Cardiff 3-2 Swindon Town — EFL Cup, 8 Aug 2026
Cardiff beat Swindon Town 3-2 in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 8 August 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. Yousef Salech, Paul Glatzel, Jack Moylan got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·Cardiff City Stadium · Cardiff·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-09'Own Goal
- 2-028'Penalty
- 3-043'assist: C. Ashford
- Half-time2-1
- 46'S. Inwoodout: Ryan Tafazolli
- 58'
- 58'
- 58'L. Millardout: Joseph Hungbo
- 58'Thomas Nicholsout: James Debayo
- 3-162'Paul Glatzelassist: Joseph Hungbo
- 63'
- 64'out: L. Griffiths-Brown
- 72'
- 4-177'assist: Yousef Salech
- 82'Foul
- 84'Foul
- 90'Foul
- 90'Foul
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.9Yousef SalechF
- 7.3Jack MoylanM
- 7.3Alexander RobertsonM
- 7.2Perry NgD
- 7.0Ollie TannerM
- 7.0Christopher WillockM
- 6.9Cian AshfordM
- 6.9David TurnbullM
- 6.7Nathan TrottG
- 6.6Joel BaganD
- 6.3Gabriel OshoD
- 6.3Joel ColwillM
- 6.3Isaak DaviesM
- 6.0Ronan KpakioD
Swindon Town
- 7.2Paul GlatzelF
- 7.2Joseph HungboF
- 7.0Stephen NegruD
- 7.0Oliver PalmerF
- 6.9Billy KirkmanD
- 6.9Ben MiddlemasM
- 6.9Connor RipleyG
- 6.7Ryan TafazolliD
- 6.6Matthew Virtue-ThickM
- 6.5Mitchell ClarkD
- 6.5Thomas NicholsM
- 6.5Louis MillardF
- 6.3Sam InwoodD
- 6.3Aaron DrinanF
- 6.0Lucas Griffiths-BrownD
- 5.9James DebayoD
Line-ups
Swindon Town4-3-3
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Substitutes
CardiffBrian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
- 47Callum RobinsonF
- 16Christopher Willock58'M7.0
- 30Harry TyrerG
- 8Jack Moylan77'72'M7.3
- 27Joel Colwill82'58'M6.3
- 33R. TankiewiczM
- 43P. MorenoM
- 40N. AnyadikeD
Swindon TownScott Holloway Ian
Substitutes
- 12L. WardG
- 28Oliver Palmer63'F7.0
- 17Ryan Tafazolli46'D6.7
- 15Joseph Hungbo58'F7.2
- 18James Debayo84'90'90'58'D5.9
- 38L. Griffiths-Brown64'D6.0
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
15Total shots12
4Shots on target1
4Shots off target4
7Blocked shots7
6Corners3
3Offsides3
8Fouls17
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
0Goalkeeper saves2
547Total passes334
456Accurate passes236
83%Pass accuracy71%
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yousef Salech | 90 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.9 |
| Jack Moylan | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Alexander Robertson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Perry Ng | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ollie Tanner | 72 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Christopher Willock | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Cian Ashford | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| David Turnbull | 58 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Nathan Trott | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Joel Bagan | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Gabriel Osho | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joel Colwill | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Isaak Davies | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ronan Kpakio | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.0 |
Swindon Town
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Glatzel | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Joseph Hungbo | 32 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 7.2 |
| Stephen Negru | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Oliver Palmer | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Billy Kirkman | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Ben Middlemas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Connor Ripley | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Tafazolli | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Virtue-Thick | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Mitchell Clark | 64 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Thomas Nichols | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Louis Millard | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Sam Inwood | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Aaron Drinan | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Lucas Griffiths-Brown | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
| James Debayo | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
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