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Stoke City vs Cardiff City

Championship
Stoke
5-5-11
2-3
Final
Cardiff
9-7-5
bet365 Stadium

Match pulse

STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'CAR
46%Possession54%
14Shots11
8On target6
8Corners2
3Saves10
18Fouls6

Who won: Cardiff 3-2

Cardiff City beat Stoke City 3-2 on Saturday, December 6, 2003 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Stoke: John Eustace (38') and Ade Akinbiyi (74'). Goals for Cardiff: Peter Thorne (34', 40', 72').

What it means

  • Stoke has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Aug 17
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ESPN · Aug 17
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ESPN · Jun 25
English Championship fixtures 2026-27: West Ham start against Burnley, Wrexham head to Cardiff City
Recap · Apr 18
Wrexham rekindle Championship playoff hopes with 2-0 win over Stoke
ESPN · Mar 30
Cardiff's $138m claim over Emiliano Sala's death dismissed
Recap · Dec 16
Pedro Neto strike sees Chelsea past Cardiff into Carabao Cup semifinal

Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Neil AlexanderG
  2. 2Gary CroftD
  3. 3Tony VidmarD
  4. 4Danny GabbidonD
  5. 5Chris BarkerD
  6. 6John RobinsonM
  7. 7Willie BolandM
  8. 8Richard LangleyM
  9. 9Julian GrayM
  10. 10Robert EarnshawF
  11. 11Peter ThorneF
Stoke4th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Ed de GoeyG
  2. 2Frazer RichardsonD
  3. 3Wayne ThomasD
  4. 4Clive ClarkeD
  5. 5John HallsM
  6. 6Darel RussellM
  7. 7John EustaceM
  8. 8Richard JohnsonM
  9. 9Peter HoekstraM
  10. 10Carl AsabaF
  11. 11Gifton Noel-WilliamsF

Head to head

CAR leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Cardiff 1, Stoke 1 (Dec 19)

Last 5

CAR
  • Lvs IPS2-3
  • Tvs WBA1-1
  • W@ MKD1-0
  • Wvs STK3-1
  • T@ BUR1-1
STK
  • L@ GIL1-3
  • Lvs CRY0-1
  • Wvs BRD1-0
  • L@ CAR1-3
  • Tvs SHU2-2

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Game info

Venue
bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England · Attendance 12,208

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesCAR leads series 3-1-1

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