Match summary
Before kickoff, Cardiff City (1st, 63 pts) were 18 points ahead of Luton Town (8th, 45 pts). Cardiff City had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one.
Cardiff City vs Luton TownResult, Lineups & H2H
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Cardiff City vs Luton Town in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Cardiff City3W 2D 0L
Cardiff CityLuton Town
11Pointsof 157
12Goals scored5
4Goals conceded5
2Clean sheets1
15+Scored in a row2
10Unbeaten in a row2
0Conceded in a row1
Head to head12 meetings · Aug 2019 – Aug 2025
- Cardiff City wins
- 6
- Draws
- 0
- Luton Town wins
- 6
2.17goals per meeting
33%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCardiff City 1W 0D 4L · 1.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 358 earlier results
Cardiff CityLuton Town
#1Position#8
63Points30 v 30 games45
+26Goal difference+5
1.83Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.33
0.97Conceded per game1.17
#3Form table position#9
Match Timeline
Cardiff CityLuton Town
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Dylan Lawlor · InOut: Alex Robertson89'
- 76'Yellow Card · Luton Town · Kasey Palmer
- 73'Substitution · Luton Town · Davy van den Berg · InOut: J. Richards
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Callum Robinson · InOut: Omari Kellyman69'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Cian Ashford · InOut: Chris Willock69'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Rubin Colwill · InOut: Joel Colwill69'
- 66'Substitution · Luton Town · Nahki Wells · InOut: Devante Cole
- 66'Substitution · Luton Town · Shayden Morris · InOut: Joseph Johnson
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Nathan Trott64'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Ronan Kpakio · InOut: Joel Bagan55'
- 46'Substitution · Luton Town · Ali Al-Hamadi · InOut: Gideon Kodua
- 45+1'Yellow Card · Luton Town · Nigel Cello Lonwijk
- Goal · Cardiff City · Perry Ng3-142'
- Goal · Cardiff City · Joel Colwill2-137'
- 20'Penalty · Luton Town · Jordan Clark1-1 · Penalty
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Joel Bagan18'
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · David Turnbull13'
- Goal · Cardiff City · David Turnbull1-011'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Cardiff CityLuton Town
60%Ball Possession40%
18Shots Total3
7Shots On Target1
7Corners3
10Fouls17
3Yellow Cards2
2Offsides3
0Saves4
532Passes349
6Shots Off Target2
93Attacks95
50Dangerous Attacks33
10Shots Inside Box1
8Shots Outside Box2
3Goals1
17Free Kicks9
5Shots Blocked0
5Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork0
21Tackles12
3Assists0
438Accurate Passes266
1Injuries1
17Total Crosses12
5Accurate Crosses2
15Interceptions14
3Big Chances Created1
2Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: B. Barry-Murphy
Starting XI
-
NT
Nathan Trott-
PN
Perry Ng-
GO
Gabriel Osho-
CC
Calum Chambers-
JB
Joel Bagan-
AR
Alex Robertson-
DT
David Turnbull-
OT
Ollie Tanner-
JC
Joel Colwill-
CW
Chris Willock-
OK
Omari KellymanSubstitutes
-
WF
Will Fish-
RC
Rubin Colwill-
HT
Harry Tyrer-
RK
Ronan Kpakio-
CA
Cian Ashford-
CR
Callum Robinson-
DL
Dylan LawlorManager: J. Wilshere
Starting XI
-
JK
Josh Keeley-
NL
Nigel Cello Lonwijk-
MA
Mads Juel Andersen-
TM
Teden Mengi-
JJ
Joseph Johnson-
KP
Kasey Palmer-
IJ
Isaiah Jones-
JR
J. Richards-
JC
Jordan Clark-
GK
Gideon Kodua-
DC
Devante ColeSubstitutes
-
JS
James Shea-
KN
Kal Naismith-
DB
Davy van den Berg-
AA
Ali Al-Hamadi-
SM
Shayden Morris-
NW
Nahki Wells-
GS
George Alan SavillePlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 55' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 31(81%) | 1 | 3/7 | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 58(80%) | 2 | 8/11 | |
| - | 69' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 9(60%) | - | 4/7 | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/4 | 34(85%) | 3 | 6/10 | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 70(87%) | 1 | 7/10 | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(70%) | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 63(90%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| - | 69' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 37(84%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| - | 89' | 0 | 1 | - | 68(87%) | 4 | 11/15 | |
| - | 69' | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 25(84%) | 1 | 3/11 | |
Perry Ng DF | - | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 53(73%) | 3 | 10/13 |
| - | 21' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(100%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| - | 35' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(78%) | 2 | 2/3 | |
| - | 21' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(75%) | - | 1/2 | |
| - | 21' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 6(83%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(100%) | - | - |
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