Cardiff 3–2 Swindon Town

EFL Cup 2026/27 Round of 128 · 8 Aug 2026

Cardiff vs Swindon Town in the EFL Cup 2026/27.

At Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

Referee: G. Ward.

Cardiff beat Swindon Town 3–2. An own goal from G. Osho opened the scoring for Swindon Town after 9 minutes. J. Moylan made it 3–2 after 77 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Cardiff: Y. Salech 28' (pen), Y. Salech 43', J. Moylan 77'
• Swindon Town: G. Osho 9' (og), P. Glatzel 62'

Cardiff starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 1 N. Trott (G)
• 44 R. Kpakio (D)
• 38 P. Ng (D)
• 4 G. Osho (D)
• 3 J. Bagan (D)
• 14 D. Turnbull (M)
• 18 A. Robertson (M)
• 11 O. Tanner (M)
• 45 C. Ashford (M)
• 39 I. Davies (M)
• 9 Y. Salech (F)

Swindon Town starting lineup (4-3-3)

• 1 C. Ripley (G)
• 2 M. Clark (D)
• 5 S. Negru (D)
• 16 S. Inwood
• 34 B. Kirkman (D)
• 24 M. Virtue-Thick (M)
• 7 T. Nichols (M)
• 20 B. Middlemas (M)
• 39 L. Millard (F)
• 23 A. Drinan (F)
• 9 P. Glatzel (F)

Match events

• 9′ Swindon Town: Own Goal, G. Osho
• 28′ Cardiff: Penalty, Y. Salech
• 43′ Cardiff: Normal Goal, Y. Salech, C. Ashford
• 46′ Swindon Town: Substitution, R. Tafazolli, S. Inwood
• 58′ Cardiff: Substitution, C. Willock, I. Davies
• 58′ Cardiff: Substitution, J. Colwill, D. Turnbull
• 58′ Swindon Town: Substitution, J. Hungbo, L. Millard
• 58′ Swindon Town: Substitution, J. Debayo, T. Nichols
• 62′ Swindon Town: Normal Goal, P. Glatzel, J. Hungbo
• 63′ Swindon Town: Substitution, O. Palmer, M. Virtue-Thick
• 64′ Swindon Town: Substitution, L. Griffiths-Brown, M. Clark
• 72′ Cardiff: Substitution, J. Moylan, O. Tanner
• 77′ Cardiff: Normal Goal, J. Moylan, Y. Salech
• 82′ Cardiff: Yellow Card, Joel Colwill
• 84′ Swindon Town: Yellow Card, James Debayo
• 90′ Swindon Town: Yellow Card, James Debayo
• 90′ Swindon Town: Red Card, James Debayo

Match statistics