Cardiff City vs AFC Wimbledon: 1–5

AFC Wimbledon beat Cardiff City 5–1 in the English EFL Trophy on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales.

Competition: English EFL Trophy (2025-26 EFL Trophy, Round of 32)
Kick-off time: Tue, 2 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 2,107
Teams: Cardiff City (home), AFC Wimbledon (away)

Goals

29' — Aron Sasu (AFC Wimbledon)
46' — Aron Sasu (AFC Wimbledon)
49' — Omar Chaaban (AFC Wimbledon)
54' — Aron Sasu (AFC Wimbledon)
76' — Aron Sasu (AFC Wimbledon)
88' — Luey Giles (Cardiff City)

Starting line-ups

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1): Matthew Turner (G), Dylan Lawlor (CD-L), Gabriel Osho (CD-R), Luey Giles (LB), Jack Kingdon (RB), Troy Perrett (AM), Dakarai Mafico (LM), Joel Colwill (RM), Omari Kellyman (F), Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (AM-L), Cian Ashford (AM-R).

AFC Wimbledon (5-3-2): Joe McDonnell (G), Patrick Bauer (CD), Ryan Johnson (CD-L), Joe Lewis (CD-R), Steve Seddon (LB), Nathan Asilmwe (RB), Alistair Smith (CM), Callum Maycock (CM-R), Omar Chaaban (CF-L), Aron Sasu (CF-R).

Recent form

Cardiff City: lost 1–0 away to Peterborough United (1 Nov); lost 3–1 away to Blackpool (8 Nov); won 3–1 vs Arsenal U21 (11 Nov); won 3–1 away to Northampton Town (22 Nov); won 3–0 vs Mansfield Town (29 Nov).

AFC Wimbledon: lost 2–0 vs Gateshead (1 Nov); lost 5–0 away to Peterborough United (8 Nov); won 2–1 away to Bromley (11 Nov); lost 2–1 vs Wigan Athletic (22 Nov); drew 3–3 away to Huddersfield Town (29 Nov).