Cardiff – Charlton 2–1

	1H	2H	T
C	2	0	2
CHA	1	0	1

Match report

Cardiff beat Charlton 2–1 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Pereira opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Charlton have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Pereiraassist Romano

20'

29'

M. Gillesphey

31'

⚽L. Berryassist R. Burke

⚽Moreau

43'

2H

Rossi

46'

⇄Walsh↓ Costa

76'

⇄T. Kaminski↓ S. Carey

Pereira

78'

⇄Haas↓ Nielsen

85'

⇄W. Mannion↓ L. Berry

Momentum

C

⚽⚽⚽

CHA

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 26, 2026 · 19:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance32,699 / 44,793 (73%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Ferrari

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.19Formation7.564-3-3 CHA

16.4Rossi 27.5Novak 36.8Hansen 47.9Ferrari 57.7Silva 66.8García 77.7Moreau 87.9Romano 97.0Pereira 107.0Nielsen 116.4Costa

Cardiff

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Rossi6.4 2Novak7.5 3Hansen6.8 4Ferrari7.9 5Silva7.7 6García6.8 7Moreau7.7 8Romano7.9 9Pereira7.0 10Nielsen7.0 11Costa6.4

Charlton

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL