EFL Cup / 25/26
Cardiff City v Chelsea FC
Cardiff CityHome
1 – 3Chelsea FCAway
Tue 16 Dec 2025 · 20:00 UTC · Result
- Stadium
- Cardiff City Stadium
- Referee
- Tony Harrington
- Attendance
- 33,027
ON THE PITCH
Lineups & match stats
Goals scored and substitution minutes. On = subbed on; Off = subbed off. — means not recorded or not applicable. Unused substitutes did not play.
Cardiff City
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Joel Bagan | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Ryan Wintle | 0 | — | — |
| 12 | Calum Chambers | 0 | — | — |
| 13 | Nathan Trott | 0 | — | — |
| 14 | David Turnbull | 1 | — | — |
| 27 | Joel Colwill | 0 | — | 80′ |
| 38 | Perry Ng | 0 | — | 90′ |
| 39 | Isaak Davies | 0 | — | 56′ |
| 45 | Cian Ashford | 0 | — | — |
| 47 | Callum Robinson | 0 | — | 56′ |
| 48 | Dylan Lawlor | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Will Fish | 0 | 90′ | — |
| 16 | Chris Willock | 0 | 56′ | — |
| 18 | Alex Robertson | 0 | 80′ | — |
| 22 | Yousef Salech | 0 | 56′ | — |
| 28 | Dakarai Mafico Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 29 | Tanatswa Nyakuhwa Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 31 | Axel Donczew Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 41 | Matthew Turner Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 49 | Luey Giles Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
Chelsea FC
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo | 0 | — | — |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile | 0 | — | — |
| 11 | Jamie Gittens | 0 | — | 66′ |
| 12 | Filip Jørgensen | 0 | — | — |
| 17 | Andrey Santos | 0 | — | — |
| 21 | Jorrel Hato | 0 | — | — |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo | 0 | — | — |
| 32 | Tyrique George | 0 | — | 46′ |
| 34 | Josh Acheampong | 0 | — | 84′ |
| 38 | Marc Guiu | 0 | — | 46′ |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte | 0 | — | 66′ |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Pedro Neto | 1 | 66′ | — |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 20 | João Pedro | 0 | 46′ | — |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah | 0 | 84′ | — |
| 24 | Reece James Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 27 | Malo Gusto | 0 | 66′ | — |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 49 | Alejandro Garnacho | 2 | 46′ | — |