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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City

FA Cup
Wolves
7-3-3
3-0
Final
Cardiff
3-5-5
Molineux Stadium

Match pulse

WOLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCAR
39%Possession61%
13Shots13
4On target9
3Corners5
9Saves1
20Fouls8
26'Adam ArmstrongWOL42'AndréWOL50'Fernando LópezWOL56'Joel BaganCAR62'Jean-Ricner BellegardeWOL90'+2'Rubin ColwillCAR
Team1H2HT
WOL213
CAR000

Who won: Wolves 3-0

Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Cardiff City 3-0 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Molineux Stadium. Goals for Wolves: Fernando López (10'), Adam Armstrong (15') and Ladislav Krejcí (58').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.8José SáG
  2. 27.6Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  3. 37.4Hugo BuenoLB
  4. 47.4Kieran TrippierRB
  5. 57.0Fernando LópezAM-R
  6. 66.9Rafiki SaidAM-L
  7. 76.8Adam ArmstrongF
  8. 86.7Yerson MosqueraCD-R
  9. 96.5Joel ColwillRM
  10. 106.2Perry NgRB
  11. 116.2Alex RobertsonLM
  12. 126.1Rodrigo GomesSUB

Team stats

WOLCAR
20Fouls8
4Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Offsides2
3Corner Kicks5
9Saves1
38.7Possession61.3
13SHOTS13
4ON GOAL9
0.3On Target %0.7
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
226Accurate Passes413
303Passes495
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
7Accurate Crosses3
14Crosses16
0.5Cross %0.2
62Long Balls59
28Accurate Long Balls23
0.5Long Balls %0.4
2Blocked Shots2
11Effective Tackles15
16Tackles20
0.7Tackle %0.8
22Interceptions11
23Effective Clearances20
23Clearances20

Player of the game

José Sá

WOL · 9 saves, clean sheet

9.8

Deserved to win

25%
WOL · 0.96 xG
30%
Draw
46%
CAR · 1.35 xG

Cardiff deserved better: 46% on chances, lost 0-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Cardiff City 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Cardiff City 0.
  3. 90'+2'

    Yellow card

    Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    R. Colwill

  4. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).

  5. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).

  7. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Kieran Trippier (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'

    Free kick won

    Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  11. 89'WOL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joel Bagan.

  12. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Tanner

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Charlie Holt replaces Ollie Tanner.

    C. Holt

  13. 85'CAR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Hugo Bueno.

  14. 83'

    Free kick won

    Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  15. 81'

    Free kick won

    Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  16. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  17. 80'

    Free kick won

    Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  18. 79'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.

    Y. Salech

  19. 79'

    Offside

    Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan is caught offside.

  20. 79'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Joel Colwill.

    C. Ashford

  21. 77'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.

  22. 77'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Joel Bagan.

    Y. Salech

  23. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for André

    Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces André.

    T. Doyle

  24. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Armstrong

    Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Adam Armstrong.

    T. Chirewa

  25. 76'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde following a fast break.

Leaders

WOLCAR
Total Shots
Adam Armstrong
3
Joel Colwill
4
Accurate Passes
Kieran Trippier
35
Joel Bagan
85
Defensive Interventions
Hugo Bueno
19
Joel Bagan
15
Saves
José Sá
9
Nathan Trott
1

Season seriesWOL leads series 3-2