Plymouth vs Cardiff

League One 21 Feb 2026, 12:30
Plymouth
Plymouth
5–2
HT 3–2
FULL TIME
Cardiff
Cardiff
🏟 Home Park 👤 D. Drysdale Round 34

Match report

Plymouth cruised past Cardiff 5-2 in the League One on 21 February 2026.

Cardiff dominated possession with 73% of the ball and had 18 shots to Plymouth's 16.

The match was played at Home Park, with D. Drysdale in charge.

Half-time 3-2 Possession 27% - 73% Shots 16 - 18 On target 9 - 6 Corners 3 - 8 Fouls 23 - 10 Yellow cards 7
10
Player of the match
Aribim Pepple
Plymouth · 2 goals, 1 assist
9 Lorent Tolaj 2 goals
9 Omari Kellyman 2 goals
8 Joe Edwards 1 assist
7 Mathias Ross 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–9 7–9
Shots On Goal 4–4 5–2
Ball Possession 26–74 —
Corners 2–5 1–3
Attacks 66–40 44–34
Match statistics
3 Corners 8
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
110 Attacks 74
45 Dangerous Attacks 47
9 On Target 5
8 Off Target 13
27% Ball Possession 73%
16 Shots Total 18
9 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 7
10 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 8
23 Fouls 10
3 Corners 8
2 Offsides 1
29% Ball Possession 71%
3 Yellow Cards 4
4 Saves 3
186 Passes Total 463
119 Passes Accurate 371
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Plymouth · 4-4-2
1 C. Hazard
8 J. Edwards 2 M. Ross 15 A. Mitchell 45 W. Harding
28 R. Curtis 19 M. Boateng 4 B. Sarpong-Wiredu 17 C. Watts
9 L. Tolaj 27 A. Pepple
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
38 P. Ng 4 G. Osho 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
18 A. Robertson 14 D. Turnbull
11 O. Tanner 27 J. Colwill 16 C. Willock
8 O. Kellyman
Plymouth
Coach
Tom Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 29 Matthew Sorinola
  • 23 Bradley Ibrahim
  • 10 Xavier Amaechi
  • 35 Owen Dale
  • 21 Luca Ashby-Hammond
  • 3 Jack Mackenzie
  • 5 Julio Pleguezuelo
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 10 Rubin Colwill
  • 45 Cian Ashford
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 44 Ronan Kpakio
  • 23 Calum Scanlon
  • 48 Dylan Lawlor
  • 6 Ryan Wintle
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Sorinola ↓ C. Watts Plymouth
  • 46' ↑ R. Colwill ↓ D. Turnbull Cardiff
  • 62' ↑ C. Ashford ↓ C. Willock Cardiff
  • 62' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ J. Colwill Cardiff
  • 76' ↑ R. Kpakio ↓ P. Ng Cardiff
  • 80' ↑ B. Ibrahim ↓ B. Wiredu Plymouth
  • 85' ↑ X. Amaechi ↓ L. Tolaj Plymouth
  • 86' ↑ O. Dale ↓ A. Pepple Plymouth
  • 88' ↑ C. Scanlon ↓ J. Bagan Cardiff
Cards
  • 15' O. Kellyman Cardiff
  • 37' C. Watts Plymouth
  • 44' M. Ross Plymouth
  • 45+6' G. Osho Cardiff
  • 67' P. Ng Cardiff
  • 70' M. Boateng Plymouth
  • 72' A. Robertson Cardiff
Head-to-head
Plymouth 2 2 draws 2 Cardiff
2026-02-21 Plymouth vs Cardiff 5 - 2
2025-08-30 Cardiff vs Plymouth 4 - 0
2025-02-22 Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City 1 - 1
2024-10-19 Cardiff City vs Plymouth Argyle 5 - 0
2024-01-20 Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City 3 - 1
2023-12-26 Cardiff City vs Plymouth Argyle 2 - 2
Recent form
Plymouth D D D L W
Cardiff D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Plymouth vs Cardiff?
Plymouth won 5-2 against Cardiff on 21 February 2026.
Who won Plymouth vs Cardiff?
Plymouth won the match 5-2.
Where was Plymouth vs Cardiff played?
The match was played at Home Park.
Who had more possession in Plymouth vs Cardiff?
Cardiff had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.