Cardiff City vs Swindon Town Highlights - August 08, 2026

Cardiff City beat Swindon Town 3-2 in EFL Cup on August 08, 2026. The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.

Yousef Salech (29', 43'), Jack Moylan (77') scored for Cardiff City. Paul Glatzel (62') scored for Swindon Town.

An own goal from Gabriel Osho also went down on the scoresheet.

Their previous five had brought 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats. That run had left Cardiff City 3 games without defeat.

They had won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 in their previous five.

An own goal from Gabriel Osho followed on 9 minutes. Cian Ashford could not find the target for Cardiff City (24').

Shortly afterwards, Aaron Drinan sent an effort off target for Swindon Town (27'). Yousef Salech scored from the spot for Cardiff City on 29 minutes.

Yousef Salech scored for Cardiff City on 43 minutes after a pass from Cian Ashford.

After the break, a block denied Matthew Virtue-Thick on 53 minutes. Aaron Drinan shot wide for Swindon Town on 53 minutes.

Joseph Hungbo picked out Paul Glatzel, who scored for Swindon Town (62'). Moments later, Ollie Palmer saw a shot blocked (64').

Jack Moylan scored for Cardiff City on 77 minutes after a pass from Yousef Salech. Soon after, the referee cautioned Joel Colwill of Cardiff City on 82 minutes.

James Debayo was booked for Swindon Town (84'). James Debayo of Swindon Town was shown a red card on 90 minutes.

Substitutions: Cardiff City 3, Swindon Town 5.

Cardiff City controlled 61.3% of possession. Cardiff City had 15 shots with 4 on target, while Swindon Town had 12 and 1.

Goalkeeper saves: Cardiff City 0, Swindon Town 2. Corners: Cardiff City 6, Swindon Town 3.

Cardiff City completed the most passes, 547 in total at 83.4% accuracy. The referee produced 2 yellow cards.