England - EFL Cup: Round 1Cardiff City Stadium, Aug 12
FTCardiff City
2 - 1
Swindon Town
Events:
21'Cian Ashford1 - 0
21'1 - 0Cian Ashford
45 + 2'Rubin Colwill2 - 0
45 + 2'2 - 0Rubin Colwill
HT
2 - 0
Events:
52'Ollie Clarke
52'Ollie Clarke
55'2 - 1(Assist)Princewill Omonefe EhibhatiomhanDarren Oldaker
55'2 - 1Princewill Omonefe EhibhatiomhanDarren Oldaker(Assist)
60'Ronan Kpakio
60'Ronan Kpakio
75'Ian Holloway
75'Ian Holloway
80'Joel McGregor
80'Joel McGregor
FT
2 - 1
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Elliot Bell ()
Venue: Cardiff City StadiumAug 12
Stats:
Shots on target
10
Shots on target
1
Shots off target
5
Shots off target
6
Blocked Shots
2
Blocked Shots
1
Possession (%)
73
Possession (%)
27
Corner Kicks
12
Corner Kicks
2
Offsides
4
Offsides
3
Fouls
7
Fouls
14
Throw ins
20
Throw ins
19
Yellow cards
1
Yellow cards
2
Crosses
4
Crosses
3
Goalkeeper saves
0
Goalkeeper saves
7
Goal kicks
8
Goal kicks
8
Latest commentaries:
Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Swindon Town 1.
90+8'Foul by James Ball (Swindon Town).
90+8'Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90+8'Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Swindon Town 1.
90+6'Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lewis Ward (Swindon Town). Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
90+4'Joel McGregor (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90+4'Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
90+3'Substitution, Cardiff City. Eli King replaces David Turnbull.
90+2'Foul by Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town).
90+2'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90+1'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90+1'Attempt blocked. Gavin Kilkenny (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'Corner,Swindon Town. Conceded by Joel Colwill.
89'Corner,Cardiff City. Conceded by Gavin Kilkenny.
88'Corner,Cardiff City. Conceded by Joel McGregor.
87'Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Colwill replaces Rubin Colwill.
87'Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Cian Ashford.
86'Foul by Joel McGregor (Swindon Town).
86'Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86'Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock following a set piece situation.
85'Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lewis Ward (Swindon Town).
84'Attempt missed. Jake Tabor (Swindon Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
83'Attempt saved. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lewis Ward (Swindon Town). Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
83'Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83'Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
82'Attempt blocked. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
82'Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lewis Ward (Swindon Town). Assisted by Yousef Salech.
82'Foul by Jake Tabor (Swindon Town).
82'Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'Foul by Joel McGregor (Swindon Town).
80'Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80'Joel McGregor (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79'Corner,Cardiff City. Conceded by James Ball.
79'Attempt blocked. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
77'Substitution, Swindon Town. Jake Tabor replaces Princewill Ehibhatiomhan because of an injury.
77'Offside, Swindon Town. Jake Tabor is caught offside.
75'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74'Delay in match because of an injury Princewill Ehibhatiomhan (Swindon Town).
73'Attempt missed. Finley Munroe (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darren Oldaker following a fast break.
71'James Ball (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Thu Oct 16 2025 08:24:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Cardiff City4-3-3
13
Nathan Trott
44
Ronan Kpakio
2
Will Fish
12
Calum Chambers
3
Joel Bagan
14
David Turnbull
6
Ryan Wintle
10
Rubin Colwill
45
Cian Ashford
47
Callum Robinson
39
Isaak Davies
20
Princewill Omonefe Ehibhatiomhan
10
Harry Smith
31
Billy Bodin
9
Paul Glatzel
6
James Ball
18
Gavin Kilkenny
16
Thomas Wilson-Brown
3
Filozofe Mabete
5
Will Wright
33
Joel McGregor
1
Connor Ripley
Swindon Town4-3-3
Substitutions:
68'
Callum RobinsonYousef Salech
45'
Billy BodinDarren Oldaker
68'
Isaak DaviesChris Willock
45'
Thomas Wilson-BrownFinley Munroe
87'
Rubin ColwillJoel Colwill
45'
Will WrightOllie Clarke
87'
Cian AshfordOllie Tanner
50'
Connor RipleyLewis Ward
90'
David TurnbullEli King
77'
Princewill Omonefe EhibhatiomhanJ. Tabor
Substitute players:
Matthew Turner
Lewis Ward
Chris Willock
Ollie Clarke
Yousef Salech
Jake Tabor
Eli King
Tom Nichols
Joel Colwill
Daniel Butterworth
Dakarai Mafico
Joe Snowdon
Ollie Tanner
Aaron Drinan
Dylan Lawlor
Finley Munroe
Tanatswa Nyakuhwa
Darren Oldaker
Coaches:
Brian Barry-Murphy
Ian Holloway
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