22'
Ben JohnsonRóbert Bozeník
27'
Ben Wilmot
HT 0 - 1
Perry Ng
45'+2'
59'
Eric BocatLuca Bombino
59'
Bae Jun-HoGeorge Hirst
Joel ColwillChris Willock
63'
69'
Lamine CisseJustin Devenny
69'
Jack McGlynnRóbert Bozeník
81'
Luke Graham
Cian AshfordChris Willock
82'
FT 1 - 1
71%Possession29%
27Shots12
7Shots on target4
7Corners5
5Fouls19
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Offsides4
3Saves6
562Passes230
87%Pass accuracy68%
Cardiff City4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1Nathan TrottG
38Perry NgRB
3Joel BaganLB
27Joel ColwillLM
5Krystian BielikCD-R
4Gabriel OshoCD-L
11Ollie TannerAM-R
18Alex RobertsonRM
9Yousef SalechF
8Jack MoylanAM
16Chris WillockAM-L
Substitutes
30Harry TyrerSUB
14David TurnbullSUB
33Rob TankiewiczSUB
43Paul MorenoSUB
45Cian AshfordSUB
23Calum ScanlonSUB
40Noah Dafydd AnyadikeSUB
44Ronan KpakioSUB
47Callum RobinsonSUB
Stoke City3-5-2
Starting XI
1Viktor JohanssonG
2Ben JohnsonRM
21Luca BombinoLM
5Luke GrahamCD-L
40Maksym TaloverovCD
16Ben WilmotCD-R
13Justin DevennyCM-R
8Ethan GalbraithCM-L
9Róbert BozeníkCF-L
15George HirstCF-R
27Djibril SoumaréAM
Substitutes
7Jack McGlynnSUB
10Bae Jun-HoSUB
11Lamine CisseSUB
24Joshua GriffithsSUB
4Ben PearsonSUB
42Million ManhoefSUB
19Tomás RigoSUB
17Eric BocatSUB
43Freddie AndersonSUB
Recent form
Cardiff CityDLDLL
Stoke CityLLLWW
Last meetings
12/04/25Cardiff City0 - 1Stoke City
08/02/25Stoke City3 - 3Cardiff City
14/12/24Stoke City2 - 2Cardiff City
24/02/24Cardiff City2 - 1Stoke City
04/11/23Stoke City0 - 0Cardiff City
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 24 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |