Cardiff City 1 – 2 Norwich City: Carabao Cup Match Report

Carabao Cup

Cardiff City

Full Time

1–2

Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · Cardiff City Stadium

Norwich City

Norwich City won after full-time.

⚽ Yousef Salech 90+3' ⚽ Ante Crnac 78'⚽ Mathias Kvistgaarden 25'

Match Events

90+3'

Rob TankiewiczCardiff City · Chris Willock

90+3'

Yousef SalechCardiff City

1-2

84'

Rubin ColwillCardiff City

78'

Ante Crnac Norwich City · Jack Stacey

0-2

70'

Harry DarlingNorwich City · Bruno Alves

68'

Cian AshfordCardiff City · Callum Robinson

67'

Yousef SalechCardiff City · Isaak Davies

67'

Jack MoylanCardiff City · David Turnbull

61'

Kellen FisherNorwich City · Darlin Yongwa

61'

Ante Crnac Norwich City · Mathias Kvistgaarden

53'

Rubin ColwillCardiff City · Noah Anyadike

50'

Pelle MattssonNorwich City

46'

Anis Ben SlimaneNorwich City · Oscar Schwartau

46'

Andre BrooksNorwich City · Anthony Musaba

33'

Isaak DaviesCardiff City

27'

Perry NgCardiff City

25'

Mathias KvistgaardenNorwich City · Jacob Wright

0-1

VenueCardiff City StadiumTuesday, 25 August 2026

♢

RefereeGavin Ward

♙

AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Cardiff City Starting XI

Formation 4-1-4-1

Nathan Trott

Perry Ng

Noah Anyadike

Joel Bagan

Ronan Kpakio

Alex Robertson

Isaak Davies

Joel Colwill

David Turnbull

Chris Willock

Callum Robinson

Substitutes 9

#8 Jack Moylan Midfielder

#9 Yousef Salech Attacker

#10 Rubin Colwill Midfielder

#23 Calum Scanlon Defender

#30 Harry Tyrer Goalkeeper

#33 Rob Tankiewicz Midfielder

#43 Paul Ujobolo Moreno Midfielder

#45 Cian Ashford Attacker

#46 Luey Giles Defender

Norwich City Starting XI

Formation 4-4-2

Daniel Grimshaw

Jack Stacey

Ruairi McConville

Bruno Alves

Darlin Yongwa

Anthony Musaba

Jacob Wright

Pelle Mattsson

Liam Gibbs

Mathias Kvistgaarden

Oscar Schwartau

Substitutes 9

#1 Vladan Kovacevic Goalkeeper

#6 Harry Darling Defender

#11 Andre Brooks Midfielder

#17 Ante Crnac Attacker

#20 Anis Ben Slimane Midfielder

#23 Kenny McLean Midfielder

#26 Sam Field Midfielder

#35 Kellen Fisher Defender

#46 Errol Mundle-Smith Attacker

Statistics

Match Statistics

Cardiff City

Comparison

Norwich City

65% Ball Possession % 35%

12 Shots Total 12

3 Shots On Target 3

5 Shots Off Target 2

4 Shots Blocked 7

5 Shots Insidebox 8

7 Shots Outsidebox 4

4 Goal Attempts 7

0 Big Chances Created 4

0 Big Chances Missed 2

5 Corners 3

1 Offsides 3

12 Fouls 14

3 Yellowcards 1

597 Passes 310

507 Successful Passes 245

85% Successful Passes Percentage 79%

9 Key Passes 9

61 Long Passes 44

37 Successful Long Passes 16

61% Successful Long Passes Percentage 36%

15 Total Crosses 12

3 Accurate Crosses 4

9 Dribble Attempts 9

6 Successful Dribbles 5

67% Successful Dribbles Percentage 56%

12 Tackles 13

4 Interceptions 15

43 Duels Won 41

1 Saves 2

112 Attacks 61

56 Dangerous Attacks 28

14 Free Kicks 12

19 Throwins 12

4 Goal Kicks 8

0 Hit Woodwork 1

5 Substitutions 5

1 Injuries 0

0 Assists 2

1 Goals 2

108 Ball Safe 68