English Carabao Cup

FT Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Wrexham DDLWD 1
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Match Report

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Cardiff end Welsh rivals Wrexham's Carabao Cup run

Will Fish's thumping volley secured League One side Cardiff a spot in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals as Wrexham were punished for their poor performance.

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Head to Head

CAR leads series 2-0

Lineups

WXM · 5-3-2

  1. 25Callum BurtonG
  2. 6Conor CoadyCD
  3. 14George ThomasonCD-L
  4. 4Max CleworthCD-R
  5. 47Ryan LongmanLB
  6. 29Ryan BarnettRB
  7. 15George DobsonCM
  8. 27Lewis O'BrienCM-L
  9. 20Oliver RathboneCM-R
  10. 33Nathan BroadheadCF-L
  11. 28Sam SmithCF-R

CAR · 4-5-1

  1. 13Nathan TrottG
  2. 12Calum ChambersCD-L
  3. 2William FishCD-R
  4. 3Joel BaganLB
  5. 44Ronan KpakioRB
  6. 10Rubin ColwillCM-L
  7. 27Joel ColwillCM-R
  8. 6Ryan WintleAM
  9. 45Cian AshfordLM
  10. 8Omari KellymanRM
  11. 22Yousef SalechF

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Wrexham 0, Cardiff City 1. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 45' Substitution, Wrexham. Josh Windass replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  3. 45' Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  4. 45' Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Omari Kellyman.
  5. 45' Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith.
  6. 52' Goal! Wrexham 1, Cardiff City 1. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  7. 54' Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 56' Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Substitution, Cardiff City. Alex Robertson replaces Ryan Wintle.
  10. 66' Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Joel Colwill.
  11. 71' Goal! Wrexham 1, Cardiff City 2. Will Fish (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross following a set piece situation.
  12. 77' Substitution, Wrexham. Issa Kaboré replaces Ryan Barnett.
  13. 77' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Hardie replaces Conor Coady.
  14. 82' Substitution, Cardiff City. Perry Ng replaces Joel Bagan.
  15. 87' Substitution, Cardiff City. Gabriel Osho replaces Cian Ashford.
  16. 90'+2' Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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