EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-09-19 20:30 JST
3 – 1
8' J. Moylan 24' Y. Salech 61' J. Moylan
Match summary Cardiff City took on Charlton Athletic in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 8 on September 19. Cardiff City defeated Charlton Athletic 3-1. Cardiff City led 2-1 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Scorers: Cardiff City – J. Moylan (2 goals) and Y. Salech; Charlton Athletic – T. Campbell. Assists: Cardiff City – O. Tanner, J. Moylan and Y. Salech; Charlton Athletic – Tyler Bindon.
Cardiff City controlled the game with 62% possession and 27 shots (6 for their opponents). Cardiff City scored 3 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: Cardiff City 5, Charlton Athletic 3 in a heated match.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Trott 3 Bagan 4 Osho 5 Bielik 38 Ng 27 Colwill 18 Roberts 16 Willock 8 Moylan 11 Tanner 9 Salech
4-2-3-1 13 Okonkwo 18 Mesík 44 Bindon 5 Jones 20 McNa mar 34 Skipp 6 Coventr 7 Campbel 9 Ahearne 19 Alli 11 Leaburn
2.6 Expected goals (xG) 1.26
-0.03 Goals prevented (xG) -0.03
View as table Cardiff City Stat Charlton Athletic 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 62% Possession 38% 2.6 Expected goals (xG) 1.26 27 Shots 6 8 Shots on target 3 11 Shots off target 1 8 Blocked shots 2 16 Shots inside the box 4 11 Shots outside the box 2 6 Corner kicks 1 0 Offsides 4 10 Fouls 15 503 Passes 309 413 Accurate passes 208 82% Pass accuracy 67% 2 Goalkeeper saves 5 -0.03 Goals prevented (xG) -0.03 5 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Elliot Bell, England
Player stats Cardiff City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK N. Trott 0 31(65%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 DF P. Ng 1 0 1(33%) 1 43(84%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.9 90 2 1 11(6) DF K. Bielik 0 1 49(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 4 14(7) DF G. Osho 0 2 1 45(85%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 82 10(6) DF J. Bagan 1 0 1(100%) 41(79%) 0 1 0 2 7.9 90 3 2 8(3) MF A. Robertson 0 1 1 71(90%) 0 1 0 1 7.6 90 4 1 6(3) MF J. Colwill 3 1 0 1(100%) 1 39(89%) 0 1 0 3 8 7.2 90 17(11) MF O. Tanner 4 1 0 1(50%) 17(85%) 1 1 0 2 7.3 70 3 6(2) MF J. Moylan 5 3 2 2(40%) 1 17(57%) 1 0 0 2 10 82 4 1 16(6) MF C. Willock 1 1 0 1(33%) 15(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 62 2 1 6(1) FW Y. Salech 3 2 1 7(54%) 1 0 0 7.3 90 1 1 12(5) MF D. Turnbull 1 0 21(88%) 0 0 0 6.3 28 1 FW Cian Ashford 0 1(50%) 9(82%) 0 1 0 6.6 20 1 3(2) DF D. Lawlor 0 6(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 8 DF C. Scanlon 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 8 1(1) GK H. Tyrer 0 0 0 0 DF R. Kpakio 0 0 0 0 MF P. Moreno 0 0 0 0 MF R. Tankiewicz 0 0 0 0 FW C. Robinson 0 0 0 0
Charlton Athletic Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK A. Okonkwo 0 15(38%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 1(1) DF D. McNamara 0 3 19(79%) 0 1 0 2 2 6.2 83 2 11(8) DF L. Jones 0 2 1 18(69%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 1 4 10(6) DF Tyler Bindon 0 1(100%) 11(65%) 1 0 0 1 6.2 45 1 1 4(2) DF I. Mesík 0 1 18(67%) 0 1 0 1 6.2 90 6(3) MF C. Coventry 0 1 2 31(82%) 0 0 0 5 6.3 70 8(2) MF O. Skipp 0 6 1 27(79%) 0 1 0 1 2 6.9 90 14(10) MF M. Alli 0 1 5(42%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.2 