Cardiff City vs Peterborough United, 2025-26 English League One, Regular Season
· English League One2 - 1
SL beat rain to win after Herath's six
Rangana Herath conjured six wickets on a day-five pitch that carried little threat and Sri Lanka hunted down 99 in a dramatic chase under the constant threat of rain and fading light
Match Commentary
- 24': Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 24'
- 33': Bradley Ihionvien (Peterborough United) Penalty - Scored at 33'
- 48': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) Goal at 48'
- 53': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 53'
- 60': Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) Goal at 60'
- 64': Jesper Daland (Cardiff City) Substitution at 64'
- 67': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 67'
- 73': Gustav Lindgren (Peterborough United) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Ryan De Havilland (Peterborough United) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Cian Hayes (Peterborough United) Substitution at 73'
- 74': George Nevett (Peterborough United) Substitution at 74'
- 77': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) Substitution at 77'
- 85': Harley Mills (Peterborough United) Yellow Card at 85'
- 89': Kyrell Lisbie (Peterborough United) Substitution at 89'
- 90'+1': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+2': Eli King (Cardiff City) Substitution at 92'
Statistics
 PET |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 43 | Possession | 57 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 19,615
EFL League One Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | +16 | 29 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 14 | +12 | 26 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 13 | +11 | 26 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 14 | +6 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Matthew Turner (GK) |
| 2 | William Fish |
| 48 | Dylan Lawlor  |
| 6 | Ryan Wintle |
| 3 | Joel Bagan |
| 44 | Ronan Kpakio |
| 10 | Rubin Colwill |
| 27 | Joel Colwill |
| 45 | Cian Ashford |
| 11 | Ollie Tanner |
| 22 | Yousef Salech |
Peterborough United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Nicholas Bilokapic (GK) |
| 5 | Oscar Wallin |
| 26 | David Okagbue |
| 23 | Harley Mills |
| 2 | Carl Johnston |
| 22 | Donay O'Brien-Brady |
| 8 | Brandon Khela |
| 4 | Archie Collins |
| 9 | Bradley Ihionvien |
| 10 | Abraham Odoh |
| 11 | Declan Frith |
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