Cardiff vs Barnsley

League One 27 Jan 2026, 19:45
Cardiff
Cardiff
4–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Barnsley
Barnsley
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium 👤 L. Swabey Round 29

Match report

Cardiff thrashed Barnsley 4-0 in the League One on 27 January 2026.

Cardiff had 15 shots to Barnsley's 7.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium, with L. Swabey in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 15 - 7 On target 6 - 4 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 7 - 10 Yellow cards 3
10
Player of the match
Chris Willock
Cardiff · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Perry Ng 1 goal
8 Omari Kellyman 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Calum Chambers 71 passes (93% accurate)
8 Ryan Wintle 90 passes (92% accurate)
First half vs second half
Cardiff stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 9–3
Shots On Goal 2–2 4–2
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 5–2 1–1
Attacks 42–43 72–23
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
5 Substitution 4
114 Attacks 66
61 Dangerous Attacks 27
6 On Target 4
8 Off Target 3
50% Ball Possession 50%
15 Shots Total 7
6 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 1
11 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 10
6 Corners 3
3 Offsides 1
64% Ball Possession 36%
1 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 2
606 Passes Total 332
524 Passes Accurate 252
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
38 P. Ng 2 W. Fish 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
6 R. Wintle 18 A. Robertson
11 O. Tanner 27 J. Colwill 16 C. Willock
8 O. Kellyman
Barnsley · 3-4-2-1
1 O. Goodman
27 T. Watson 15 E. O'Connell 5 J. Shepherd
7 C. O'Keeffe 30 J. Bland 48 L. Connell 22 P. Kelly
8 A. Phillips 19 R. Cleary
40 D. Keillor-Dunn
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 14 David Turnbull
  • 45 Cian Ashford
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 44 Ronan Kpakio
  • 30 Harry Tyrer
  • 4 Gabriel Osho
Barnsley
Coach
Conor Geraroid Hourihane
Substitutes
  • 14 Nathanael Ogbeta
  • 45 Vimal Yoganathan
  • 6 Maël de Gevigney
  • 39 Leo Farrell
  • 51 Kieran Flavell
  • 4 Marc Roberts
  • 20 Charlie Lennon
Substitutions
  • 31' ↑ N. Ogbeta ↓ R. Cleary Barnsley
  • 46' ↑ D. Turnbull ↓ A. Robertson Cardiff
  • 61' ↑ V. Yoganathan ↓ J. Bland Barnsley
  • 71' ↑ C. Ashford ↓ O. Tanner Cardiff
  • 71' ↑ I. Davies ↓ J. Colwill Cardiff
  • 71' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ O. Kellyman Cardiff
  • 73' ↑ M. de Gevigney ↓ T. Watson Barnsley
  • 73' ↑ L. Farrell ↓ A. Phillips Barnsley
  • 79' ↑ R. Kpakio ↓ J. Bagan Cardiff
Cards
  • 5' A. Robertson Cardiff
  • 17' E. O'Connell Barnsley
  • 87' C. O'Keeffe Barnsley
Head-to-head
Cardiff 4 3 draws 0 Barnsley
2026-03-10 Barnsley vs Cardiff 1 - 1
2026-01-27 Cardiff vs Barnsley 4 - 0
2022-02-02 Barnsley vs Cardiff City 0 - 1
2021-08-07 Cardiff City vs Barnsley 1 - 1
2021-01-27 Barnsley vs Cardiff City 2 - 2
2020-11-03 Cardiff City vs Barnsley 3 - 0
Recent form
Cardiff D D D W D
Barnsley D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Barnsley?
Cardiff won 4-0 against Barnsley on 27 January 2026.
Who won Cardiff vs Barnsley?
Cardiff won the match 4-0.
Where was Cardiff vs Barnsley played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cardiff vs Barnsley?
Cardiff had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.