Northampton Town vs Cardiff City; Sky Bet League One

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Northampton Town vs Cardiff City. Sky Bet League One.

3:00pm, Saturday 22nd November 2025.

Sixfields StadiumAttendance7,151.

Northampton Town 1

E Wheatley (57th minute)

Cardiff City 3

J Colwill (7th minute)
E Wheatley (60th minute own goal)
C Willock (93rd minute)

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Match ends, Northampton Town 1, Cardiff City 3.
90'+9

Second Half ends, Northampton Town 1, Cardiff City 3.
90'+8

Foul by Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town).
90'+8

Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7

Foul by Michael Forbes (Northampton Town).
90'+7

Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6

Jordan Thorniley (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6

Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
90'+3
Goal

Goal! Northampton Town 1, Cardiff City 3. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ronan Kpakio following a fast break.

goal:

Chris Willock

assist:

Ronan Kpakio
90'+1
Substitution

Substitution, Northampton Town. Max Dyche replaces Jack Burroughs.

sub-on:

Max Dyche

sub-off:

Jack Burroughs
90'+1

Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'

Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'

Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
89'

Attempt blocked. Elliott List (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Perkins with a headed pass.
89'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
88'

Attempt saved. Elliott List (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Ethan Wheatley.
87'

Foul by Elliott List (Northampton Town).
87'

Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'

Attempt saved. Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Elliott List.
86'

Offside, Northampton Town. Elliott List is caught offside.
85'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84'

Delay in match because of an injury Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
83'
Yellow Card

Matthew Turner (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.

yellow-card:

Matthew Turner
83'

Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
81'
Substitution

Substitution, Cardiff City. Gabriel Osho replaces Will Fish.

sub-on:

Gabriel Osho

sub-off:

Will Fish
81'

Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'

Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
79'

Attempt blocked. Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
79'

Attempt blocked. Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Perkins.
76'

Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'

Foul by Jack Burroughs (Northampton Town).
74'

Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
74'

Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72'
Substitution

Substitution, Northampton Town. Kamarai Swyer replaces Tyrese Fornah.

sub-on:

Kamarai Swyer

sub-off:

Tyrese Fornah
72'
Substitution

Substitution, Northampton Town. Elliott List replaces Tom Eaves.

sub-on:

Elliott List

sub-off:

Tom Eaves
70'

Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70'

Foul by Jack Perkins (Northampton Town).
68'

Attempt blocked. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
67'

Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Conor McCarthy.
65'

Attempt missed. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronan Kpakio.
64'

Offside, Northampton Town. Tom Eaves is caught offside.
61'

Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town).
61'

Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'
Goal

Own Goal by Ethan Wheatley, Northampton Town. Northampton Town 1, Cardiff City 2.

own-goal:

Ethan Wheatley
59'

Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Michael Forbes.
59'

Attempt blocked. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
58'
Substitution

Substitution, Cardiff City. Perry Ng replaces Omari Kellyman.

sub-on:

Perry Ng

sub-off:

Omari Kellyman
58'
Substitution

Substitution, Cardiff City. Alex Robertson replaces Joel Colwill.

sub-on:

Alex Robertson

sub-off:

Joel Colwill
58'
Substitution

Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Isaak Davies.

sub-on:

Chris Willock

sub-off:

Isaak Davies
57'
Goal

Goal! Northampton Town 1, Cardiff City 1. Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Michael Forbes.

goal:

Ethan Wheatley

assist:

Michael Forbes
55'
Yellow Card

Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.

yellow-card:

Joel Colwill
54'

Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
54'

Dean Campbell (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51'

Delay in match because of an injury Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
50'

Attempt blocked. Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Terry Taylor with a cross.
49'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Will Fish.
48'

Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town). Assisted by Joel Bagan.
48'

Attempt blocked. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yousef Salech with a headed pass.
46'

Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'

Foul by Tom Eaves (Northampton Town).
Second Half begins Northampton Town 0, Cardiff City 1.
45'+5

First Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Cardiff City 1.
45'+1

Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
45'+1

Terry Taylor (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'

Attempt blocked. Omari Kellyman (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yousef Salech.
44'

Attempt blocked. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yousef Salech.
44'

Offside, Northampton Town. Tyrese Fornah is caught offside.
43'

Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43'

Foul by Jordan Thorniley (Northampton Town).
40'

Attempt saved. Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Dean Campbell.
39'

Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
39'

Jordan Thorniley (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'

Attempt missed. Jordan Thorniley (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Terry Taylor with a cross following a corner.
38'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ryan Wintle.
35'

Attempt missed. Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
28'

Foul by Omari Kellyman (Cardiff City).
28'

Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27'

Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Terry Taylor with a cross following a corner.
26'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
25'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
23'

Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23'

Foul by Jordan Thorniley (Northampton Town).
20'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Yousef Salech.
20'
Substitution

Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Rubin Colwill because of an injury.

sub-on:

David Turnbull

sub-off:

Rubin Colwill
19'
Yellow Card

Will Fish (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

yellow-card:

Will Fish
19'

Foul by Will Fish (Cardiff City).
19'

Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
15'

Delay in match because of an injury Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
14'

Tom Eaves (Northampton Town) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
13'

Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'

Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town).
11'

Attempt blocked. Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Dean Campbell with a cross.
10'

Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
10'

Jack Burroughs (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7'
Goal

Goal! Northampton Town 0, Cardiff City 1. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronan Kpakio.

goal:

Joel Colwill

assist:

Ronan Kpakio
3'

Attempt missed. Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Eaves.
3'

Attempt blocked. Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
3'

Attempt blocked. Tom Eaves (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.