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Cardiff City vs AS Roma

FA Cup
Cardiff
CAR
4-1
Final
AS Roma
ROMA
Cardiff City Stadium

Match pulse

CARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTROMA
47%Possession53%
12Shots16
7On target6
7Corners5
5Saves3
13Fouls15
64'Matìas SoulèROMA64'Santiago CastroROMA76'Evan NdickaROMA
Team1H2HT
CAR314
ROMA011

Who won: Cardiff 4-1

Cardiff City beat AS Roma 4-1 on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium. Goals for Cardiff: Cian Ashford (3', 39'), Yousef Salech (30') and Ollie Tanner (63'). Goals for AS Roma: Paulo Dybala (58').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Cian AshfordLM
  2. 27.4Yousef SalechF
  3. 37.4Ollie TannerAM-R
  4. 47.2Nathan TrottG
  5. 57.2Paulo DybalaCF-R
  6. 66.5Chris WillockAM-L
  7. 76.5Matìas SoulèAM
  8. 86.4Joel ColwillAM
  9. 96.4Alex RobertsonRM
  10. 106.3Gabriel OshoCD-L
  11. 116.3Perry NgRB
  12. 126.3Harry TyrerSUB

Team stats

CARROMA
13Fouls15
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2
7Corner Kicks5
5Saves3
46.7Possession53.3
12SHOTS16
7ON GOAL6
0.6On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
294Accurate Passes339
361Passes412
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
4Accurate Crosses5
17Crosses16
0.2Cross %0.3
60Long Balls46
33Accurate Long Balls22
0.6Long Balls %0.5
2Blocked Shots4
5Effective Tackles11
13Tackles16
0.4Tackle %0.7
9Interceptions11
18Effective Clearances21
18Clearances21

Player of the game

Cian Ashford

CAR · 2 G

8.4

Deserved to win

31%
CAR · 1.91 xG
25%
Draw
44%
ROMA · 2.21 xG

AS Roma deserved better: 44% on chances, lost 1-4

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Cardiff City 4, Roma 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Cardiff City 4, Roma 1.
  3. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Mattia Mannini (Roma).

  4. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Rob Tankiewicz (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  5. 90'+2'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Jan Ziólkowski (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.

  6. 90'+2'

    Shot hit woodwork

    Daniele Ghilardi (Roma) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mattia Mannini with a cross following a corner.

  7. 90'+1'ROM

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Roma. Conceded by Harry Tyrer.

  8. 90'+1'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Emanuele Lulli (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Harry Tyrer (Cardiff City). Assisted by Donyell Malen.

    E. Lulli

  9. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  10. 88'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    C. Robinson

  11. 88'Donyell Malen

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.

    D. Malen

  12. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Cristante

    Substitution, Roma. Francesco Panico replaces Bryan Cristante.

    F. Panico

  13. 86'

    Free kick won

    Luigi Cherubini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Eli King (Cardiff City).

  15. 85'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Mattia Mannini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robinio Vaz.

    M. Mannini

  16. 83'

    Free kick won

    Emanuele Lulli (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).

  18. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Colwill

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Rob Tankiewicz replaces Joel Colwill.

    R. Tankiewicz

  19. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. Osho

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Noah Dafydd Anyadike replaces Gabriel Osho.

    N. Anyadike

  20. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Bagan

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Paul Moreno replaces Joel Bagan.

    P. Moreno

  21. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Rensch

    Substitution, Roma. Filippo Reale replaces Devyne Rensch.

    F. Reale

  22. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Soulé

    Substitution, Roma. Luigi Cherubini replaces Matías Soulé.

    L. Cherubini

  23. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).

  24. 81'

    Free kick won

    Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 80'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Harry Tyrer (Cardiff City). Assisted by Donyell Malen.

Leaders

CARROMA
Total Shots
Yousef Salech
3
Paulo Dybala
5
Accurate Passes
Calum Chambers
40
Mario Hermoso
34
Defensive Interventions
Gabriel Osho
12
Wesley
12
Saves
Nathan Trott
3
Mile Svilar
3