Cardiff City vs Arsenal U21, 2025-26 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· English EFL Trophy

Cardiff City

19': Troy Perrett
67': Will Spiers
90'+4': Trey George

FT
3 - 1

Arsenal U21

17': Marcell Washington
59': Alexei Rojas

About

Cardiff City are hosting Arsenal U21 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 3,040

EFL Trophy Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Stevenage	3	+8	9
2	AFC Wimbledon	3	-1	6
3	Bromley	3	-2	2
4	Crystal Palace U21	3	-5	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
41	Matthew Turner (GK)
60	Alyas Debono
50	Gabriel Keita
58	T-Jay Prafitt
57	Jack Kingdon
52	Troy Perrett
61	Cody Twose
59	Matthew Apter
64	Daniel Ola
62	Trey George
56	Will Spiers

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Harry Watts, Jacob Hobson, Jake Davies, Jack Sykes, Riley Hilaire-Clarke, Luke Pearce, Jake Dennis.

Arsenal U21 (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
51	Alexei Rojas (GK)
54	Will Sweet
77	Samuel Onyekachukwu
72	Ife Ibrahim
55	Marcell Washington
85	Josiah King
38	Louie Copley
53	Charles Sagoe Junior
45	Osman Kamara
71	Andre Annous
39	Harrison Dudziak

Arsenal U21 Substitutes:

Josh Nichols, Josh Ogunnaike, Abraham Owusu-Gyasi, Theo Julienne, Remy Mitchell, Archie Stevens, Brando Bailey-Joseph.

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