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Derby v Cardiff 2-2 · EFL Championship - English Second Tier

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2-2

  • C. Morris26'
  • B. Clark49'
  • C. Ashford19'
  • Y. Salech39'
Cardiff crestCardiff
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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Derby and Cardiff drew 2-2 in the EFL Championship - English Second Tier.

C. Morris 26' and B. Clark 49' scored for Derby, C. Ashford 19' and Y. Salech 39' for Cardiff.

Derby had 44% of the ball to Cardiff's 56%; the sides had 10 and 9 shots (5 and 7 on target).

The referee showed 6 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

44%56%
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Shots

109
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xG

1.311.74
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Shots on Target

57
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Corners

55
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Pass Accuracy

83%81%
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Match timeline

  1. 88’SubstitutionM. Johnston · On: R. Nyambe
  2. 88’SubstitutionC. Morris · On: L. Salvesen
  3. 85’Yellow cardD. Sanderson
  4. 80’Yellow cardM. Johnston
  5. 71’SubstitutionJ. Moylan · On: J. Colwill
  6. 71’SubstitutionO. Tanner · On: I. Davies
  7. 65’SubstitutionC. Blackett-Taylor · On: R. Brewster
  8. 64’SubstitutionO. Fraulo · On: R. Hedges
  9. 60’Yellow cardL. Travis
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Team stats comparison

DerbyCardiff
  • 44Possession56
  • 10Shots9
  • 5Shots on Target7
  • 1.31xG1.74
  • 5Corners5
  • 2Offsides0
  • 4Saves3
  • 150Passes202
  • 83Pass Accuracy81
  • 3Fouls5
  • 1Yellow Cards0

Match info

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Referee
Rueben Ricardo, England
Derby coach
John Eustace
Cardiff coach
Brian Barry-Murphy

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:derby-vs-cardiff-championship-2026-08-22

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Derby4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Jacob Widell ZetterströmGK
  • 22Max JohnstonDF
  • 6Sondre LangåsDF
  • 18Charlie TaylorDF
  • 28Dion SandersonDF
  • 27Lewis TravisMF
  • 20Alex MowattMF
  • 29Oscar FrauloMF
  • 8Bobby ClarkMF
  • 33Corey Blackett-TaylorMF
  • 9Carlton MorrisFW

Bench

  • 31Josh Vickers
  • 3Craig Forsyth
  • 24Ryan Nyambe
  • 23Joe Ward
  • 37Owen Eames
  • 26Ryan Hedges
  • 15Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
  • 13Filip Bilbija
  • 10Rhian Brewster

Coach · John Eustace

1. Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)1Zetterström22. Max Johnston (DF)22Johnston6. Sondre Langås (DF)6Langås18. Charlie Taylor (DF)18Taylor28. Dion Sanderson (DF)28Sanderson27. Lewis Travis (MF)27Travis20. Alex Mowatt (MF)20Mowatt29. Oscar Fraulo (MF)29Fraulo8. Bobby Clark (MF)8Clark33. Corey Blackett-Taylor (MF)33Blackett-Taylor9. Carlton Morris (FW)9Morris1. Nathan Trott (GK)1Trott44. Ronan Kpakio (DF)44Kpakio38. Perry Ng (DF)38Ng23. Calum Scanlon (DF)23Scanlon3. Joel Bagan (DF)3Bagan8. Jack Moylan (MF)8Moylan18. Alex Robertson (MF)18Robertson11. Ollie Tanner (MF)11Tanner10. Rubin Colwill (MF)10Colwill45. Cian Ashford (MF)45Ashford9. Yousef Salech (FW)9Salech
  • Derby
  • Cardiff

Cardiff4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Nathan TrottGK
  • 44Ronan KpakioDF
  • 38Perry NgDF
  • 23Calum ScanlonDF
  • 3Joel BaganDF
  • 8Jack MoylanMF
  • 18Alex RobertsonMF
  • 11Ollie TannerMF
  • 10Rubin ColwillMF
  • 45Cian AshfordMF
  • 9Yousef SalechFW

Bench

  • 41Matthew Turner
  • 30Harry Tyrer
  • 40Noah Anyadike
  • 16Chris Willock
  • 33Rob Tankiewicz
  • 27Joel Colwill
  • 14David Turnbull
  • 39Isaak Davies
  • 47Callum Robinson

Coach · Brian Barry-Murphy

EFL Championship - English Second Tier table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Swansea crestSwansea8521+717
2West Ham crestWest Ham8431+1115
3Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough8431+415
4Wolves crestWolves7421+514
5West Brom crestWest Brom8422+214
21Cardiff crestCardiff8143-27
22Derby crestDerby8125-75
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18 events

  1. 9’Yellow cardC. Blackett-Taylor
  2. 19’C. AshfordCardiff · assist R. Kpakio0–1
  3. 26’C. MorrisDerby · assist B. Clark1–1
  4. 39’Y. SalechCardiff · assist R. Colwill1–2
  5. 49’B. ClarkDerby2–2
  6. 53’Yellow cardA. Robertson
  7. 55’Yellow cardO. Fraulo
  8. 59’SubstitutionR. Colwill · On: D. Turnbull
  9. 59’SubstitutionC. Ashford · On: C. Willock
  10. 60’Yellow cardL. Travis
  11. 64’SubstitutionO. Fraulo · On: R. Hedges
  12. 65’SubstitutionC. Blackett-Taylor · On: R. Brewster
  13. 71’SubstitutionJ. Moylan · On: J. Colwill
  14. 71’SubstitutionO. Tanner · On: I. Davies
  15. 80’Yellow cardM. Johnston
  16. 85’Yellow cardD. Sanderson
  17. 88’SubstitutionM. Johnston · On: R. Nyambe
  18. 88’SubstitutionC. Morris · On: L. Salvesen

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