Cardiff 1-3 Chelsea: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Cardiff

D. Turnbull 75'

Chelsea

A. Garnacho 57'

Pedro Neto 82'

A. Garnacho 90' +3

EFL Cup 2025/2026

Quarter-finals

December 16, 2025 8:00pm

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Key stats

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Cardiff 4-1-4-1

Chelsea 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

N. Trott

7.2

F. Jörgensen

7.3

Defenders

J. Bagan

7.2

J. Hato

6.7

C. Chambers

6.9

B. Badiashile

6.6

D. Lawlor

6.3

T. Adarabioyo

6.5

P. Ng

7.0

Joshua Kofi Acheampong

6.9

Midfielders

R. Wintle

6.5

M. Caicedo

7.6

I. Davies

6.0

Andrey Santos

7.3

D. Turnbull

7.5

J. Bynoe-Gittens

6.3

J. Colwill

6.2

F. Buonanotte

6.9

Cian Ashford

6.0

Tyrique George

6.2

Forwards

C. Robinson

6.2

Marc Guiu

6.6

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Highest rating

7.5

D. Turnbull

9.2

A. Garnacho

Match Summary

On December 16, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Cardiff faced off against Chelsea at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. The game concluded with Chelsea securing a victory. With 46% possession, Cardiff versus Chelsea's 54% and shots on goal at 4 to 7. Cardiff had 87% successful passes (of 445 passes) over Chelsea which had 86% successful passes (of 531 passes). The outstanding efforts by D. Turnbull and A. Garnacho played a key role.

Lineup

4-1-4-1

4-2-3-1

Trott

7.2

Played:
93Min

Saves:
4 of 7

Accurate passes:
33/40

7.0

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
39/44

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/6

Lawlor

6.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
4

Accurate passes:
59/65

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Chambers

6.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Blocked:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
64/71

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
0/1

Bagan

7.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Accurate passes:
43/46

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
6/8

Dribbles:
1/2

Wintle

6.5

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
51/60

Won duels:
3/4

Ashford

6.0

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
14/17

Won duels:
4/13

Dribbles:
0/4

Colwill

6.2

Played:
80Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
20/23

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/10

Dribbles:
0/1

Turnbull

7.5

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
33/37

Won duels:
4/9

Dribbles:
1/2

Davies

6.0

Played:
56Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
6/9

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/17

Dribbles:
2/5

Robinson

6.2

Played:
56Min

Accurate passes:
4/5

Won duels:
0/2

Guiu

6.6

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
11/11

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
2/2

Bynoe-Gittens

6.3

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
21/25

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/10

Dribbles:
0/2

Buonanotte

6.9

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
19/22

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
3/11

Dribbles:
2/6

George

6.2

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
18/21

Won duels:
1/4

Caicedo

7.6

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
5

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
61/67

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
9/10

Dribbles:
1/1

Santos

7.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
6

Accurate passes:
39/46

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
7/10

Hato

6.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
35/41

Won duels:
5/6

Dribbles:
1/1

Badiashile

6.6

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
4

Accurate passes:
63/67

Won duels:
4/4

Adarabioyo

6.5

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
56/68

Won duels:
4/4

Acheampong

6.9

Played:
84Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
47/52

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
10/17

Dribbles:
0/2

Jörgensen

7.3

Played:
93Min

Saves:
4 of 5

Accurate passes:
26/45

Substitutes

Coach

Brian Barry-Murphy

Willock

6.5

Played:
37Min

Accurate passes:
11/14

Won duels:
2/3

Dribbles:
2/3

Salech

6.3

Played:
37Min

Accurate passes:
2/5

Won duels:
1/2

Turner

Giles

Fish

Played:
3Min

Mafico

Robertson

6.3

Played:
13Min

Accurate passes:
6/6

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/2

Nyakuhwa

Donczew

Coach

Enzo Maresca

Pedro

6.2

Played:
48Min

Accurate passes:
11/14

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/5

Dribbles:
1/2

Garnacho

9.2

Played:
48Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
12/12

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
0/1

Gusto

6.3

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
17/19

Won duels:
0/2

Neto

8.2

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
14/15

Key passes:
2

Sánchez

Fofana

Chalobah

6.3

Played:
9Min

Accurate passes:
5/6

James

Fernández

Stats

Ball Possession

Cardiff Cardiff: 46%

Chelsea Chelsea: 54%

Total Shots

Cardiff Cardiff: 10

Chelsea Chelsea: 20

Shots on Goal

Cardiff Cardiff: 4

Chelsea Chelsea: 7

Corner Kicks

Cardiff Cardiff: 2

Chelsea Chelsea: 8

Offsides

Cardiff Cardiff: 1

Chelsea Chelsea: 2

Fouls

Cardiff Cardiff: 5

Chelsea Chelsea: 9

Yellow Cards

Cardiff Cardiff: 2

Chelsea Chelsea: 1

Red Cards

Cardiff Cardiff: 0

Chelsea Chelsea: 0

Total Passes

Cardiff Cardiff: 445

Chelsea Chelsea: 531

Goals Prevented

Cardiff Cardiff: 0

Chelsea Chelsea: 0

Passes Accuracy

Cardiff Cardiff: 387 (87%)

Chelsea Chelsea: 455 (86%)

Cardiff vs Chelsea

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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