Blackpool vs Cardiff

8 November 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Robert Madley

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ashley Fletcher 47’, 69’
  • Tom Bloxham 81’
  • Yousef Salech 90+8’

Match summary

Blackpool won 3-1 at home to Cardiff. It was goalless at half-time.

Ashley Fletcher put Blackpool ahead in the 47th minute, Fletcher made it 2-0 in the 69th minute, Tom Bloxham made it 3-0 in the 81st minute, and Yousef Salech pulled one back to make it 3-1 in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Blackpool created 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots, Cardiff 2.21 from 28.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%
19 Shots 28
9 Shots on target 11
5 Corners 7
235 Passes 464
71.1% Pass accuracy 83.0%
21 Tackles 10
10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Blackpool Cardiff
Kick-off
18’
Rubin ColwillShot on target
18’
Joel ColwillShot on target
21’
Rubin ColwillShot on target
26’
Omari KellymanShot on target
27’
Ronan KpakioShot on target
36’
Rubin ColwillShot on target
Josh BowlerShot on target
41’
Michael IhiekweArgument
45+1’
45+1’
Rubin ColwillArgument
Half-time0-0
Zachary AshworthHayden Coulson
46’
Second half underway
Ashley FletcherLeft foot shot1-0 (Blackpool)
47’
50’
Rubin ColwillShot on target
53’
Alex RobertsonShot on target
Emil HanssonJosh Bowler
64’
Zachary AshworthShot on target
65’
67’
Callum RobinsonAlex Robertson
Ashley FletcherRight foot shot2-0 (Blackpool)
69’
71’
Joel ColwillShot on target
Tom BloxhamShot on target
72’
Andy LyonsCJ Hamilton
75’
76’
Isaak DaviesJoel Colwill
76’
David TurnbullOmari Kellyman
Tom BloxhamShot on target
78’
79’
Calum ChambersArgument
Tom BloxhamRight foot shot3-0 (Blackpool)
81’
Zachary AshworthFoul
85’
Tom BloxhamShot on target
87’
Scott BanksAshley Fletcher
88’
Terry BondoTom Bloxham
89’
Scott BanksShot on target
90+2’
90+8’
Yousef SalechRight foot shot3-1 (Cardiff)
90+8’
Cian AshfordShot on target
Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 2.21 47’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), 1-0 47’ 69’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), 2-0 69’ 81’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), 3-0 81’ 90+8’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), 3-1 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 2.21 47’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), 1-0 Fletcher 47’ 69’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), 2-0 Fletcher 69’ 81’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), 3-0 Bloxham 81’ 90+8’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), 3-1 Salech 90+8’
Blackpool 2.16 xGCardiff 2.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Blackpool attacking 
90+8’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 78’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 69’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 21’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 61’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 3’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 90+2’ Scott Banks (Blackpool), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 33’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 87’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 27’ Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 47’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 81’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 72’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 63’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 71’ Joel Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 50’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 18’ Joel Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Zachary Ashworth (Blackpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Omari Kellyman (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Joel Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Omari Kellyman (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Josh Bowler (Blackpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Scott Banks (Blackpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+8’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ George Honeyman (Blackpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Josh Bowler (Blackpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 42’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Omari Kellyman (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+8’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 78’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 69’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 21’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 61’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 3’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 90+2’ Scott Banks (Blackpool), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 33’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 87’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 47’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 27’ Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 81’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 72’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 63’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 71’ Joel Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 50’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 53’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Joel Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Zachary Ashworth (Blackpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Omari Kellyman (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Omari Kellyman (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Joel Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Josh Bowler (Blackpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Scott Banks (Blackpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+8’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ George Honeyman (Blackpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Josh Bowler (Blackpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Omari Kellyman (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Blackpool 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Peacock-Farrell
Ihiekwe
Horsfall
Casey
Coulson 46’
Brown
Honeyman
Hamilton 75’
Bowler 64’
Bloxham 89’
Fletcher 2 88’
Cardiff 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Trott
Bagan
Lawlor
Chambers
Kpakio
Robertson 67’
Colwill 76’
Colwill
Kellyman 76’
Ashford
Salech

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
90′ 10 1 37 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Michael Ihiekwe
90′ 3 – – 4 – 23 1 – –
Fraser Horsfall
90′ – 2 1 4 2 23 1 – – –
Oliver Casey
90′ – 1 3 5 3 25 – – – –
Hayden Coulson Taken off
45′ 1 – 1 2 1 15 2 – – –
Zachary Ashworth Came on as a substitute
45′ 5 – 1 7 2 6 3 – –
Andy Lyons Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – 3 2 1 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
CJ Hamilton Taken off
75′ – – 12 1 0.02 1 – 2 – 1 –
Jordan Brown
90′ – – 31 1 0.02 2 2 4 – 1 –
George Honeyman
90′ – – 17 2 0.01 5 3 8 1 3 –
Josh Bowler Taken off
64′ – 1 10 2 0.07 1 1 2 – 1 –
Emil Hansson Came on as a substitute
26′ – 1 5 2 0.04 – – – – – –
Scott Banks Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 2 – 0.00 – – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Tom Bloxham Taken off
89′ 1 – 7 4 0.99 0.22 1 4 – 8 –
Ashley Fletcher Taken off
88′ 2 1 5 2 0.54 0.03 4 9 1 18 –
Terry Bondo Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 0.00 1 – – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackpool win 26% Avg odds 3.54
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46
Cardiff win 47% Avg odds 2.00

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Blackpool DLLDW
Cardiff WLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Blackpool 1-3 Cardiff, 07 Apr 23 Next meeting: Cardiff 0-0 Blackpool, 21 Mar 26  All Blackpool vs Cardiff meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.