Cardiff City vs Norwich City, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

· English Carabao Cup

Cardiff City

90'+3': Yousef Salech

FT
1 - 2

Norwich City

25': Mathias Kvistgaarden
78': Ante Crnac

About

Cardiff City are hosting Norwich City at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Noah Dafydd Anyadike (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City).
3': Foul by Liam Gibbs (Norwich City).
3': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
4': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
6': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Darlin Yongwa.
9': Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
9': Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock.
13': Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Noah Dafydd Anyadike (Cardiff City).
18': Attempt blocked. Anthony Musaba (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stacey.
18': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
18': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
23': Attempt blocked. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Gibbs.
23': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Alex Robertson.
24': Attempt blocked. Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Wright with a cross.
24': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Joel Colwill.
25': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Norwich City 1. Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Wright with a cross following a corner.
27': Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
27': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Attempt saved. Liam Gibbs (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Oscar Schwartau.
32': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
33': Darlin Yongwa (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
33': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Attempt blocked. Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Musaba.
36': Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
38': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Darlin Yongwa.
39': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Grimshaw (Norwich City). Assisted by Alex Robertson.
41': Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Colwill.
41': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bruno Alves.
41': Offside, Cardiff City. Chris Willock is caught offside.
43': Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
44': Attempt blocked. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
45'+3': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Norwich City 1.
45': Substitution, Norwich City. Andre Brooks replaces Anthony Musaba.
45': Substitution, Norwich City. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Oscar Schwartau.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Norwich City 1.
47': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
47': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt blocked. Liam Gibbs (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Kvistgaarden.
48': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Alex Robertson.
49': Jack Stacey (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
49': Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Liam Gibbs with a cross.
50': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
50': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Dafydd Anyadike (Cardiff City).
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Noah Dafydd Anyadike because of an injury.
55': Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Grimshaw (Norwich City). Assisted by Alex Robertson.
57': Attempt blocked. Liam Gibbs (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
58': Foul by Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City).
58': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
61': Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
61': Substitution, Norwich City. Ante Crnac replaces Mathias Kvistgaarden.
61': Substitution, Norwich City. Kellen Fisher replaces Darlin Yongwa.
66': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
66': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan replaces David Turnbull.
67': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yousef Salech replaces Isaak Davies.
68': Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Callum Robinson.
69': Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
70': Substitution, Norwich City. Harry Darling replaces Bruno Alves.
72': Foul by Kellen Fisher (Norwich City).
72': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross following a set piece situation.
75': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
75': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
75': Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
76': Delay in match (Cardiff City).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Harry Darling.
77': Liam Gibbs (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City).
77': Offside, Norwich City. Anis Ben Slimane is caught offside.
78': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Norwich City 2. Ante Crnac (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Stacey.
82': Offside, Norwich City. Andre Brooks is caught offside.
83': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
84': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Offside, Norwich City. Ante Crnac is caught offside.
86': Harry Darling (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
87': Foul by Andre Brooks (Norwich City).
87': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
90': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Norwich City 2. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
90'+3': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rob Tankiewicz replaces Chris Willock.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rob Tankiewicz.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Ante Crnac (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andre Brooks following a fast break.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Norwich City 2.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Norwich City 2.

Statistics

NOR		CAR
14	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	1
34.5	Possession	65.5
12	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
245	Accurate Passes	507
308	Passes	597
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
11	Crosses	14
0.4	Cross %	0.2
46	Long Balls	61
18	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
7	Blocked Shots	4
4	Effective Tackles	8
14	Tackles	12
0.3	Tackle %	0.7
17	Interceptions	4
24	Effective Clearances	4
24	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 5,432

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Nathan Trott (GK)
3	Joel Bagan
40	Noah Dafydd Anyadike
18	Alex Robertson
44	Ronan Kpakio
38	Perry Ng
14	David Turnbull
27	Joel Colwill
16	Chris Willock
39	Isaak Davies
47	Callum Robinson

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Rob Tankiewicz, Jack Moylan, Cian Ashford, Yousef Salech, Rubin Colwill, Paul Moreno, Harry Tyrer, Luey Giles, Calum Scanlon.

Norwich City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
32	Daniel Grimshaw (GK)
28	Bruno Alves
15	Ruairi McConville
13	Darlin Yongwa
3	Jack Stacey
7	Pelle Mattsson
16	Jacob Wright
8	Liam Gibbs
49	Anthony Musaba
29	Oscar Schwartau
30	Mathias Kvistgaarden

Norwich City Substitutes:

Anis Slimane, Andre Brooks, Vladan Kovacevic, Harry Darling, Kenny McLean, Kellen Fisher, Errol Mundle-Smith, Ante Crnac, Sam Field.

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