CardiffCardiff vs Charlton — Championship
3-1
CharltonCardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Going into the match, Cardiff had won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Charlton had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.0. Cardiff are 19th in the Championship on 11 points; Charlton are 17th on 14.
Match report
Home form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 (L D L L D). 2.0 scored per game, 2.2 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Bolton · 12 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 vs Stoke City · 8 Sept 2026
- L 2-0 at Portsmouth · 5 Sept 2026
- L 2-1 at QPR · 2 Sept 2026
- D 2-2 vs Sheffield Utd · 29 Aug 2026
- D 2-2 at Derby · 22 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Charlton
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (D D L D W). 1.0 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 vs Portsmouth · 12 Sept 2026
- D 0-0 vs QPR · 9 Sept 2026
- L 4-0 at Stoke City · 5 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at West Brom · 2 Sept 2026
- W 1-0 vs Preston · 29 Aug 2026
- W 1-2 at West Ham · 22 Aug 2026
How it unfolded
- 8' Normal Goal — Jack Moylan (Cardiff)
- 24' Normal Goal — Yousef Salech (Cardiff)
- 29' Normal Goal — Tyreece Campbell (Charlton)
- 61' Normal Goal — Jack Moylan (Cardiff)
Match statistics
| Cardiff | Metric | Charlton |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 62 | Ball possession | 38 |
| 27 | Total shots | 6 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 11 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 8 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 16 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 11 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 503 | Total passes | 309 |
| 413 | Accurate passes | 208 |
| 5 | Key passes | 21 |
| 110 | Duels | 110 |
| 57 | Duels won | 53 |
| 18 | Tackles | 7 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |