Cardiff vs Northampton Town

25 April 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Edward Duckworth

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

Ollie Tanner 9’, 54’
Joel Colwill 19’
Callum Robinson 37’
Yousef Salech 86’

Jake Evans 68’

Match summary

Cardiff won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Northampton Town. Cardiff led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ollie Tanner put Cardiff ahead in the 9th minute, Joel Colwill made it 2-0 in the 19th minute, and Callum Robinson made it 3-0 in the 37th minute. In the second half, Tanner made it 4-0 in the 54th minute, Jake Evans pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 68th minute, and Yousef Salech made it 5-1 in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 3.87 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Northampton Town's 0.93 from 10.

Match stats

73% Possession 27%

27 Shots 10

11 Shots on target 5

3 Corners 2

657 Passes 237

90.3% Pass accuracy 75.1%

17 Tackles 21

12 Fouls 8

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 0

Key events

Cardiff Northampton Town

Kick-off

1’

Sam HoskinsShot on target

4’

Cameron McGeehanShot on target

5’

Jon GuthrieShot on target

Ollie TannerRight foot shot

1-0

9’

Chris WillockShot on target

16’

Joel ColwillRight foot shot

2-0

19’

David TurnbullShot on target

23’

Rubin ColwillShot on target

25’

Callum RobinsonRight foot shot

3-0

37’

42’

Sam HoskinsTime wasting

Half-time3-0

46’

Elliot ListJack Vale

46’

Kyle McAdamKamarai Swyer

David TurnbullShot on target

49’

Chris WillockShot on target

51’

Joel ColwillShot on target

52’

Second half underway

Ollie TannerLeft foot shot

4-0

54’

Alex RobertsonJoel Colwill

55’

Yousef SalechRubin Colwill

55’

64’

Elliot ListShot on target

Isaak DaviesOllie Tanner

65’

Omari KellymanChris Willock

65’

66’

Jake EvansSam Hoskins

68’

Jake EvansLeft foot shot

4-1

Alex RobertsonFoul

74’

80’

Terry TaylorDean Campbell

81’

Michael JacobsTyrese Fornah

Yousef SalechRight foot shot

5-1

86’

Rob TankiewiczDavid Turnbull

87’

Full-time5-1

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.

Cardiff 3.87 xGNorthampton Town 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Northampton Town attacking Cardiff attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cardiff 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Northampton Town 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Harry Tyrer	90′	4	1	27	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Ronan Kpakio	90′	6	1	–	7	–	68	1	–	–	–
William Fish	90′	–	1	2	2	1	84	–	–	–	–
Dylan Lawlor	90′	2	–	2	6	2	77	–	–	–	–
Joel Bagan	90′	2	2	–	6	2	84	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Joel Colwill Taken off	55′	1	–	27	1	0.02	–	1	2	1	1	–
David Turnbull Taken off	87′	–	–	90	1	0.06	1	1	1	1	–	–
Ollie Tanner Taken off	65′	2	–	34	2	0.05	1	1	2	1	1	–
Rubin Colwill Taken off	55′	–	1	33	3	0.11	1	–	2	1	–	–
Chris Willock Taken off	65′	–	1	38	5	0.19	–	–	1	2	–	–
Alex Robertson Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	38	–	0.02	1	–	3	1	–
Omari Kellyman Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	7	–	0.01	1	–	1	–	–	–
Rob Tankiewicz Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Callum Robinson	90′	1	1	4	1	0.94	0.63	2	3	1	30	–
Yousef Salech Came on as a substitute	35′	1	–	1	1	0.72	0.03	1	1	–	5	–
Isaak Davies Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	0.02	1	1	–	12	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Lee Burge	90′	6	5	37	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Conor McCarthy	90′	2	2	2	4	–	21	–	–	–	–
Max Dyche	90′	1	–	2	1	–	20	2	–	–	–
Jon Guthrie	90′	1	2	3	2	1	20	–	–	–	–
Nesta Guinness-Walker	90′	7	4	–	15	–	22	1	–	1	–
Kyle McAdam Came on as a substitute	45′	4	–	–	4	–	9	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Tyrese Fornah Taken off	81′	–	–	15	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–
Cameron McGeehan	90′	–	–	24	–	0.00	2	–	3	1	1	–
Dean Campbell Taken off	80′	–	–	31	–	0.00	–	–	2	1	1	–
Kamarai Swyer Taken off	45′	–	–	11	–	0.00	1	–	3	–	1	–
Sam Hoskins Taken off	66′	–	–	7	2	0.12	1	2	1	–	–
Terry Taylor Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Michael Jacobs Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Jack Vale Taken off	45′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	2	1	–	13	–
Elliot List Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	1	0.06	0.00	–	1	1	2	–
Jake Evans Came on as a substitute	24′	1	–	2	1	0.10	0.00	–	–	–	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

Cardiff win 79% Avg odds 1.19

Draw 13% Avg odds 6.87

Northampton Town win 8% Avg odds 12.05

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

Form going into the game

Cardiff D W D W W

Northampton Town L L L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Northampton Town 1-3 Cardiff, 22 Nov 25 All Cardiff vs Northampton Town 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.