Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Cardiff City v Swindon Town — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

Full time

Cardiff City 3–2 Swindon Town. Full time. Cardiff City go through. Carabao Cup first round, Sat 8 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales.

Cardiff City

3–2

Swindon Town

Cardiff City go through

Kick-off (UK time): Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 15:00 BST
Round: First round
Ground: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Final whistle: 8 Aug 2026, 16:54 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Cardiff City	Swindon Town
First half	2	1
Second half	1	1

UK TV coverage for this match

This match has finished. The channels below refer to its original coverage; use the highlights section for available videos.

No confirmed UK TV listing is available here for this match.

Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Attendance and match officials

Attendance6168

RefereeGavin Ward

Cardiff City v Swindon Town highlights

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HIGHLIGHTS | CARDIFF CITY vs SWINDON TOWN

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT18 events

0'
Kick-off
9'
Own Goal
Swindon Town
Gabriel Osho Own goal
29'
Penalty - Scored
Cardiff City
Yousef Salech
43'
Goal - Volley
Cardiff City
Yousef Salech ScorerCian Ashford Assist
45'
Substitution
Swindon Town
Ryan Tafazolli OnSam Inwood Off
58'
Substitution
Cardiff City
Chris Willock OnIsaak Davies Off
58'
Substitution
Cardiff City
Joel Colwill OnDavid Turnbull Off
58'
Substitution
Swindon Town
James Debayo OnTom Nichols Off
58'
Substitution
Swindon Town
Joseph Hungbo OnLouis Millard Off
62'
Goal
Swindon Town
Paul Glatzel ScorerJoseph Hungbo Assist
63'
Substitution
Swindon Town
Ollie Palmer OnMatthew Virtue-Thick
64'
Substitution
Swindon Town
Lucas Griffiths-Brown OnMitchell Clark Off
72'
Substitution
Cardiff City
Jack Moylan OnOllie Tanner Off
77'
Goal
Cardiff City
Jack Moylan ScorerYousef Salech Assist
82'
Yellow Card
Cardiff City
Joel Colwill
84'
Yellow Card
Swindon Town
James Debayo
90'
Red Card
Swindon Town
James Debayo
90'+5'
Full time

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Cardiff CitySwindon Town

61.3%Possession38.7%

15Shots12

4Shots on target1

6Corners3

8Fouls17

3Offsides3

0Saves2

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards1

547Passes334

456Accurate passes236

83.4%Pass accuracy70.7%

19Crosses21

4Accurate crosses4

55Long balls80

24Accurate long balls40

7Blocked shots7

13Tackles21

6Interceptions14

34Clearances21

26.7%Shots on target (%)8.3%

0Penalties scored0

1Penalties taken0

21.1%Cross accuracy19.0%

43.6%Long-ball accuracy50.0%

9Successful tackles10

69.2%Tackle success47.6%

34Effective clearances21

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Cardiff City

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Nathan Trott
Goalkeeper
4
Gabriel Osho
Centre Left Defender
38
Perry Ng
Centre Right Defender
3
Joel Bagan
Left Back
44
Ronan Kpakio
Right Back
45
Cian Ashford
Attacking Midfielder
18
Alex Robertson
Left Midfielder
14
David Turnbull
Right Midfielder · Substituted
9
Yousef Salech
Forward
39
Isaak Davies
Attacking Midfielder Left · Substituted
11
Ollie Tanner
Attacking Midfielder Right · Substituted

Substitutes

30
Harry Tyrer
Substitute
27
Joel Colwill
Substitute · Came on
43
Paul Moreno
Substitute
16
Chris Willock
Substitute · Came on
47
Callum Robinson
Substitute
8
Jack Moylan
Substitute · Came on
33
Rob Tankiewicz
Substitute
40
Noah Dafydd Anyadike
Substitute

Swindon Town

4-3-3

Starting XI

1
Connor Ripley
Goalkeeper
16
Sam Inwood
Centre Left Defender · Substituted
5
Stephan Negru
Centre Right Defender
34
Billy Kirkman
Left Back
2
Mitchell Clark
Right Back · Substituted
7
Tom Nichols
Centre Midfielder · Substituted
20
Ben Middlemas
Left Midfielder
24
Matthew Virtue-Thick
Right Midfielder · Substituted
23
Aaron Drinan
Forward
9
Paul Glatzel
Left Forward
39
Louis Millard
Right Forward · Substituted

Substitutes

12
Lewis Ward
Substitute
28
Ollie Palmer
Substitute · Came on
38
Lucas Griffiths-Brown
Substitute · Came on
18
James Debayo
Substitute · Came on
15
Joseph Hungbo
Substitute · Came on
17
Ryan Tafazolli
Substitute · Came on

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	YC	Saves
Nathan TrottGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gabriel OshoCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 1 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Perry NgCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Joel BaganLeft Back More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Ronan KpakioRight Back More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 4 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Cian AshfordAttacking Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	1	3	0	0	—
Alex RobertsonLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	2	0	0	—
David TurnbullRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	0	—
Yousef SalechForward More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	2	1	4	3	0	—
Isaak DaviesAttacking Midfielder Left More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Ollie TannerAttacking Midfielder Right More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Harry TyrerSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joel ColwillSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	1	—
Paul MorenoSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Chris WillockSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	2	0	0	—
Callum RobinsonSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Jack MoylanSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	1	0	3	1	0	—
Rob TankiewiczSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Noah Dafydd AnyadikeSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Connor RipleyGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Previous meetings

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMTBefore this fixture · All competitions

12 Aug 2025 · 2025-26 English Carabao Cup

Cardiff City2 – 1

Swindon Town

1 Jan 2003 · 2002/03 English League One

Cardiff City1 – 1

Swindon Town

24 Aug 2002 · 2002/03 English League One

Swindon Town0 – 1

Cardiff City

9 Feb 2002 · 2001/02 English League One

Cardiff City3 – 0

Swindon Town

21 Oct 2001 · 2001/02 English League One

Swindon Town0 – 3

Cardiff City

Form before this match

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Cardiff City

AS Roma (H)

1 Aug 2026 · Club Friendly

4 – 1

Mansfield Town (A)

2 May 2026 · EFL League One

5 – 4

Northampton Town (H)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL League One

5 – 1

Port Vale (H)

22 Apr 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 0

Reading (A)

18 Apr 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 3

Swindon Town

Crystal Palace (A)

18 Jul 2026 · Club Friendly

5 – 1

Chesterfield (H)

2 May 2026 · EFL League Two

1 – 2

Grimsby Town (A)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL League Two

4 – 0

Accrington Stanley (H)

18 Apr 2026 · EFL League Two

2 – 2

Colchester United (A)

10 Apr 2026 · EFL League Two

3 – 0

Cardiff City v Swindon Town: match questions

When and where was Cardiff City v Swindon Town?

The listed kick-off is Sat 8 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. The venue is Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Cardiff City v Swindon Town highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

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Match updates

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Cardiff City v Swindon Town — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Cardiff City

Swindon Town

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Cardiff City v Swindon Town highlights

HIGHLIGHTS | CARDIFF CITY vs SWINDON TOWN

Key match events

Kick-off

Own Goal

Penalty - Scored

Goal - Volley

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Goal

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Goal

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

Red Card

Full time

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Cardiff City

Starting XI

Substitutes

Swindon Town

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Previous meetings

Form before this match

Cardiff City

Swindon Town

Cardiff City v Swindon Town: match questions

When and where was Cardiff City v Swindon Town?

Where can I watch Cardiff City v Swindon Town highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates