90': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Second yellow card to James Debayo (Swindon Town) for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Ollie Palmer (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 3, Swindon Town 2.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 3, Swindon Town 2.

Statistics

SWI		CAR
17	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	0
38.7	Possession	61.3
12	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
236	Accurate Passes	456
334	Passes	547
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
21	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.2
80	Long Balls	55
40	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	7
10	Effective Tackles	9
21	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	6
21	Effective Clearances	34
21	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 6,168

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Nathan Trott (GK)
4	Gabriel Osho
38	Perry Ng
3	Joel Bagan
44	Ronan Kpakio
45	Cian Ashford
18	Alex Robertson
14	David Turnbull
9	Yousef Salech
39	Isaak Davies
11	Ollie Tanner

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Harry Tyrer, Joel Colwill, Paul Moreno, Chris Willock, Callum Robinson, Jack Moylan, Rob Tankiewicz, Noah Dafydd Anyadike.

Swindon Town (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Connor Ripley (GK)
16	Sam Inwood
5	Stephan Negru
34	Billy Kirkman
2	Mitchell Clark
7	Tom Nichols
20	Ben Middlemas
24	Matthew Virtue-Thick
23	Aaron Drinan
9	Paul Glatzel
39	Louis Millard

Swindon Town Substitutes:

Lewis Ward, Ollie Palmer, Lucas Griffiths-Brown, James Debayo, Joseph Hungbo, Ryan Tafazolli.

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