Cardiff City progressed to the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 2-1 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor. Joel Colwill and Callum Robinson struck in quick succession before half-time, and while Zian Flemming pulled one back for Burnley, the visitors held on for a famous win.
Scoreline & Competition Info
- Competition: Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) – Third Round
- Date: Yesterday
- Venue: Turf Moor, Burnley
- Result: Burnley 1–2 Cardiff City
Goals
- 30’ – Joel Colwill (Cardiff City)
- 35’ – Callum Robinson (Cardiff City)
- 56’ – Zian Flemming (Burnley)
What Stood Out
- Cardiff’s fast start: Two goals inside five minutes stunned Burnley before half-time.
- Burnley fightback: Flemming’s goal gave the hosts hope, but they couldn’t break Cardiff down again.
- Balanced stats: Burnley had more shots (15–9) and efforts on target (8–3), but Cardiff edged possession (54%).
- Cardiff resilience: The Bluebirds absorbed pressure late on and secured a big away victory.
Minute-by-Minute Timeline
- 30’ – Goal! Joel Colwill puts Cardiff in front with a clinical strike.
- 35’ – Goal! Robinson doubles the lead, punishing Burnley’s defensive lapse.
- Half-time: Burnley 0–2 Cardiff City.
- 56’ – Goal! Zian Flemming pulls one back for Burnley.
- 70’–90’ – Burnley push forward with chances, but Cardiff defend strongly.
- Full-time: Burnley 1–2 Cardiff City – the Bluebirds progress.
Match Stats
- Shots: Burnley 15 – 9 Cardiff City
- Shots on target: Burnley 8 – 3 Cardiff City
- Possession: Burnley 46% – 54% Cardiff City
- Passes: Burnley 451 – 512 Cardiff City
- Pass accuracy: Burnley 83% – 83% Cardiff City
- Fouls: Burnley 13 – 11 Cardiff City
- Yellow cards: Burnley 2 – 1 Cardiff City
- Red cards: None
- Offsides: Burnley 2 – 0 Cardiff City
- Corners: Burnley 2 – 5 Cardiff City
Lineups
Burnley (3-4-1-2):
Weiß; Tuanzebe, Worrall, Humphreys; Sonne, Ugochukwu, Mejbri, Pires; Edwards; Broja, Flemming.
Manager: Scott Parker.
Cardiff City (4-2-3-1):
Trott; Ng, Chambers, Fish, Bagan; Wintle, Colwill; Ashford, Robinson, Davies; Colwill.
Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy.
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