Cardiff 2-2 Sheffield Utd — EFL Championship, 29 Aug 2026
Cardiff and Sheffield Utd drew 2-2 in the EFL Championship on 29 August 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. Jack Moylan and C. Ashford scored for Cardiff; Thomas Cannon and Callum O'Hare for Sheffield Utd. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 1 and Sheffield Utd 4.
· kickoff·Cardiff City Stadium · Cardiff·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-02'assist: C. Ashford
- 4'
- 1-14'Penalty
- 1-27'assist: Patrick Bamford
- 10'Foul
- 33'Foul
- 2-238'
- 45'
- 45'
- Half-time2-2
- 58'
- 65'
- 72'
- 75'Foul
- 84'out: Benjamin Brereton
- 85'
- 85'
- 85'
- 90'
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Cardiff
- 9.0Cian AshfordM
- 7.1Joel BaganD
- 7.1Gabriel OshoD
- 7.0Jack MoylanM
- 6.8Krystian BielikD
- 6.8Perry NgD
- 6.5Isaak DaviesF
- 6.5Callum RobinsonF
- 6.4Ollie TannerM
- 6.4Yousef SalechF
- 6.3R. ColwillM
- 6.2Alexander RobertsonM
- 6.1Christopher WillockM
- 6.0Nathan TrottG
- 6.0Joel ColwillM
- 6.6R. TankiewiczM
- 6.6David TurnbullM
- 6.6Harry TyrerG
- 6.6C. ScanlonD
- 6.6Ronan KpakioD
Sheffield Utd
- 7.6Michael CooperG
- 7.2Thomas CannonF
- 7.2Patrick BamfordF
- 7.1Callum O'HareM
- 6.6Jamal BaptisteD
- 6.4Benjamin BreretonF
- 6.3Sam McCallumD
- 6.2Jaïro RiedewaldM
- 6.2Rhys Norrington-DaviesD
- 6.1Joseph RothwellM
- 6.1Japhet TangangaD
- 6.0J. ShackletonD
- 6.0Mark McGuinnessD
- 5.9Romelle DonovanM
- 5.9K. PhillipsM
- 5.7Sydie PeckM
- 6.6Adam DaviesG
- 6.6Matthew DohertyD
- 6.6L. MarshF
- 6.6Tyrese CampbellF
Line-ups
Sheffield Utd4-4-2
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Substitutes
CardiffBrian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
- 47Callum Robinson85'F6.5
- 16Christopher Willock72'M6.1
- 14David TurnbullM6.6
- 30Harry TyrerG6.6
- 39Isaak Davies85'F6.5
- 23C. ScanlonD6.6
- 27Joel Colwill85'M6.0
- 44Ronan KpakioD6.6
- 33R. TankiewiczM6.6
Sheffield UtdChris Wilder
Substitutes
- 30Rhys Norrington-Davies58'D6.2
- 2Matthew DohertyD6.6
- 44Jaïro Riedewald65'M6.2
- 27K. PhillipsM5.9
- 16J. ShackletonD6.0
- 22Benjamin Brereton84'F6.4
- 17Adam DaviesG6.6
- 23Tyrese CampbellF6.6
- 34L. MarshF6.6
Team statistics
68%Possession32%
28Total shots6
10Shots on target4
9Shots off target1
9Blocked shots1
13Corners2
2Offsides1
12Fouls11
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves8
513Total passes259
428Accurate passes174
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cian Ashford | 85 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Joel Bagan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Gabriel Osho | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jack Moylan | 85 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Krystian Bielik | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Perry Ng | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Isaak Davies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Callum Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ollie Tanner | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6.4 |
| Yousef Salech | 85 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 |
| R. Colwill | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Alexander Robertson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Christopher Willock | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Nathan Trott | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Joel Colwill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| R. Tankiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| David Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Harry Tyrer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Scanlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ronan Kpakio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cooper | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Thomas Cannon | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Patrick Bamford | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Callum O'Hare | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jamal Baptiste | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Sam McCallum | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jaïro Riedewald | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Joseph Rothwell | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Japhet Tanganga | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| J. Shackleton | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Mark McGuinness | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Romelle Donovan | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| K. Phillips | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Sydie Peck | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Adam Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| L. Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tyrese Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
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