Cardiff City FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26

Cardiff City FC

5 – 1

Full Time

Northampton Town FC

Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 14:00 Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• 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

  2

  Cardiff City FC 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Northampton Town FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2026-04-25 Cardiff City FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC 2025-11-22 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC

  Recent Form

  Cardiff City FC

  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

  Northampton Town FC

  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 history

  37% Clean Sheets
  Cardiff City FC this season

  22% Clean Sheets
  Northampton Town FC this season

  Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Northampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts).

• 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.

• Cardiff City FC

  Starting XI

  • 47
    Callum Robinson
  • 14
    David Turnbull ↓ Rob Tankiewicz 87'
  • 16
    Chris Willock ↓ Omari Kellyman 65'
  • 3
    Joel Bagan
  • 30
    Harry Tyrer
  • 10
    Rubin Colwill ↓ Yousef Salech 55'
  • 27
    Joel Colwill ↓ Alex Robertson 55'
  • 11
    Ollie Tanner ↓ Isaak Davies 65'
  • 2
    Will Fish
  • 48
    Dylan Lawlor
  • 44
    Ronan Kpakio

  Bench

  • 38
    Perry Ng
  • 13
    Nathan Trott
  • 39
    Isaak Davies ↑ 65'
  • 18
    Alex Robertson ↑ 55'
  • 22
    Yousef Salech ↑ 55'
  • 8
    Omari Kellyman ↑ 65'
  • 55
    Rob Tankiewicz ↑ 87'

  Coach Brian Barry-Murphy

  Northampton Town FC

  Starting XI

  • 8
    Cameron McGeehan
  • 5
    Jon Guthrie
  • 7
    Sam Hoskins ↓ Jake Evans 66'
  • 1
    Lee Burge
  • 4
    Dean Campbell ↓ Terry Taylor 80'
  • 3
    Conor McCarthy
  • 12
    Nesta Guinness-Walker
  • 27
    Jack Vale ↓ Elliott List 46'
  • 14
    Tyrese Fornah ↓ Michael Jacobs 81'
  • 35
    Max Dyche
  • 11
    Kamarai Simon-Swyer ↓ Kyle McAdam 46'

  Bench

  • 34
    Ross Fitzsimons
  • 10
    Elliott List ↑ 46'
  • 9
    Tom Eaves
  • 17
    Michael Jacobs ↑ 81'
  • 23
    Terry Taylor ↑ 80'
  • 26
    Kyle McAdam ↑ 46'
  • 15
    Jake Evans ↑ 66'

  Coach Colin Calderwood

• Head to Head

  2026-04-25 Cardiff City FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC 2025-11-22 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC

  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 D

  Northampton 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