Cardiff 1-2 Norwich — EFL Cup, 25 Aug 2026
Norwich beat Cardiff 2-1 in the EFL Cup Round of 64 on 25 August 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. Mathias Kvistgaarden, Ante Crnac, Yousef Salech got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 1 and Norwich 4.
Match timeline
- 0-125'assist: J. Wright
- 27'Foul
- 33'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 50'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 53'N. Anyadikeout: R. Colwill
- 61'
- 61'
- 67'
- 68'
- 68'
- 70'
- 0-278'assist: Jack Stacey
- 84'Foul
- 1-290+3'
- 90+3'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Cardiff
- 7.6Alexander RobertsonM
- 7.0Joel ColwillM
- 6.9Rubin ColwillM
- 6.7Nathan TrottG
- 6.7Jack MoylanM
- 6.5Noah AnyadikeD
- 6.5Perry NgD
- 6.5Yousef SalechF
- 6.3Cian AshfordF
- 6.3Ronan KpakioD
- 6.3Callum RobinsonF
- 6.2Isaak DaviesM
- 6.2David TurnbullM
- 6.2Christopher WillockM
- 6.0Joel BaganD
Norwich
- 7.6Mathias KvistgaardenF
- 7.5Ante CrnacF
- 7.3Jacob WrightM
- 7.2Ruairi McConvilleD
- 7.2Jack StaceyD
- 7.0Anthony MusabaM
- 7.0Bruno AlvesD
- 6.9Daniel GrimshawG
- 6.9Liam GibbsM
- 6.7Harry DarlingD
- 6.6Oscar SchwartauF
- 6.5Darlin YongwaD
- 6.5Anis Ben SlimaneM
- 6.5Andre BrooksM
- 6.3Kellen FisherD
- 6.3Pelle MattssonM
Line-ups
Substitutes
CardiffBrian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
- 30Harry TyrerG
- 8Jack Moylan67'M6.7
- 10Rubin ColwillM6.9
- 23Calum ScanlonD
- 9Yousef Salech90+3'68'F6.5
- 45Cian AshfordF6.3
- 46Luey GilesD
- 33Rob TankiewiczM
- 43Paul MorenoM
NorwichPhilippe Clement
Substitutes
- 6Harry Darling70'D6.7
- 23Kenneth McLeanM
- 26Samuel FieldM
- 1Vladan KovačevićG
- 20Anis Ben Slimane46'M6.5
- 17Ante Crnac78'61'F7.5
- 35Kellen Fisher61'D6.3
- 11Andre Brooks46'M6.5
- 46Errol Mundle-SmithF
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Robertson | 89 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Joel Colwill | 89 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Rubin Colwill | 36 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Nathan Trott | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jack Moylan | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Noah Anyadike | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Perry Ng | 89 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Yousef Salech | 22 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Cian Ashford | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ronan Kpakio | 89 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Callum Robinson | 68 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Isaak Davies | 67 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| David Turnbull | 67 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Christopher Willock | 89 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Joel Bagan | 89 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 6.0 |
Norwich
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathias Kvistgaarden | 61 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.6 |
| Ante Crnac | 28 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Jacob Wright | 89 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Ruairi McConville | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jack Stacey | 89 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Anthony Musaba | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Bruno Alves | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Daniel Grimshaw | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Liam Gibbs | 89 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Harry Darling | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Oscar Schwartau | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Darlin Yongwa | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Anis Ben Slimane | 44 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Andre Brooks | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Kellen Fisher | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Pelle Mattsson | 89 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 6.3 |