Match summary
Cardiff City beat Charlton Athletic 3-1 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.
Cardiff City vs Charlton AthleticResult, Lineups & H2H
Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff City vs Charlton Athletic in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- This win ended Cardiff City's 7-match winless run in the Championship (England).Run from 2026-08-17: 4D 3L; league matches of this season only.
- Cardiff City moved from 22nd to 20th in the Championship (England) table with this result.Out of the relegation places (bottom 3 per the official standings rules). Table rebuilt from 84 results before kickoff and 87 after it (including 2 matches played at the same time); 24 teams; 7 points after 8 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Cardiff City0W 2D 3L
Cardiff CityCharlton Athletic
2Pointsof 156
4Goals scored2
8Goals conceded5
0Clean sheets3
0Unbeaten in a row2
8Without a win4
15+Conceded in a row0
Head to head8 meetings · Nov 2012 – Jun 2020
- Cardiff City wins
- 1
- Draws
- 5
- Charlton Athletic wins
- 2
2.63goals per meeting
63%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
25%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCardiff City 1W 3D 1L · 2 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 84 earlier results
Cardiff CityCharlton Athletic
#22Position#8
4Points7 v 7 games12
-4Goal difference-1
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.420.86
1.57Conceded per game1
#23Form table position#15
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Cardiff CityCharlton Athletic
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Joel Colwill90+6'
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Brian Barry-Murphy90+6'
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Cian Ashford90+4'
- 90+4'Yellow Card · Charlton Athletic · Ivan Mesik
- 83'Substitution · Charlton Athletic · Sonny Carey · InOut: Miles Leaburn
- 83'Substitution · Charlton Athletic · Josh Edwards · InOut: Danny McNamara
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Dylan Lawlor · InOut: Gabriel Osho82'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Calum Scanlon · InOut: Jack Moylan82'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Cian Ashford · InOut: Ollie Tanner70'
- 70'Substitution · Charlton Athletic · Charlie Kelman · InOut: Conor Coventry
- Substitution · Cardiff City · David Turnbull · InOut: Chris Willock62'
- Goal · Cardiff City · Jack Moylan3-161'
- 51'Yellow Card · Charlton Athletic · Oliver Skipp
- 46'Substitution · Charlton Athletic · Amari'i Bell · InOut: Millenic Alli
- 46'Substitution · Charlton Athletic · Timothy Ouma · InOut: Tyler Bindon
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Joel Bagan45+5'
- 35'Yellow Card · Charlton Athletic · Danny McNamara
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Ollie Tanner33'
- 29'Goal · Charlton Athletic · Tyreece Campbell2-1
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Alex Robertson27'
- Goal · Cardiff City · Yousef Salech2-024'
- Goal · Cardiff City · Jack Moylan1-08'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Cardiff CityCharlton Athletic
62%Ball Possession38%
27Shots Total6
8Shots On Target3
6Corners1
10Fouls15
5Yellow Cards3
0Offsides4
2Saves5
503Passes309
11Shots Off Target1
132Attacks87
75Dangerous Attacks17
16Shots Inside Box4
11Shots Outside Box2
3Goals1
15Free Kicks10
8Shots Blocked2
4Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
7Tackles18
3Assists1
413Accurate Passes208
3Injuries0
19Total Crosses7
4Accurate Crosses1
12Interceptions10
53Duels Won57
5Big Chances Created3
3Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | 82' | 2 | 1 | 3/7 | 30(52%) | 1 | 6/16 | |
| 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 13(29%) | - | 5/12 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 79(89%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 7.3 | 70' | 0 | 1 | 1/5 | 20(76%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(88%) | 1 | 7/14 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 52(88%) | - | 3/8 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 44(85%) | 1 | 11/17 | |
| 6.8 | 82' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(83%) | 2 | 6/10 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(56%) | - | - | |
| 6.7 | 28' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 24(100%) | - | - | |
| 6.6 | 62' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 17(85%) | - | 1/6 | |
| 6.6 | 20' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(82%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.5 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 1/1 | |
Perry Ng DF | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 51(87%) | 1 | 6/11 |
| 6.5 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(100%) | - | - |
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