Derby vs Cardiff 2-2
- C. Morris26'
- B. Clark49'
- C. Ashford19'
- Y. Salech39'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
- Referee
- Rueben Ricardo, England
Match timeline
- 88’Substitution
DerbyR. Nyambe ONM. Johnston OFF - 88’Substitution
DerbyL. Salvesen ONC. Morris OFF - 85’Yellow card
DerbyD. Sanderson - 80’Yellow card
DerbyM. Johnston - 71’Substitution
CardiffJ. Colwill ONJ. Moylan OFF - 71’Substitution
CardiffI. Davies ONO. Tanner OFF - 65’Substitution
DerbyR. Brewster ONC. Blackett-Taylor OFF - 64’Substitution
DerbyR. Hedges ONO. Fraulo OFF
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- 60’Yellow card
DerbyL. Travis - 59’Substitution
CardiffD. Turnbull ONR. Colwill OFF - 59’Substitution
CardiffC. Willock ONC. Ashford OFF - 55’Yellow card
DerbyO. Fraulo - 53’Yellow card
CardiffA. Robertson - 49’Goal!
DerbyB. Clark2 – 2 - 39’Goal!
CardiffY. SalechAssist: R. Colwill1 – 2 - 26’Goal!
DerbyC. MorrisAssist: B. Clark1 – 1 - 19’Goal!
CardiffC. AshfordAssist: R. Kpakio0 – 1 - 9’Yellow card
DerbyC. Blackett-Taylor - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 44%Possession56%
- 10Shots9
- 1.31xG1.74
- 5Shots on Target7
- 5Corners5
- 83%Pass Accuracy81%
- 2Offsides0
- 4Saves3
- 150Passes202
- 3Fouls5
- 1Yellow Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Derby4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Zetterström
- 22Johnston
- 6Langås
- 18Taylor
- 28Sanderson
- 27Travis
- 20Mowatt
- 29Fraulo
- 8Clark
- 33Blackett-Taylor
- 9Morris
Substitutions
- 64’↑26 Ryan Hedges↓29 Oscar Fraulo
- 65’↑10 Rhian Brewster↓18 Charlie Taylor
- 88’↑24 Ryan Nyambe↓22 Max Johnston
- 88’↑15 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen↓9 Carlton Morris
Unused substitutes 31 Josh Vickers, 3 Craig Forsyth, 23 Joe Ward, 37 Owen Eames, 13 Filip Bilbija
Coach John Eustace
Cardiff4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Trott
- 44Kpakio
- 38Ng
- 23Scanlon
- 3Bagan
- 8Moylan
- 18Robertson
- 11Tanner
- 10Colwill
- 45Ashford
- 9Salech
Substitutions
- 59’↑14 David Turnbull↓10 Rubin Colwill
- 59’↑16 Chris Willock↓45 Cian Ashford
- 71’↑27 Joel Colwill↓8 Jack Moylan
- 71’↑39 Isaak Davies↓11 Ollie Tanner
Unused substitutes 41 Matthew Turner, 30 Harry Tyrer, 40 Noah Anyadike, 33 Rob Tankiewicz, 47 Callum Robinson
Coach Brian Barry-Murphy
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Date
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:00 (UTC)
- Referee
- Rueben Ricardo, England
- Derby coach
- John Eustace
- Cardiff coach
- Brian Barry-Murphy
League table
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 | |
| 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 | |
| 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 | |
| 4 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 | |
| 5 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 | |
| 14 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 23 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
Match related news
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 0-0-1
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
- W-D-L
- 0-1-0
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
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What happened
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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.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Kick-off
- Match ID
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18 events
- 9’Yellow card
DerbyC. Blackett-Taylor - 19’Goal!
CardiffC. AshfordAssist: R. Kpakio0 – 1 - 26’Goal!
DerbyC. MorrisAssist: B. Clark1 – 1 - 39’Goal!
CardiffY. SalechAssist: R. Colwill1 – 2 - 49’Goal!
DerbyB. Clark2 – 2 - 53’Yellow card
CardiffA. Robertson - 55’Yellow card
DerbyO. Fraulo - 59’Substitution
CardiffD. Turnbull ONR. Colwill OFF - 59’Substitution
CardiffC. Willock ONC. Ashford OFF - 60’Yellow card
DerbyL. Travis - 64’Substitution
DerbyR. Hedges ONO. Fraulo OFF - 65’Substitution
DerbyR. Brewster ONC. Blackett-Taylor OFF - 71’Substitution
CardiffJ. Colwill ONJ. Moylan OFF - 71’Substitution
CardiffI. Davies ONO. Tanner OFF - 80’Yellow card
DerbyM. Johnston - 85’Yellow card
DerbyD. Sanderson - 88’Substitution
DerbyR. Nyambe ONM. Johnston OFF - 88’Substitution
DerbyL. Salvesen ONC. Morris OFF









