Cardiff vs Chelsea

League Cup - Quarter-finals 16 Dec 2025, 20:00
Cardiff
Cardiff
1–3
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Chelsea
Chelsea
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Chelsea beat Cardiff 3-1 in the League Cup - Quarter-finals on 16 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 4 goals arrived after half-time.

Chelsea dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 20 shots to Cardiff's 10.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 33% - 67% Shots 10 - 20 On target 4 - 7 Corners 2 - 8 Fouls 5 - 9 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Alejandro Garnacho
Chelsea · 2 goals
8 David Turnbull 1 goal
8 Pedro Neto 1 goal
8 Joel Bagan captained the side
8 Moisés Caicedo 67 passes (91% accurate)
First half vs second half
Chelsea came out stronger after half-time, with 15 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–5 4–15
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–6
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 1–1 1–7
Attacks 35–54 37–36
Match statistics
2 Corners 8
16 Throw In 14
11 Free Kick 6
5 Goal Kick 4
4 Substitution 5
72 Attacks 90
49 Dangerous Attacks 57
4 On Target 7
6 Off Target 13
33% Ball Possession 67%
10 Shots Total 20
4 Shots On Goal 7
5 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 10
7 Shots Inside Box 13
3 Shots Outside Box 7
5 Fouls 9
2 Corners 8
1 Offsides 2
46% Ball Possession 54%
2 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 4
447 Passes Total 534
388 Passes Accurate 456
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-1-4-1
13 N. Trott
38 P. Ng 48 D. Lawlor 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
6 R. Wintle
45 C. Ashford 27 J. Colwill 14 D. Turnbull 39 I. Davies
47 C. Robinson
Chelsea · 4-2-3-1
12 F. Jørgensen
34 J. Acheampong 4 T. Adarabioyo 5 B. Badiashile 21 J. Hato
17 A. Santos 25 M. Caicedo
32 T. George 40 F. Buonanotte 11 J. Gittens
38 M. Guiu
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 16 Chris Willock
  • 22 Yousef Salech
  • 18 Alex Robertson
  • 2 William Fish
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 49 Luey Giles
  • 28 Dakarai Mafico
  • 29 Tanatswa Nyakuhwa
  • 31 Axel Donczew
Chelsea
Coach
Enzo Maresca
Substitutes
  • 20 João Pedro
  • 49 Alejandro Garnacho
  • 27 Malo Gusto
  • 7 Pedro Neto
  • 23 Trevoh Chalobah
  • 1 Robert Sánchez
  • 29 Wesley Fofana
  • 24 Reece James
  • 8 Enzo Fernández
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Garnacho ↓ T. George Chelsea
  • 46' ↑ Joao Pedro ↓ M. Guiu Chelsea
  • 56' ↑ C. Willock ↓ I. Davies Cardiff
  • 56' ↑ Y. Salech ↓ C. Robinson Cardiff
  • 66' ↑ M. Gusto ↓ F. Buonanotte Chelsea
  • 66' ↑ P. Neto ↓ J. Gittens Chelsea
  • 80' ↑ A. Robertson ↓ J. Colwill Cardiff
  • 84' ↑ T. Chalobah ↓ J. Acheampong Chelsea
  • 90' ↑ W. Fish ↓ P. Ng Cardiff
Cards
  • 16' I. Davies Cardiff
  • 27' C. Chambers Cardiff
  • 45' M. Caicedo Chelsea
Head-to-head
Cardiff 0 0 draws 1 Chelsea
2025-12-16 Cardiff vs Chelsea 1 - 3
Recent form
Cardiff D D D W D
Chelsea D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Chelsea?
Cardiff lost 1-3 against Chelsea on 16 December 2025.
Who won Cardiff vs Chelsea?
Chelsea won the match 3-1.
Where was Cardiff vs Chelsea played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cardiff vs Chelsea?
Chelsea had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.