Derby 2-2 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 22 Aug 2026
Derby and Cardiff drew 2-2 in the EFL Championship on 22 August 2026 at Pride Park, Derby. Carlton Morris and Bobby Clark scored for Derby; C. Ashford and Yousef Salech for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Derby have won 1 and Cardiff 4.
Match timeline
- 9'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 0-119'assist: Ronan Kpakio
- 1-126'assist: Bobby Clark
- 1-239'assist: R. Colwill
- Half-time1-2
- 2-249'
- 53'
- 55'Foul
- 59'
- 59'
- 60'Foul
- 64'
- 65'
- 71'
- 71'
- 80'Foul
- 85'Foul
- 88'
- 88'
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Derby
- 7.9Jacob Widell ZetterströmG
- 7.3Carlton MorrisF
- 7.2Corey Blackett-TaylorM
- 7.0Charles TaylorD
- 7.0Oscar FrauloM
- 6.9Alex MowattM
- 6.5Max JohnstonD
- 6.3Dion SandersonD
- 6.3Sondre LangåsD
- 6.3Lewis TravisM
- 6.2Bobby ClarkM
Cardiff
- 8.3Joel BaganD
- 7.6Nathan TrottG
- 7.5Cian AshfordM
- 7.3Rubin ColwillM
- 6.9Alexander RobertsonM
- 6.9Yousef SalechF
- 6.6Perry NgD
- 6.6Ollie TannerM
- 6.6Calum ScanlonD
- 6.5Jack MoylanM
- 6.5Ronan KpakioD
Line-ups
Substitutes
DerbyJohn Eustace
Substitutes
- 10Rhian Brewster65'F
- 15Lars-Jørgen Salvesen88'F
- 31Joshua VickersG
- 3Craig ForsythD
- 24Ryan Nyambe88'D
- 26Ryan HedgesM
- 23Joe WardM
- 13Filip BilbijaM
- 37Owen EamesM
CardiffBrian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
- 47Callum RobinsonF
- 16Christopher Willock59'M
- 14David Turnbull59'M
- 30Harry TyrerG
- 39Isaak Davies71'F
- 41Matthew TurnerG
- 27Joel Colwill71'M
- 33Rob TankiewiczM
- 40Noah AnyadikeD
Team statistics
Derby
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Widell Zetterström | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Carlton Morris | 46 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Corey Blackett-Taylor | 46 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Charles Taylor | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Oscar Fraulo | 46 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Alex Mowatt | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Max Johnston | 46 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Dion Sanderson | 46 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Sondre Langås | 46 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Travis | 46 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Bobby Clark | 46 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 6.2 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Bagan | 46 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 8.3 |
| Nathan Trott | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Cian Ashford | 46 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Rubin Colwill | 46 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Alexander Robertson | 46 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Yousef Salech | 46 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Perry Ng | 46 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ollie Tanner | 46 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Calum Scanlon | 46 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jack Moylan | 46 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Ronan Kpakio | 46 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.5 |
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Head-to-head
Before and after
Derby
- Previous: Charlton 2-1 Derby, 15 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Derby 0-3 Swansea, 29 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 1-1 Wrexham, 17 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 1-2 Norwich, 25 Aug 2026 · EFL Cup
Data updated