Cardiff City v Chelsea, 16 December 2025
| Score | 3-1 to Chelsea |
| Referee | Tony Harrington |
| Competition | League Cup 5th round |
| Venue | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Attendance | 33,027 |
View Cardiff City v Chelsea head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm
1 Cardiff City
Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
Cards:
On the bench:
3 Chelsea
Manager: Enzo Maresca
Goals:
| Alejandro Garnacho | 57 |
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| Pedro Neto | 82 |
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| Alejandro Garnacho | 90+3 |
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Starting lineup:
Filip Jörgensen
Goalkeeper
Josh Acheampong
Defender
Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender
Benoît Badiashile
Defender
Jorrel Hato
Defender
Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder
Andrey Santos
Midfielder
Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward
Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Gittens
Midfielder/Forward
Marc Guiu
Forward
Substitutions:
| Alejandro Garnacho for Tyrique George | 46 |
| João Pedro for Marc Guiu | 46 |
| Malo Gusto for Facundo Buonanotte | 66 |
| Pedro Neto for Jamie Gittens | 66 |
| Trevoh Chalobah for Josh Acheampong | 84 |
Cards:
| Moisés Caicedo | 45 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Robert Sánchez
Defender
Trevoh Chalobah
Defender
Wesley Fofana
Defender
Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder
Reece James
Midfielder
Enzo Fernández
Midfielder
Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward
Alejandro Garnacho
Forward
João Pedro