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Cardiff City vs Stoke City

FA Cup
Cardiff
0-4-2
1-1
Final
Stoke
2-1-3
Cardiff City Stadium

Match pulse

CARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSTK
71%Possession29%
27Shots12
7On target4
7Corners5
3Saves6
5Fouls19
27'Ben WilmotSTK45'+2'Perry NgCAR81'Luke GrahamSTK
Team1H2HT
CAR011
STK101

Final score

Cardiff City and Stoke City drew 1-1 on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium. Goals for Cardiff: Joel Colwill (63'). Goals for Stoke: Ben Johnson (22').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Viktor JohanssonG
  2. 27.1Joel ColwillLM
  3. 37.0Ben JohnsonRM
  4. 46.7Chris WillockAM-L
  5. 56.7Róbert BozeníkCF-L
  6. 66.6Nathan TrottG
  7. 76.6Yousef SalechF
  8. 86.5Jack MoylanAM
  9. 96.4Ollie TannerAM-R
  10. 106.3Joel BaganLB
  11. 116.3Alex RobertsonRM
  12. 126.3George HirstCF-R

Team stats

CARSTK
5Fouls19
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides4
7Corner Kicks5
3Saves6
70.6Possession29.4
27SHOTS12
7ON GOAL4
0.3On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
489Accurate Passes156
562Passes230
0.9Pass Completion %0.7
8Accurate Crosses3
36Crosses16
0.2Cross %0.2
58Long Balls66
29Accurate Long Balls24
0.5Long Balls %0.4
8Blocked Shots3
10Effective Tackles7
12Tackles14
0.8Tackle %0.5
6Interceptions18
27Effective Clearances31
27Clearances31

Player of the game

Viktor Johansson

STK · 6 saves

7.4

Deserved to win

75%
CAR · 2.69 xG
14%
Draw
10%
STK · 1.00 xG

Cardiff deserved better: 75% on chances, drew 1-1

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Stoke City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Stoke City 1.
  3. 90'+2'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.

    Y. Salech

  4. 90'+1'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.

    J. Moylan

  5. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  6. 90'

    Free kick won

    Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  7. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).

  8. 89'STK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.

  9. 88'

    Free kick won

    Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).

  11. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Cian Ashford (Cardiff City).

  12. 87'CAR

    Free kick won

    Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 86'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.

  14. 86'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Jack Moylan with a through ball.

  15. 85'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Eric Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.

    E. Bocat

  16. 84'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.

  17. 84'

    Free kick won

    Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  18. 84'Jack McGlynn

    Foul

    Foul by Jack McGlynn (Stoke City).

  19. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Willock

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Chris Willock.

    C. Ashford

  20. 81'

    Yellow card

    Luke Graham (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Graham

  21. 81'

    Free kick won

    Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  22. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Luke Graham (Stoke City).

  23. 80'STK

    Offside

    Offside, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé is caught offside.

  24. 79'

    Free kick won

    Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 77'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).

    A. Robertson

Leaders

CARSTK
Total Shots
Ollie Tanner
7
Róbert Bozeník
3
Accurate Passes
Krystian Bielik
78
Ethan Galbraith
23
Defensive Interventions
Krystian Bielik
15
Ben Wilmot
16
Saves
Nathan Trott
3
Viktor Johansson
6

Season seriesCAR leads series 2-1-2