Cardiff City FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2025/26)
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Edward Duckworth (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Northampton Town FC H 5–1 W 22 Apr Port Vale FC H 1–0 W 18 Apr Reading FC A 3–1 W 14 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D 11 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W 06 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–5 L 18 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–3 L 15 Apr Luton Town FC A 1–2 L 06 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–3 L 03 Apr Bradford City AFC A 0–1 L 21 Mar Mansfield Town FC A 1–4 L Season Stats
Cardiff City FC Northampton Town FC #2 Position #24 91 Points 35 46 Played 46 27 / 10 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 29 90 Scored 39 50 Conceded 74 +40 GD -35 1.98 PPG 0.76 59% Win % 20% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this seasonCardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Northampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Cardiff City Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 9' What a strike from Ollie Tanner! The score is 1-0.
- 14' Chris Willock needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 5 Yellow cards this season.
- 19' What a strike from Joel Colwill! The score is 2-0.
- 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Northampton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 34' Cardiff City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ollie Tanner scoring 2 goals.
- 37' Goal! Callum Robinson scores his 41 goal in 369 matches.
- 42' Sam Hoskins is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
- 46' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Kamarai Simon-Swyer departs to be replaced by Kyle McAdam.
- 51' The travelling Northampton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 54' Goal! Ollie Tanner scores his 3 goal in 363 matches.
- 55' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 55 minute. Rubin Colwill leaves to be changed by Yousef Salech.
- 60' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
- 65' Isaak Davies has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ollie Tanner on 65 minute.
- 66' Time for substitution for Northampton Town FC. Sam Hoskins is replaced by Jake Evans.
- 68' What a strike from Jake Evans! The score is 4-1.
- 73' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 74' Alex Robertson is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
- 79' Northampton Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 80' Terry Taylor is replacing Dean Campbell for the Northampton Town FC side.
- 81' Another change for Northampton Town FC made on 81 minute. Tyrese Fornah leaves to be changed by Michael Jacobs.
- 85' GOAL! Yousef Salech scores on 85. Assisted by Callum Robinson
- 87' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 87 minute. David Turnbull leaves to be changed by Rob Tankiewicz.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Northampton Town FC.
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Cardiff City FC
Starting XI- 47
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14
David Turnbull ↓ Rob Tankiewicz 87'
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16
Chris Willock ↓ Omari Kellyman 65'
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- 30
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10
Rubin Colwill ↓ Yousef Salech 55'
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27
Joel Colwill ↓ Alex Robertson 55'
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11
Ollie Tanner ↓ Isaak Davies 65'
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- 48
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Bench- 38
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39
Isaak Davies ↑ 65'
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18
Alex Robertson ↑ 55'
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22
Yousef Salech ↑ 55'
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8
Omari Kellyman ↑ 65'
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55
Rob Tankiewicz ↑ 87'
Coach Brian Barry-MurphyNorthampton Town FC
Starting XI- 8
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Sam Hoskins ↓ Jake Evans 66'
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4
Dean Campbell ↓ Terry Taylor 80'
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- 12
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27
Jack Vale ↓ Elliott List 46'
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14
Tyrese Fornah ↓ Michael Jacobs 81'
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Bench- 34
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10
Elliott List ↑ 46'
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17
Michael Jacobs ↑ 81'
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23
Terry Taylor ↑ 80'
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26
Kyle McAdam ↑ 46'
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Jake Evans ↑ 66'
Coach Colin Calderwood -
Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
2026-04-25 Cardiff City FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC W 2026-04-22 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Port Vale FC W 2026-04-18 Reading FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC W 2026-04-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-04-11 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-04-06 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC DNorthampton Town FC Form
2026-04-25 Cardiff City FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-04-18 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2026-04-15 Luton Town FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-04-03 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-21 Mansfield Town FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC L

