Cardiff City 1–3 Chelsea Football Club
EFL Cup · Quarter-finals · 16 December 2025 · Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.
Status: full time. Half time 0–0. Referee: Tony Harrington, England.
Cardiff City lineup
- David Turnbull — Midfield, 1 goal
- Joel Bagan
- Nathan Trott — Goalkeeper
- Perry Ng
- Calum Chambers — Defender
- Ryan Wintle
- D. Lawlor — Defender
- Yousef Saleh
- Alex Robertson — Midfield
- Callum Robinson — Attack
- Chris Willock — Attack
- J. Colwill — Midfielder
- I. Davies — Attacker
- Cian Ashford — Midfielder
- T. Nyakuhwa — Attacker
- Axel Donczew
- M. Turner — Goalkeeper
- William Fish
- L. Giles — Defender
- D. Mafico — Midfielder
Chelsea Football Club lineup
- Alejandro Garnacho — Attack, 2 goals
- Pedro Neto — Attack, 1 goal
- Moisés Caicedo — Midfield
- Andrey Santos — Midfield
- Filip Jørgensen — Goalkeeper
- Josh Acheampong — Defender
- Facundo Buonanotte — Midfield
- Jorrel Hato — Defender
- Trevoh Chalobah — Defender
- Marc Guiu — Attack
- Benoît Badiashile — Defender
- Tosin Adarabioyo — Defender
- Malo Gusto — Defender
- Jamie Gittens — Attack
- Tyrique George — Attack
- João Pedro
- Robert Sánchez — Goalkeeper
- Reece James — Defender
- Enzo Fernández — Midfield
- Wesley Fofana — Defender
Cardiff City — recent form
- Cardiff City 4–3 Doncaster · 2025-12-13
- Stevenage 0–1 Cardiff City · 2025-12-09
- Cardiff City 3–2 Huddersfield Town · 2025-12-06
- Cardiff City 1–5 AFC Wimbledon · 2025-12-02
- Cardiff City 3–0 Mansfield Town · 2025-11-29
- Northampton 1–3 Cardiff City · 2025-11-22
- Cardiff City 3–1 Arsenal U21 · 2025-11-11
- Blackpool 3–1 Cardiff City · 2025-11-08
Chelsea Football Club — recent form
- Chelsea Football Club 2–0 Everton Football Club · 2025-12-13
- Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio S.p.a. 2–1 Chelsea Football Club · 2025-12-09
- Association Football Club Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea Football Club · 2025-12-06
- Leeds United Association Football Club 3–1 Chelsea Football Club · 2025-12-03
- Chelsea Football Club 1–1 Arsenal Football Club · 2025-11-30
- Chelsea Football Club 3–0 Futbol Club Barcelona · 2025-11-25
- Burnley Football Club 0–2 Chelsea Football Club · 2025-11-22
- Chelsea Football Club 3–0 Wolves · 2025-11-08
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Chelsea Football Club | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
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