Cardiff 3-0 Cheltenham: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Cardiff

I. Davies 11'

C. Chambers 32'

J. Colwill 51'

Cheltenham

EFL Cup 2025/2026

2nd Round

August 26, 2025 6:45pm

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff (Caerdydd)

Key stats

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Cardiff 4-2-3-1

Cheltenham 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

M. Turner

7.9

J. Day

7.7

Defenders

J. Bagan

7.2

G. Harmon

5.9

C. Chambers

8.0

J. Mažionis

5.6

D. Lawlor

7.2

D. Power

6.0

P. Ng

7.2

Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd

6.5

Midfielders

J. Colwill

8.2

L. Kinsella

7.3

D. Mafico

7.2

H. Sohna

6.2

I. Davies

8.3

E. Archer

6.7

C. Robinson

6.7

J. Martin

6.7

T. Nyakuhwa

7.2

R. Broom

6.2

Forwards

Y. Salech

5.6

L. Angol

6.3

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Highest rating

8.3

I. Davies

7.7

J. Day

Match Summary

On August 26, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Cardiff faced off against Cheltenham at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff (Caerdydd). The game concluded with Cardiff securing a victory. With 62% possession, Cardiff versus Cheltenham's 38% and shots on goal at 10 to 4. Cardiff had 84% successful passes (of 439 passes) over Cheltenham which had 74% successful passes (of 278 passes). The outstanding efforts by I. Davies and J. Day played a key role.

Lineup

4-2-3-1

Turner

7.9

Played:
94Min

Saves:
4 of 4

Accurate passes:
35/52

7.2

Played:
65Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
25/30

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/10

Dribbles:
1/1

Lawlor

7.2

Played:
94Min

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
45/50

Won duels:
2/5

Chambers

8.0

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
54/68

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/6

Bagan

7.2

Played:
65Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
27/33

Won duels:
2/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Mafico

7.2

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
36/41

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/8

Dribbles:
1/2

Colwill

8.2

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
27/27

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
8/14

Dribbles:
0/1

Nyakuhwa

7.2

Played:
94Min

Accurate passes:
16/16

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/7

Dribbles:
0/2

Robinson

6.7

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
12/16

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/5

Dribbles:
1/3

Davies

8.3

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
4/4

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/9

Dribbles:
1/1

Salech

5.6

Played:
71Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
8/14

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
9/16

Dribbles:
1/1

Angol

6.3

Played:
72Min

Tackles:
3

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
12/15

Won duels:
8/16

Archer

6.7

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
21/35

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
9/14

Dribbles:
1/3

Martin

6.7

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
27/28

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
3/8

Dribbles:
1/2

Broom

6.2

Played:
58Min

Accurate passes:
5/6

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/1

Dribbles:
0/1

Kinsella

7.3

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
4

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
16/23

Won duels:
6/7

Sohna

6.2

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
30/37

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Harmon

5.9

Played:
58Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
11/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/2

Mažionis

5.6

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
23/26

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/13

Power

6.0

Played:
51Min

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
11/16

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/4

Jude-Boyd

6.5

Played:
72Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
12/16

Won duels:
8/12

Dribbles:
1/2

Day

7.7

Played:
94Min

Saves:
7 of 10

Accurate passes:
16/29

Won duels:
1/1

Substitutes

Coach

Brian Barry-Murphy

Ashford

7.3

Played:
23Min

Accurate passes:
10/11

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/3

Dribbles:
1/1

Kpakio

6.6

Played:
29Min

Accurate passes:
14/16

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Giles

6.6

Played:
29Min

Accurate passes:
13/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/5

Colwill

7.5

Played:
49Min

Accurate passes:
21/25

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
0/1

Willock

6.9

Played:
49Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
21/22

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/6

Keita

Fish

Wintle

Coach

Michael John Flynn

Barber

6.3

Played:
22Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
2/6

Miller

6.3

Played:
22Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Backwell

6.9

Played:
36Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
3/4

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
1/1

Willcox

6.3

Played:
36Min

Accurate passes:
5/9

Won duels:
0/1

Bakare

6.2

Played:
43Min

Accurate passes:
10/12

Won duels:
1/3

Bickerstaff

Tustin

Diallo

Young

Stats

Ball Possession

Cardiff Cardiff: 62%

Cheltenham: 38%

Total Shots

Cardiff Cardiff: 23

Cheltenham: 15

Shots on Goal

Cardiff Cardiff: 10

Cheltenham: 4

Corner Kicks

Cardiff Cardiff: 7

Cheltenham: 3

Offsides

Cardiff Cardiff: 0

Cheltenham: 1

Fouls

Cardiff Cardiff: 15

Cheltenham: 18

Yellow Cards

Cardiff Cardiff: 2

Cheltenham: 2

Red Cards

Cardiff Cardiff: 0

Cheltenham: 0

Total Passes

Cardiff Cardiff: 439

Cheltenham: 278

Goals Prevented

Cardiff Cardiff: 0

Cheltenham: 0

Passes Accuracy

Cardiff Cardiff: 368 (84%)

Cheltenham: 205 (74%)

Cardiff vs Cheltenham

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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