Northampton Town vs Cardiff City, 2025-26 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Northampton Town

57': Ethan Wheatley

FT
1 - 3

Cardiff City

7': Joel Colwill
60': Ethan Wheatley (OG)
90'+3': Chris Willock

About

Northampton Town are hosting Cardiff City at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

7': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) Goal at 7'
19': William Fish (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 19'
20': David Turnbull (Cardiff City) Substitution at 20'
55': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 55'
57': Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town) Goal at 57'
58': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) Substitution at 58'
58': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) Substitution at 58'
58': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) Substitution at 58'
60': Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town) Own Goal at 60'
72': Elliott List (Northampton Town) Substitution at 72'
72': Kamarai Simon-Swyer (Northampton Town) Substitution at 72'
81': Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City) Substitution at 81'
83': Matthew Turner (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 83'
90'+1': Max Dyche (Northampton Town) Substitution at 91'
90'+3': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) Goal at 93'

Statistics

CAR		NHT
10	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	1
48.6	Possession	51.4
10	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	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
5	Blocked Shots	7
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: Sixfields Stadium
Location: Northampton, England
Attendance: 7,151

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lincoln City	44	+45	97
2	Cardiff City	44	+37	88
3	Bolton Wanderers	44	+19	74
4	Stockport County	44	+12	74

Full Table

Line-Ups

Northampton Town (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
34	Ross Fitzsimons (GK)
15	Jordan Thorniley
18	Michael Forbes
3	Conor McCarthy
4	Dean Campbell
23	Terry Taylor
14	Tyrese Fornah
21	Jack Perkins
2	Jack Burroughs
19	Ethan Wheatley
9	Tom Eaves

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Max Dyche, Kamarai Simon-Swyer, Kyle Edwards, Elliott List, Lee Burge, Jordan Willis, Michael Jacobs.

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Nathan Trott (GK)
12	Calum Chambers
2	William Fish
3	Joel Bagan
44	Ronan Kpakio
10	Rubin Colwill
6	Ryan Wintle
27	Joel Colwill
22	Yousef Salech
39	Isaak Davies
8	Omari Kellyman

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Gabriel Osho, Alex Robertson, Perry Ng, Matthew Turner, David Turnbull, Chris Willock, Callum Robinson.

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