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Derby County vs Cardiff City

Championship
Derby
0-1-1
2-2
Final
Cardiff
0-2-0
Pride Park

Match pulse

DERAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCAR
36%Possession64%
15Shots16
7On target7
7Corners7
4Saves4
12Fouls10
9'Corey TaylorDER53'Alex RobertsonCAR55'Oscar FrauloDER60'Lewis TravisDER80'Max JohnstonDER84'Dion SandersonDER
Team1H2HT
DER112
CAR202

Final score

Derby County and Cardiff City drew 2-2 on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Pride Park. Goals for Derby: Carlton Morris (26') and Bobby Clark (49'). Goals for Cardiff: Cian Ashford (19') and Yousef Salech (39').

Player of the game

Bobby Clark

DER · 1 G, 1 A

7.8

Deserved to win

24%
DER · 1.78 xG
21%
Draw
54%
CAR · 2.40 xG

Cardiff deserved better: 54% on chances, drew 2-2

Play by play

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

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).

    L. Jorgen Salvesen

  4. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

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

  5. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Ryan Hedges (Derby County).

  6. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).

  7. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Ryan Hedges (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  9. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Morris

    Substitution, Derby County. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen replaces Carlton Morris.

    L. Salvesen

  10. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Johnston

    Substitution, Derby County. Ryan Nyambe replaces Max Johnston.

    R. Nyambe

  11. 88'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Chris Willock.

  12. 85'CAR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.

  13. 84'

    Yellow card

    Dion Sanderson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    D. Sanderson

  14. 84'

    Free kick won

    Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  15. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Dion Sanderson (Derby County).

  16. 83'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Bobby Clark (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.

  17. 82'DER

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.

  18. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Calum Scanlon (Cardiff City).

  19. 81'

    Free kick won

    Ryan Hedges (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  20. 81'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the box misses to the right.

  21. 80'

    Yellow card

    Max Johnston (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    M. Johnston

  22. 80'

    Free kick won

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

  23. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Max Johnston (Derby County).

  24. 77'

    Offside

    Offside, Derby County. Rhian Brewster is caught offside.

  25. 75'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Max Johnston (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bobby Clark.

Leaders

DERCAR
Total Shots
Bobby Clark
5
Yousef Salech
3
Accurate Passes
Alex Mowatt
38
Joel Bagan
89
Defensive Interventions
Charlie Taylor
13
Perry Ng
12
Saves
Jacob Widell Zetterström
4
Nathan Trott
4

Season seriesCAR leads series 4-1

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