45 1 9(3) MF K. Ahearne-Grant 1 0 15(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1 6(2) MF T. Campbell 2 2 1 1(50%) 1 16(70%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 90 1 1 9(4) FW M. Leaburn 0 1 2 11(58%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 83 1 22(12) DF A. Bell 0 2 2 13(87%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 45 1 7(4) MF T. Ouma 0 8(57%) 0 0 0 6.5 45 1(None) FW C. Kelman 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 20 1(None) DF J. Edwards 0 0 0 0 1 6.7 13 1(None) MF S. Carey 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 13 GK T. Brooks 0 0 0 0 FW Junior Nkeng 0 0 0 0 MF H. Knibbs 0 0 0 0 MF J. Rankin-Costello 0 0 0 0
Lineups Cardiff City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 N. Trott Starter DF 38 P. Ng Starter DF 5 K. Bielik Starter DF 4 G. Osho Starter DF 3 J. Bagan Starter MF 18 A. Robertson Starter MF 27 J. Colwill Starter MF 11 O. Tanner Starter MF 8 J. Moylan Starter MF 16 C. Willock Starter FW 9 Y. Salech Bench DF 23 C. Scanlon Bench DF 48 D. Lawlor Bench MF 14 D. Turnbull Bench FW 45 Cian Ashford
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 30 H. Tyrer Bench DF 44 R. Kpakio Bench MF 33 R. Tankiewicz Bench MF 43 P. Moreno Bench FW 47 C. Robinson
Charlton Athletic Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 13 A. Okonkwo Starter DF 20 D. McNamara Starter DF 5 L. Jones Starter DF 44 Tyler Bindon Starter DF 18 I. Mesík Starter MF 6 C. Coventry Starter MF 34 O. Skipp Starter MF 19 M. Alli Starter MF 9 K. Ahearne-Grant Starter MF 7 T. Campbell Starter FW 11 M. Leaburn Bench DF 17 A. Bell Bench DF 3 J. Edwards Bench MF 14 S. Carey Bench MF 16 T. Ouma Bench FW 23 C. Kelman
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 T. Brooks Bench MF 26 J. Rankin-Costello Bench MF 8 H. Knibbs Bench FW 35 Junior Nkeng
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 8' Cardiff City ⚽ Goal J. Moylan 1-0 1H 24' Cardiff City ⚽ Goal Y. Salech 2-0 1H 27' Cardiff City 🟨 Yellow card A. Robertson 1H 29' Charlton Athletic ⚽ Goal T. Campbell 2-1 1H 33' Cardiff City 🟨 Yellow card O. Tanner 1H 35' Charlton Athletic 🟨 Yellow card D. McNamara 1H 45+5' Cardiff City 🟨 Yellow card J. Bagan 2H 1' Charlton Athletic 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Alli → IN A. Bell 2H 1' Charlton Athletic 🔄 Substitution OUT Tyler Bindon → IN T. Ouma 2H 6' Charlton Athletic 🟨 Yellow card O. Skipp 2H 16' Cardiff City ⚽ Goal J. Moylan 3-1 2H 17' Cardiff City 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Willock → IN D. Turnbull 2H 25' Cardiff City 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Tanner → IN Cian Ashford 2H 25' Charlton Athletic 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Coventry → IN C. Kelman 2H 37' Cardiff City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Moylan → IN C. Scanlon 2H 37' Cardiff City 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Osho → IN D. Lawlor 2H 38' Charlton Athletic 🔄 Substitution OUT D. McNamara → IN J. Edwards 2H 38' Charlton Athletic 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Leaburn → IN S. Carey 2H 45+6' Cardiff City 🟨 Yellow card J. Colwill 2H 45+4' Cardiff City 🟨 Yellow card Cian Ashford 2H 45+4' Charlton Athletic 🟨 Yellow card I. Mesík
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