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HUGE WIN ON THE ROAD
Cardiff City secured a massive 2-1 win over Bradford City this afternoon. David Turnbull celebrating. Player Ratings: Nathan Trott (6.5) - Beaten by a stunning strike for the goal. Claimed a few good crosses. Non-nonsense with the ball, and it worked well. Perry Ng (7.5) - Got in and amongst it, winning some good solid challenges. Progressive on the ball, with some nice passing and ball-carrying. A great half of action. Gabriel Osho (8.5) MOTM - Excellent. Got in the way of s

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Jan 172 min read


CARDIFF HELD AT ORIENT
Cardiff City and Leyton Orient played out a 1-1 draw this afternoon. Yousef Salech celebrating. Player Ratings: Nathan Trott (4.5) - No getting away from the mistake that ultimately cost City the three points in the end. Just fluffed his lines, but has made plenty of huge saves this season, but today not Trott's day. Did recover from the mistake well, made a few decent saves and okay on the ball. Perry Ng (5.5) - Struggled against the physical presence of Lloyd. Did grow into

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Jan 102 min read


CITY CRUISE TO VICTORY
Cardiff City made it eight home wins in a row, as they beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 this afternoon. Calum Chambers celebrating. Player Ratings: Nathan Trott (7) - Made an excellent reflex save in the first half, and had little to do in the second half. Distribution was decent. Perry Ng (7.5) - Yet another positive performance. Defended well and effective in possession. Worked well with Ashford. Dylan Lawlor (7.5) - Another dominating performance, giving Wigan no sniff in the final

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Jan 42 min read


WYCOMBE HOLD PASSIVE CITY
Cardiff City have been held by Wycombe Wanderers this afternoon, as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw. Chris Willock in action. Player Ratings: Nathan Trott (5) - Doesn't cover himself in glory with the goal, reacting so late. Distribution was decent. Had little to do. Ronan Kpakio (4) - At fault for the goal with a horrific air-kick. Really struggled afterwards against the physical Onyedinma. Wasteful and sloppy with the ball. Dylan Lawlor (8) - Bailed Cardiff out on a han

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Jan 12 min read


BLUEBIRDS CLOSE 2025 WITH A VICTORY
Cardiff City retained their place at the top of League One with a 2-1 win over Stevenage. Yousef Salech and Chris Willock embracing. Player Ratings: Nathan Trott (6) - Beaten by an excellent finish that he can't do much about. Some nice pieces with the ball. Perry Ng (6.5) - Defensively made easy work of Lubala, had plenty of the ball in the final third with mixed results. Did well enough. Allows Patterson too much room for the goal. Will Fish (7) - Had a handful of shaky mom

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Dec 30, 20252 min read


CITY BACK TO WINNING WAYS
Cardiff City have returned to winning ways with a 1-0 win over Exeter City. Player Ratings: Matt Turner (7) - Quiet afternoon but stood up when called upon. One decent save. Distribution was good, also. Perry Ng (7.5) - Another trademark Ng showing. Tidy and smart with the ball at his feet and did well defensively. Started to flag a bit before being replaced. Dylan Lawlor (8) - An excellent assist, and Lawlor’s passing was really impressive this afternoon. Defensively made so

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Dec 26, 20252 min read


LINCOLN SEE OFF TIRED BLUEBIRDS
Cardiff City have been beaten 2-1 in a top of the table clash against Lincoln City. Cardiff City Head Coach Brian Barry-Murphy. Player Ratings: Matt Turner (7) - Made two big saves at the end of the first half. Could've commanded his area better, that's where the second comes from. Distribution was okay. Perry Ng (8) MOTM - Scored with an excellent goal from his own making, and a top-draw finish. Defensively sound. Will Fish (5) - Just struggled throughout, physically and on

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Dec 20, 20252 min read


CITY KNOCKED OUT IN QUARTER FINALS
Cardiff City have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup after a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea. David Turnbull celebrating. Marc Guiu had the only notable chance of the first half. The Spaniard was played in behind by Moises Caicedo, but the striker was denied by a fine foot save from Nathan Trott. Chelsea took the lead around the hour mark through substitute Alejandro Garnacho. Dylan Lawlor's pass went straight to Facundo Buoananotte who played in Garnacho, and the winger made no mista

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Dec 17, 20253 min read


BLUEBIRDS SEAL DRAMATIC THREE POINTS
Cardiff City secured a dramatic 4-3 win over Doncaster Rovers this afternoon. Yousef Salech celebrating. The visitors took the lead quarter of an hour into the game. Luke Molyneux found and unmarked Owen Bailey in the box who's deflected effort beat Nathan Trott. City were soon level, however through Omari Kellyman. Isaak Davies broke free down the left and cut the ball back to Kellyman who's deflected effort brought Cardiff level. The Bluebirds were soon in front as the info

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Dec 13, 20253 min read


BATTLING WIN AT STEVENAGE
Cardiff City secured a vital 1-0 win on the road against Stevenage. Calum Chambers celebrating. Cardiff put on most of the pressure during the evening and had two good chances in the first half. Perry Ng found himself in space in behind but dragged his effort wide from inside the box. Yousef Salech should've opened the scoring, but his header from close range failed to hit the target. Joel Colwill hit the woodwork on the hour mark. Joel Bagan found the midfielder who's effort

