Cardiff City vs Peterborough United, 2025-26 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Cardiff City

48': Rubin Colwill
60': Ronan Kpakio

FT
2 - 1

Peterborough United

33': Bradley Ihionvien (P)

SL beat rain to win after Herath's six

Rangana Herath conjured six wickets on a day-five pitch that carried little threat and Sri Lanka hunted down 99 in a dramatic chase under the constant threat of rain and fading light

Match Timeline

24': Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 24'
33': Bradley Ihionvien (Peterborough United) Penalty - Scored at 33'
48': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) Goal at 48'
53': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 53'
60': Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) Goal at 60'
64': Jesper Daland (Cardiff City) Substitution at 64'
67': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 67'
73': Gustav Lindgren (Peterborough United) Substitution at 73'
73': Ryan De Havilland (Peterborough United) Substitution at 73'
73': Cian Hayes (Peterborough United) Substitution at 73'
74': George Nevett (Peterborough United) Substitution at 74'
77': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) Substitution at 77'
77': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) Substitution at 77'
85': Harley Mills (Peterborough United) Yellow Card at 85'
89': Kyrell Lisbie (Peterborough United) Substitution at 89'
90'+1': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) Substitution at 91'
90'+2': Eli King (Cardiff City) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

PET		CAR
10	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	2
43	Possession	57
7	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 19,615

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	5	+6	13
2	Huddersfield Town	5	+7	12
3	Stevenage	5	+4	12
4	Bradford City	5	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
41	Matthew Turner (GK)
2	William Fish
48	Dylan Lawlor
6	Ryan Wintle
3	Joel Bagan
44	Ronan Kpakio
10	Rubin Colwill
27	Joel Colwill
45	Cian Ashford
11	Ollie Tanner
22	Yousef Salech

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Jak Alnwick, Dakarai Mafico, Isaak Davies, Chris Willock, Callum Robinson, Eli King, Jesper Daland.

Peterborough United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
41	Nicholas Bilokapic (GK)
5	Oscar Wallin
26	David Okagbue
23	Harley Mills
2	Carl Johnston
22	Donay O'Brien-Brady
8	Brandon Khela
4	Archie Collins
9	Bradley Ihionvien
10	Abraham Odoh
11	Declan Frith

Peterborough United Substitutes:

James Dornelly, Ryan De Havilland, Kyrell Lisbie, Gustav Lindgren, Cian Hayes, George Nevett, Vicente Reyes.

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