Cardiff City 1-0 Birmingham City: result and goals
Cardiff City beat Birmingham City 1-0 on Saturday, 24 October 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Yousef Salech 31'.
Cardiff City sit 16th on 14 points.
Birmingham City sit 7th on 20 points.
Cardiff City have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Birmingham City have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Cardiff City won 3, Birmingham City won 1, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 24 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
The match in numbers
- Cardiff City beat Birmingham City 1-0.
- Yousef Salech opened the scoring for Cardiff City on 31'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
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- Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 90'+4'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
- 90'+3'Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Cian Ashford.
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 89'Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
- 88'Offside, Cardiff City. Yousef Salech is caught offside.
- 87'Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Jack Moylan.
- 86'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
- 86'Attempt blocked. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
- 86'Attempt blocked. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
- 84'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Foul by Max Bird (Birmingham City).
- 84'Attempt blocked. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 83'Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Bird with a cross.
- 82'Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82'Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
- 82'Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81'Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80'Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80'Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
- 78'Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
- 78'Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
- 77'Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77'Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
- 75'Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
- 75'Attempt blocked. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross.
- 74'Handball by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
- 74'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74'Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
- 73'Handball by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
- 72'Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan is caught offside.
- 71'Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Moylan.
- 71'Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
- 70'Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Liam Millar.
- 69'Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross following a corner.
- 69'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
- 68'Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Ollie Tanner.
- 68'Substitution, Cardiff City. Ronan Kpakio replaces Calum Scanlon.
- 66'Attempt blocked. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Moylan.
- 64'Substitution, Birmingham City. Max Bird replaces Jhon Solís.
- 64'Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.
- 64'Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Luis Vázquez.
- 63'Attempt missed. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
- 62'Attempt saved. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Joel Colwill.
- 62'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62'Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
- 61'Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
- 60'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Calum Scanlon.
- 58'Calum Scanlon (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 56'Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 54'Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54'Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 54'Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
- 54'Liam Millar (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52'Attempt blocked. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Moylan.
- 51'Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
- 51'Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51'Attempt blocked. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Will Fish.
- 50'Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50'Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
- 50'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 50'Attempt saved. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Yousef Salech.
- 47'Foul by Cian Ashford (Cardiff City).
- 47'Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 45'Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 45'+1'Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
- 45'+1'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'Offside, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez is caught offside.
- 43'Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
- 43'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42'Offside, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez is caught offside.
- 33'Foul by Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City).
- 33'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31'Goal! Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 0. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
- 31'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
- 29'Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29'Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
- 27'Liam Millar (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 25'Offside, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez is caught offside.
- 22'Penalty saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
- 21'Penalty conceded by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 21'Penalty Cardiff City. Perry Ng draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 20'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
- 19'Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19'Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
- 17'Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 17'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16'Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16'Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
- 14'Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
- 14'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11'Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
- 11'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11'Liam Millar (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11'Foul by Calum Scanlon (Cardiff City).
- 9'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
- 6'Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
- 2'Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
- 2'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
2William FishCD-R
Substitutes
52Troy PerrettSUB
33Rob TankiewiczSUB
40Noah Dafydd AnyadikeSUB
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Match stats
CARBIR
51.5Possession (%)48.5
16Shots7
4Shots on target2
3Corners3
10Fouls19
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Offsides4
2Saves3
Last 5 matches
Cardiff City
L@ Bolton Wanderers1-012 Sept 2026
WCharlton Athletic3-119 Sept 2026
L@ Blackburn Rovers2-110 Oct 2026
WWatford5-113 Oct 2026
D@ Middlesbrough2-217 Oct 2026
Birmingham City
W@ Derby County2-112 Sept 2026
DMiddlesbrough2-219 Sept 2026
W@ West Bromwich Albion1-010 Oct 2026
WPreston North End4-013 Oct 2026
WQueens Park Rangers3-017 Oct 2026
Head-to-head record
3
Cardiff
1
Draws
1
Birmingham
Last meetings
10 Apr 2024Birmingham City0 – 1Cardiff City
13 Dec 2023Cardiff City0 – 1Birmingham City
29 Aug 2023Birmingham City1 – 3Cardiff City
13 Aug 2022Cardiff City1 – 0Birmingham City
30 Apr 2022Cardiff City1 – 1Birmingham City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | WDWWW |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | LWLWD |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
Championship: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Cardiff City v Birmingham City?
Cardiff City beat Birmingham City 1-0 on Saturday 24 October (Championship).
Who scored in Cardiff City v Birmingham City?
Goals: Yousef Salech 31'.
When do Cardiff City play next?
Cardiff City play Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Birmingham City play next?
Birmingham City play Lincoln City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
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