Plymouth 5-2 Cardiff — League One, 21 Feb 2026
Plymouth beat Cardiff 5-2 in the League One on 21 February 2026 at Home Park, Plymouth. Lorent Tolaj, Aribusitamunoipirim Pepple, O. Kellyman, Mathias Ross got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Plymouth have won 1 and Cardiff 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 15'Foul
- 1-028'
- 2-031'
- 2-133'
- 3-134'
- 37'Foul
- 3-243'assist: Perry Ng
- 44'Off the ball foul
- 45+6'Argument
- Half-time3-2
- 46'
- 46'
- 62'
- 62'
- 67'Argument
- 4-268'Penalty
- 70'Foul
- 72'
- 76'out: Ronan Kpakio
- 80'
- 5-281'assist: Ronan Curtis
- 85'
- 86'
- 88'out: C. Scanlon
- Full-time5-2
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Plymouth
- 9.3Aribusitamunoipirim PeppleF
- 9.2Lorent TolajF
- 8.3Joseph EdwardsD
- 7.2Mathias RossD
- 6.9Matthew SorinolaD
- 6.9Wesley HardingD
- 6.9Conor HazardG
- 6.9Xavier AmaechiF
- 6.7Bradley IbrahimM
- 6.6Alexander MitchellD
- 6.5Owen DaleF
- 6.3Brendan Sarpong-WireduM
- 6.3Ronan CurtisM
- 6.2Malachi BoatengM
- 6.0Caleb WattsM
Cardiff
- 9.3Omari KellymanF
- 6.7Cian AshfordF
- 6.7Rubin ColwillM
- 6.6Joel ColwillM
- 6.6Calum ScanlonD
- 6.5Ollie TannerM
- 6.3Christopher WillockM
- 6.3Callum RobinsonF
- 6.2Gabriel OshoD
- 6.2David TurnbullM
- 6.2Ronan KpakioD
- 6.2Calum ChambersD
- 6.2Joel BaganD
- 6.0Perry NgD
- 6.0Nathan TrottG
- 5.9Alexander RobertsonM
Line-ups
Substitutes
PlymouthTom Cleverley
Substitutes
- 5J. PleguezueloD
- 35O. Dale86'F6.5
- 3J. MacKenzieD
- 10Xavier Amaechi85'F6.9
- 21Luca Ashby-HammondG
- 29Matthew Sorinola46'D6.9
- 23Bradley Ibrahim80'M6.7
CardiffBrian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
- 6Ryan WintleM
- 47Callum Robinson62'F6.3
- 10R. Colwill46'M6.7
- 23C. Scanlon88'D6.6
- 45C. Ashford62'F6.7
- 44Ronan Kpakio76'D6.2
- 48Dylan LawlorD
Team statistics
Plymouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aribusitamunoipirim Pepple | 86 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Lorent Tolaj | 85 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 9.2 |
| Joseph Edwards | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 8.3 |
| Mathias Ross | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Matthew Sorinola | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Wesley Harding | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Conor Hazard | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Xavier Amaechi | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Bradley Ibrahim | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Alexander Mitchell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Owen Dale | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu | 80 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ronan Curtis | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Malachi Boateng | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Caleb Watts | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omari Kellyman | 90 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 9.3 |
| Cian Ashford | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 6.7 |
| Rubin Colwill | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Joel Colwill | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Calum Scanlon | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ollie Tanner | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Christopher Willock | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Callum Robinson | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Gabriel Osho | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| David Turnbull | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ronan Kpakio | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Calum Chambers | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Joel Bagan | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Perry Ng | 76 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Nathan Trott | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Alexander Robertson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 5.9 |
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