Cardiff vs Chelsea match stats & report
1–3 Full time
Cardiff lost to Chelsea 1–3 in the League Cup (Quarter-finals) on 16 December 2025. Expected goals finished 0.46–1.65. Chelsea had 54% of the ball.
Cardiff vs Chelsea match statistics
- 46% Ball possession 54%
- 0.46 Expected goals (xG) 1.65
- 10 Total shots 20
- 4 Shots on target 7
- 5 Shots off target 3
- 1 Blocked shots 10
- 7 Shots inside the box 13
- 2 Corners 8
- 5 Fouls 9
- 1 Offsides 2
- 2 Yellow cards 1
- 448 Passes 535
- 86% Pass accuracy 85%
- 4 Goalkeeper saves 4
Goals and cards
- 16' Yellow card I. Davies Cardiff
- 27' Yellow card C. Chambers Cardiff
- 45' Yellow card M. Caicedo Chelsea
- 57' Goal A. Garnacho (assist F. Buonanotte) Chelsea
- 75' Goal D. Turnbull (assist P. Ng) Cardiff
- 82' Goal Pedro Neto (assist Andrey Santos) Chelsea
- 90' Goal A. Garnacho (assist Joao Pedro) Chelsea
The Ghost's call
The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Cardiff
Bench M. Turner , L. Giles , W. Fish , D. Mafico , A. Robertson , A. Donczew , T. Nyakuhwa , C. Willock , Y. Salech
Chelsea
Bench Robert Sánchez , T. Chalobah , W. Fofana , M. Gusto , R. James , E. Fernandez , A. Garnacho , Pedro Neto , Joao Pedro
Form guide
This match is from an earlier season, and the sides' form at the time isn't held. Their own pages show their form now.