Cardiff vs Stoke

Championship 8 Sep 2026, 18:45
Cardiff
Cardiff
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Stoke
Stoke
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium 👤 S. Allison Round 6

Match report

Cardiff were held to a 1-1 draw by Stoke in the Championship on 8 September 2026.

Cardiff had 26 shots to Stoke's 12.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium, with S. Allison in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 26 - 12 On target 6 - 4 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 5 - 19 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Joel Colwill
Cardiff · 1 goal
8 Chris Willock 1 assist
8 Alex Robertson 81 passes (90% accurate)
7 Ben Johnson 1 goal
7 Nathan Trott 3 saves
First half vs second half
Cardiff stepped it up after the break, with 17 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–9 17–3
Shots On Goal 0–3 6–1
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 4–4 3–1
Attacks 55–42 71–37
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
1 Substitution 4
126 Attacks 79
85 Dangerous Attacks 36
8 On Target 4
18 Off Target 8
54% Ball Possession 46%
26 Shots Total 12
6 Shots On Goal 4
12 Shots Off Goal 5
8 Shots Blocked 3
18 Shots Inside Box 8
8 Shots Outside Box 4
5 Fouls 19
7 Corners 5
2 Offsides 4
71% Ball Possession 29%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 5
561 Passes Total 230
488 Passes Accurate 157
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
1 N. Trott
38 P. Ng 5 K. Bielik 4 G. Osho 3 J. Bagan
18 A. Robertson 27 J. Colwill
11 O. Tanner 8 J. Moylan 16 C. Willock
9 Y. Salech
Stoke · 3-5-2
1 V. Johansson
16 B. Wilmot 40 M. Talovierov 5 L. Graham
2 B. Johnson 13 J. Devenny 27 D. Soumaré 8 E. Galbraith 21 L. Bombino
15 G. Hirst 9 R. Boženík
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 14 David Turnbull
  • 23 Calum Scanlon
  • 30 Harry Tyrer
  • 33 Rob Tankiewicz
  • 40 Noah Anyadike
  • 43 Paul Moreno
  • 44 Ronan Kpakio
  • 45 Cian Ashford
  • 47 Callum Robinson
Stoke
Coach
Mark Robins
Substitutes
  • 4 Ben Pearson
  • 7 Jack McGlynn
  • 10 Jun-Ho Bae
  • 11 Lamine Cissé
  • 17 Eric Bocat
  • 19 Tomáš Rigo
  • 24 Joshua Griffiths
  • 42 Million Manhoef
  • 43 Freddie Anderson
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ E. Bocat ↓ L. Bombino Stoke
  • 59' ↑ Bae Jun-Ho ↓ G. Hirst Stoke
  • 69' ↑ J. McGlynn ↓ R. Bozenik Stoke
  • 69' ↑ L. Cisse ↓ J. Devenny Stoke
  • 82' ↑ C. Ashford ↓ C. Willock Cardiff
Cards
  • 27' B. Wilmot Stoke
  • 45+2' P. Ng Cardiff
  • 81' L. Graham Stoke
Head-to-head
Cardiff 4 6 draws 2 Stoke
2026-09-08 Cardiff vs Stoke 1 - 1
2025-04-12 Cardiff City vs Stoke City 0 - 1
2025-02-08 Stoke City vs Cardiff City 3 - 4
2024-12-14 Stoke City vs Cardiff City 2 - 2
2024-02-24 Cardiff City vs Stoke City 2 - 1
2023-11-04 Stoke City vs Cardiff City 0 - 0
Recent form
Cardiff D D D W D
Stoke D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Stoke?
Cardiff drew 1-1 against Stoke on 8 September 2026.
Who won Cardiff vs Stoke?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Cardiff vs Stoke played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cardiff vs Stoke?
Cardiff had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.