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Dec 10, 20252 min read


BACK TO THE TOP FOR THE BLUEBIRDS
Cardiff City have returned to the top of the table after a 3-2 victory over Huddersfield Town this afternoon. Yousef Salech celebrating. Cardiff dominated the opening encounters and opened the scoring after seven minutes. Joel Bagan's cutback was met by Yousef Salech who put The Bluebirds in front. The visitors were level soon after the break. Marcus Harness' corner was played to Chelsea loanee Leo Castledine, who's powerful effort took a nick off fellow Chelsea loanee Omari

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Dec 6, 20253 min read


YOUNG BLUEBIRDS DUMPED OUT OF VERTU TROPHY
Cardiff City have been knocked out of the Vertu Trophy after a 5-1 defeat against AFC Wimbledon this evening. Tanatswa Nyakuhwa in action. Aron Sasu caused problems all evening for City, with Matt Turner being forced into a smart save to deny the forward in the first five minutes. Sasu would open his and Wimbledon's account for the evening just before half-time with a tidy finish. Sasu netted just after the restart to double his tally, the ball fell to the winger on the edge

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Dec 2, 20253 min read


CITY MAKE EASY WORK OF MANSFIELD
Cardiff City beat Mansfield Town in a convincing 3-0 win this afternoon. Will Fish celebrating. Cardiff dominated from the opening. Yousef Salech met a Ryan Wintle cross but headed wide from close range. David Turnbull tried his luck from distance twice, testing Liam Roberts but unable to break the deadlock. Will Fish inevitably gave City the lead before the interval. The defender met a Joel Bagan corner and guided his header in at the near post. Salech eventually got on the

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Nov 29, 20253 min read


BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN THE LEAGUE
Cardiff City returned from the international break with a 3-1 win over Northampton Town. Joel Colwill celebrating. City took a swift lead as Joel Colwill opened his league account for Cardiff. Ronan Kpakio drove forward, and found Colwill on the edge of the box, with the midfielder picking out the far corner. The game saw very few chances, until Ethan Wheatley tied things for the hosts. Wheatley got the better of Will Fish, before firing his effort past Nathan Trott who got a

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Nov 22, 20253 min read


NIGHT TO REMEMBER FOR YOUTHFUL BLUEBIRDS
Cardiff City have advanced in the Vertu Trophy after a 3-1 victory against Arsenal's U21 side. Cody Twose celebrating. The young Gooners took the lead just after the quarter of an hour mark. Charles Sagoe Jr. layed the ball to Marcell Washington who drilled his effort past Matt Turner. City were soon level, as Dan Ola found Troy Perrett who broke free in the box and slotted it between the legs of Alexei Rojas to equal the game. Things went from bad to worse for Rojas, as the

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Nov 11, 20253 min read


RUTHLESS SEASIDERS SINK CARDIFF IN LEAGUE ONE SETBACK
Cardiff City fell to a disappointing 3-1 defeat against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, as a ruthless second-half display from the hosts punished the Bluebirds’ wastefulness in front of goal. Yousef Salech getting jersey pulled. A second-half brace from Ashley Fletcher and a composed finish from strike partner Tom Bloxham sealed victory for the Seasiders, who continued their unbeaten start to life under new manager Ian Evatt. Yousef Salech’s late consolation goal provided litt
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Nov 8, 20253 min read


QUARTER FINAL AWAITS FOR BLUEBIRDS
Cardiff City have beaten Wrexham 2-1 thanks to goals from Yousef Salech and Will Fish. Yousef Salech celebrating. Yousef Salech gave City the lead after twelve minutes. Omari Kellyman's initial effort was saved, with Callum Burton parrying the ball to Yousef Salech who tapped in from close range. Cian Ashford had a powerful effort tipped onto the bar. Rubin Colwill's long range free-kick struck crossbar. Ronan Kpakio almost doubled City's lead as his header from close range w

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Oct 29, 20253 min read


WANDERERS PUNISH LACKLUSTRE BLUEBIRDS
Cardiff City were beaten 1-0 by Bolton Wanderers this afternoon courtesy of a late stunner from Amario Cozier-Duberry. Omari Kellyman in action. The first half offered very little excitement from either side. David Turnbull's header in the box was well wide. Mason Burstow had a handful of half chances for the hosts, but made little of them. Just as the game looked to be ending all square, Amario Cozier-Duberry was afforded too much room on the edge of the box, and fired a lef

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Oct 25, 20253 min read


CITY RETURN TO THE TOP
Cardiff City have returned to the top of the table after a 2-1 win over Reading this afternoon. Yousef Salech celebrating. The Royals saw the big chances in the first half go their way. Lewis Wing's free-kick struck the crossbar via a Joel Colwill deflection. Paddy Lane was next to try his luck, a poor pass back from Gabriel Osho landed at the feet of the winger who couldn't beat Nathan Trott from close range. Wing would however get on the scoresheet with an effort from dista

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Oct 18, 20253 min read


CARDIFF BEATEN IN SNOOZEFEST
Cardiff City suffered their first defeat in the Vertu Trophy this evening, as they lost 1-0 to Newport County. Troy Perrett in action....

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Oct 7, 20252 min read
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