Skip to content

Carabao Cup · Round of 128

Cardiff City 3-2 Swindon Town Result and match report

Full time 3–2
  • Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
  • Referee: G. Ward

Live: Cardiff City v Swindon Town minute by minute

Cardiff City beat Swindon Town 3-2. Scorers: Salech (28' pen and 43') and Moylan (77') for Cardiff City and Osho (9' og) and Glatzel (62') for Swindon Town. Swindon Town played with ten men from the 90th minute.

Cardiff City had more of the ball (61% possession) and had 4 shots on target to Swindon Town's 1.

  1. FT

    Full-time: Cardiff City 3-2 Swindon Town. Cardiff City take the win.

  2. 90'

    Straight red card for James Debayo. Swindon Town are down to ten men.

  3. 90'

    James Debayo (Swindon Town) is booked.

  4. 84'

    Yellow card for James Debayo (Swindon Town).

  5. 82'

    Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) is booked.

  6. 77'

    Goal for Cardiff City. J. Moylan scores, assisted by Y. Salech. Cardiff City move ahead. Cardiff City 3-2 Swindon Town.

  7. 72'

    Substitution for Cardiff City: J. Moylan replaces O. Tanner.

  8. 64'

    Substitution for Swindon Town: L. Griffiths-Brown replaces M. Clark.

  9. 63'

    Substitution for Swindon Town: O. Palmer replaces M. Virtue-Thick.

  10. 62'

    Goal for Swindon Town. P. Glatzel finishes after a pass from J. Hungbo. Swindon Town equalise. Cardiff City 2-2 Swindon Town.

  11. 58'

    Substitution for Swindon Town: J. Debayo replaces T. Nichols.

  12. 58'

    Substitution for Swindon Town: J. Hungbo replaces L. Millard.

  13. 58'

    Substitution for Cardiff City: J. Colwill replaces D. Turnbull.

  14. 58'

    Substitution for Cardiff City: C. Willock replaces I. Davies.

  15. 46'

    Substitution for Swindon Town: R. Tafazolli replaces S. Inwood.

  16. HT

    Half-time: Cardiff City 2-1 Swindon Town.

  17. 43'

    Goal for Cardiff City. Y. Salech finishes after a pass from C. Ashford. Cardiff City go in front. Cardiff City 2-1 Swindon Town.

  18. 28'

    Goal for Cardiff City. Y. Salech scores from the penalty spot. Cardiff City equalise. Cardiff City 1-1 Swindon Town.

  19. 9'

    Goal for Swindon Town. Own goal by G. Osho. Swindon Town take the lead. Cardiff City 0-1 Swindon Town.

  20. 0'

    Kick-off: Cardiff City v Swindon Town is under way.

Match stats

Cardiff CitySwindon Town
  • 61%Possession39%
  • 15Shots13
  • 4Shots on target1
  • 6Corners3
  • 1Yellow cards0

Cardiff City v Swindon Town line-ups

Man of the match: Yousef Salech (Cardiff City), rated 8.9.

Swindon Town · 4-3-3 Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
Ripley
Kirkman
Inwood
Negru
Clark
Middlemas
Nichols
Virtue-Thick
Glatzel
Drinan
Millard
Trott
Bagan
Osho
Ng
Kpakio
Robertson
Turnbull
Davies
Ashford
Tanner
Salech

Player ratings from 1 to 10 based on each player's performance (competition data).

Cardiff City

Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy

Substitutes: H. Tyrer (30), C. Robinson (47), C. Willock (16), J. Moylan (8), J. Colwill (27), R. Tankiewicz (33), P. Moreno (43), N. Anyadike (40)

Swindon Town

Manager: Scott Holloway Ian

Substitutes: L. Ward (12), R. Tafazolli (17), O. Palmer (28), J. Hungbo (15), J. Debayo (18), L. Griffiths-Brown (38)

Cards and substitutions

Cards

Cardiff City

  • 82'Joel Colwill

Swindon Town

  • 84'James Debayo
  • 90'James Debayo
  • 90'James Debayo

Substitutions

Cardiff City

  • 58'On: C. WillockOff: I. Davies
  • 58'On: J. ColwillOff: D. Turnbull
  • 72'On: J. MoylanOff: O. Tanner

Swindon Town

  • 46'On: R. TafazolliOff: S. Inwood
  • 58'On: J. HungboOff: L. Millard
  • 58'On: J. DebayoOff: T. Nichols
  • 63'On: O. PalmerOff: M. Virtue-Thick
  • 64'On: L. Griffiths-BrownOff: M. Clark

Cardiff City v Swindon Town: head-to-head

  • 12 Aug 2025Cardiff City 2-1 Swindon Town

Last 1 recorded meetings in the Carabao Cup.

FAQs

What was the score in Cardiff City v Swindon Town?

Cardiff City beat Swindon Town 3-2 on Saturday 8 August, with goals from Y. Salech (28'), Y. Salech (43'), P. Glatzel (62') and J. Moylan (77'). The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Carabao Cup, Round of 128).

What were the line-ups for Cardiff City v Swindon Town?

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1): N. Trott, R. Kpakio, P. Ng, G. Osho, J. Bagan, D. Turnbull, A. Robertson, O. Tanner, C. Ashford, I. Davies, Y. Salech. Swindon Town (4-3-3): C. Ripley, M. Clark, S. Negru, S. Inwood, B. Kirkman, M. Virtue-Thick, T. Nichols, B. Middlemas, L. Millard, A. Drinan, P. Glatzel.

Who was man of the match in Cardiff City v Swindon Town?

Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) had the highest rating in the match: 8.9.

What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff City and Swindon Town?

In the last 1 recorded meetings, Cardiff City won 1, Swindon Town won 0 and 0 ended in a draw.

Choose your country

We show kick-off times and TV channels for your country. We will remember it next time.

Install guíagol on your iPhone

  1. Open this page in Safari.
  2. Tap the Share button .
  3. Choose Add to Home Screen, then Add.