Cardiff City vs Chelsea: 1–3

Chelsea beat Cardiff City 3–1 in the English Carabao Cup on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales.

Competition: English Carabao Cup (2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Quarterfinals)
Kick-off time: Tue, 16 Dec 2025, 20:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 33,027
Teams: Cardiff City (home), Chelsea (away)

Goals

57' — Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), assist Facundo Buonanotte
75' — David Turnbull (Cardiff City), assist Perry Ng
82' — Pedro Neto (Chelsea), assist Andrey Santos
90'+3' — Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), assist João Pedro

Starting line-ups

Cardiff City (4-1-4-1): Nathan Trott (G), Calum Chambers (CD-L), Dylan Lawlor (CD-R), Ryan Wintle (DM), Joel Bagan (LB), Perry Ng (RB), David Turnbull (CM-L), Joel Colwill (CM-R), Isaak Davies (LM), Cian Ashford (RM), Callum Robinson (F).

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Filip Jørgensen (G), Benoît Badiashile (CD-L), Tosin Adarabioyo (CD-R), Jorrel Hato (LB), Josh Acheampong (RB), Facundo Buonanotte (AM), Moisés Caicedo (LM), Andrey Santos (RM), Marc Guiu (F), Jamie Gittens (AM-L), Tyrique George (AM-R).

Recent form

Cardiff City: won 3–0 vs Mansfield Town (29 Nov); lost 5–1 vs AFC Wimbledon (2 Dec); won 3–2 vs Huddersfield Town (6 Dec); won 1–0 away to Stevenage (9 Dec); won 4–3 vs Doncaster Rovers (13 Dec).

Chelsea: drew 1–1 vs Arsenal (30 Nov); lost 3–1 away to Leeds United (3 Dec); drew 0–0 away to AFC Bournemouth (6 Dec); lost 2–1 away to Atalanta (9 Dec); won 2–0 vs Everton (13 Dec).