Cardiff 1:2 Norwich City: Match Result

Match report

Cardiff and Norwich City met in the League Cup Round of 64 on Monday evening, with the visitors taking all three points with a 2-1 victory at Cardiff City Stadium. The result sent Norwich through to the next stage while ending Cardiff's unbeaten run from their recent matches. M. Kvistgaarden opened the scoring in the 25th minute, giving Norwich the lead they would maintain despite Cardiff's dominance in possession. The hosts pushed back through the second half, with A. Crnac finding the net in the 78th minute to level matters, but Y. Salech struck in stoppage time at 90+3 to seal the win for the away side. By then, the statistics told their own story. Cardiff controlled 66 per cent of possession and completed 597 passes, yet created zero big chances compared to Norwich's five. The hosts registered 112 attacks and 7 shots on target, but their expected goals figure of just 0.39 stood in stark contrast to Norwich's 1.63. The match saw several changes on both sides. Cardiff made four substitutions, bringing on N. Anyadike, D. Turnbull, I. Davies, and C. Robinson, while Norwich responded with changes from A. Musaba, M. Kvistgaarden, and Bruno Alves. Four yellow cards were shown in total, with Cardiff's Perry Ng and Isaac Davies among those cautioned. Cardiff's recent form included draws with Derby and Wrexham before this defeat, while Norwich came into the fixture following a heavy 3-0 loss to Millwall. The result means Norwich advances in the competition, while Cardiff must now regroup after a match where they won the midfield battle but lost the decisive moments.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 66 – 34

Shots on target 3 – 3

Shots off target 4 – 2

Expected goals 0.39 – 1.63

⚽ 25' M. Kvistgaarden — Goal 🟨 27' P. Ng — Yellow card 🟨 33' I. Davies — Yellow card ⇄ 46' A. Musaba — Substitution ⇄ 46' O. Schwartau — Substitution 🟨 50' P. Mattsson — Yellow card ⇄ 53' N. Anyadike — Substitution ⇄ 61' M. Kvistgaarden — Substitution ⇄ 61' D. Yongwa — Substitution ⇄ 67' D. Turnbull — Substitution ⇄ 68' I. Davies — Substitution ⇄ 68' C. Robinson — Substitution ⇄ 70' Bruno Alves — Substitution ⚽ 78' A. Crnac — Goal 🟨 84' R. Colwill — Yellow card ⚽ 90+3' Y. Salech — Goal ⇄ 90+3' C. Willock — Substitution

Match events

25' 0:1 Norwich City Goal M. Kvistgaarden assist: J. Wright
27' 0:1 Cardiff Yellow card P. Ng
33' 0:1 Cardiff Yellow card I. Davies
46' 0:1 Norwich City Substitution A. Musaba off: A. Brooks
46' 0:1 Norwich City Substitution O. Schwartau off: A. Slimane
50' 0:1 Norwich City Yellow card P. Mattsson
53' 0:1 Cardiff Substitution N. Anyadike off: R. Colwill
61' 0:1 Norwich City Substitution M. Kvistgaarden off: A. Crnac
61' 0:1 Norwich City Substitution D. Yongwa off: K. Fisher
67' 0:1 Cardiff Substitution D. Turnbull off: J. Moylan
68' 0:1 Cardiff Substitution I. Davies off: Y. Salech
68' 0:1 Cardiff Substitution C. Robinson off: C. Ashford
70' 0:1 Norwich City Substitution Bruno Alves off: H. Darling
78' 0:2 Norwich City Goal A. Crnac assist: J. Stacey
84' 0:2 Cardiff Yellow card R. Colwill
90+3' 1:2 Cardiff Goal Y. Salech
90+3' 1:2 Cardiff Substitution C. Willock off: R. Tankiewicz

Statistics

66 Possession, % 34

3 Shots on target 3

4 Shots off target 2

0.39 Expected goals 1.63

0 Big chances 5

112 Attacks 61

5 Corners 3

12 Fouls 14

14 Free kicks 12

1 Offsides 3

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 8

19 Throw-ins 12

All statistics

21 Aerial duels 21

87 Backward passes 51

4 Blocked shots 7

4 Clearances 24

14 Crosses 11

8 Dribbles 10

0.81 Expected assists 0.84

90 Failed passes 63

1 Goalkeeper saves 2

4 Interceptions 17

10 Key passes 10

61 Long passes 46

124 Passes into the final third 42

308 Passes in the opposition half 138

303 Passes in own half 181

0.27 Shot accuracy 0.25

7 Shots from outside the box 4

4 Shots inside the box 8

10 Aerial duels won 11

3 Successful crosses 4

5 Successful dribbles 5

39 Successful long passes 18

8 Successful tackles 4

507 Successful passes 245

12 Tackles 14

597 Total passes 308

Line-ups

Cardiff

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Nathan Trott	1
3	Joel Matthew Bagan	3
38	Perry Ng	38
40	Noah Anyadike	40
44	Ronan Kpakio	44
14	David Turnbull	14
16	Christopher Anthony Willock	16
18	Alex Robertson	18
27	J. Colville	27
39	Isaak James Davies	39
47	Callum Jack Robinson	47

Substitutes
#	Player	number
30	Harry Alfred Tyrer	30
23	Calum Scanlon	23
46	L. Giles	46
8	Jack Moylan	8
10	Rubin James Colwill	10
33	Rob Tankiewicz	33
43	Paulo Moreno	43
9	Yousef Salech	9
45	Kian Ashford	45

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Norwich City

Starting XI
#	Player	number
32	Daniel Grimshaw	32
3	Jack William Stacey	3
13	Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni	13
15	Ruairi McConville	15
28	Bruno Alves	28
7	Pelle Mattsson	7
8	Liam Gibbs	8
16	Jacob Wright	16
29	O. Schwartau	29
49	Anthony Musaba	49
30	Mathias Damm Kvistgaarden	30

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Vladan Kovačević	1
6	Harry Darling	6
14	Benjamin Joshua Chrisene	14
35	Kellen Fisher	35
11	A. Brooks	11
20	Anis Ben Slimane	20
23	Kenneth McLean	23
17	A. Crnac	17
46	Errol Mandle-Smith	46