Northampton vs Cardiff

League One 22 Nov 2025, 15:00
Northampton
Northampton
1–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Cardiff
Cardiff
🏟 Sixfields Stadium Round 17

Match report

Cardiff beat Northampton 3-1 in the League One on 22 November 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Cardiff dominated possession with 69% of the ball, while Northampton had 15 shots to Cardiff's 10.

The match was played at Sixfields Stadium.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 31% - 69% Shots 15 - 10 On target 4 - 4 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Chris Willock
Cardiff · 1 goal
8 Dean Campbell captained the side
7 Ethan Wheatley 1 goal
7 Joel Colwill 1 goal
7 Jordan Thorniley captained the side
First half vs second half
Cardiff came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–3 7–7
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–3
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 4–0 2–2
Attacks 63–53 46–44
Match statistics
6 Corners 2
3 Substitution 5
109 Attacks 97
62 Dangerous Attacks 45
3 On Target 6
10 Off Target 5
31% Ball Possession 69%
15 Shots Total 10
4 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 1
7 Shots Blocked 5
14 Shots Inside Box 6
1 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 10
6 Corners 2
3 Offsides 0
52% Ball Possession 48%
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 3
413 Passes Total 389
318 Passes Accurate 304
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Northampton · 3-4-3
34 R. Fitzsimons
3 C. McCarthy 15 J. Thorniley 18 M. Forbes
2 J. Burroughs 23 T. Taylor 4 D. Campbell 21 J. Perkins
19 E. Wheatley 14 T. Fornah 9 T. Eaves
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
44 R. Kpakio 2 W. Fish 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
27 J. Colwill 6 R. Wintle
8 O. Kellyman 10 R. Colwill 39 I. Davies
22 Y. Salech
Northampton
Coach
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan
Substitutes
  • 11 Kamarai Swyer
  • 10 Elliott List
  • 35 Max Dyche
  • 1 Lee Burge
  • 6 Jordan Willis
  • 17 Michael Jacobs
  • 22 Kyle Edwards
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 14 David Turnbull
  • 38 Perry Ng
  • 18 Alex Robertson
  • 16 Chris Willock
  • 4 Gabriel Osho
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 47 Callum Robinson
Substitutions
  • 19' ↑ D. Turnbull ↓ R. Colwill Cardiff
  • 58' ↑ C. Willock ↓ I. Davies Cardiff
  • 58' ↑ A. Robertson ↓ J. Colwill Cardiff
  • 58' ↑ P. Ng ↓ O. Kellyman Cardiff
  • 72' ↑ E. List ↓ T. Eaves Northampton
  • 72' ↑ K. Swyer ↓ T. Fornah Northampton
  • 81' ↑ G. Osho ↓ W. Fish Cardiff
  • 90+1' ↑ M. Dyche ↓ J. Burroughs Northampton
Cards
  • 20' W. Fish Cardiff
  • 55' J. Colwill Cardiff
Head-to-head
Northampton 1 1 draws 1 Cardiff
2026-04-25 Cardiff vs Northampton 0 - 0
2025-11-22 Northampton vs Cardiff 1 - 3
2020-09-05 Northampton Town vs Cardiff City 3 - 0
Recent form
Northampton D D D L L
Cardiff D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Northampton vs Cardiff?
Northampton lost 1-3 against Cardiff on 22 November 2025.
Who won Northampton vs Cardiff?
Cardiff won the match 3-1.
Where was Northampton vs Cardiff played?
The match was played at Sixfields Stadium.
Who had more possession in Northampton vs Cardiff?
Cardiff had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.