Cardiff City 3-1 Charlton Athletic: result and goals
Cardiff City beat Charlton Athletic 3-1 on Saturday, 19 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Jack Moylan 8', Yousef Salech 24', Tyreece Campbell 29', Jack Moylan 61'.
Cardiff City sit 16th on 14 points.
Charlton Athletic sit 19th on 14 points.
Cardiff City have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Charlton Athletic have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Cardiff City won 1, Charlton Athletic won 1, 3 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 19 September 2026, 12:30 (UK time)
- Venue
- Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
- 👥
- 21108
The match in numbers
- Cardiff City beat Charlton Athletic 3-1.
- Jack Moylan opened the scoring for Cardiff City on 8'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Cardiff City 3, Charlton Athletic 1.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Cardiff City 3, Charlton Athletic 1.
- 90'+6'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5'Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
- 90'+5'Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4'Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3'Yousef Salech went off injured after Cardiff City had used all subs.
- 90'+1'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1'Delay in match because of an injury Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ivan Mesík.
- 89'Attempt blocked. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
- 88'Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 88'Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
- 85'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lloyd Jones.
- 84'Calum Scanlon (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84'Foul by Josh Edwards (Charlton Athletic).
- 83'Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Josh Edwards replaces Dan McNamara.
- 83'Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Sonny Carey replaces Miles Leaburn.
- 82'Substitution, Cardiff City. Dylan Lawlor replaces Gabriel Osho.
- 82'Substitution, Cardiff City. Calum Scanlon replaces Jack Moylan.
- 82'Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
- 80'Attempt missed. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cian Ashford following a corner.
- 79'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ivan Mesík.
- 78'Offside, Charlton Athletic. Charlie Kelman is caught offside.
- 77'Offside, Charlton Athletic. Tyreece Campbell is caught offside.
- 73'Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
- 71'Attempt saved. Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Karlan Grant.
- 70'Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Charlie Kelman replaces Conor Coventry.
- 70'Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Ollie Tanner.
- 69'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
- 69'Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Jack Moylan.
- 68'Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Moylan.
- 67'Attempt saved. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Lloyd Jones.
- 66'Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
- 66'Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65'Attempt missed. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
- 65'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65'Foul by Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic).
- 64'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64'Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
- 62'Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Chris Willock.
- 61'Goal! Cardiff City 3, Charlton Athletic 1. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
- 60'Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
- 60'Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59'Attempt saved. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Chris Willock.
- 57'Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
- 57'Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
- 55'Attempt saved. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Joel Bagan.
- 55'Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
- 53'Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 52'Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52'Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51'Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51'Foul by Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic).
- 50'Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
- 50'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50'Foul by Dan McNamara (Charlton Athletic).
- 48'Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48'Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
- 47'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
- 45'Second Half begins Cardiff City 2, Charlton Athletic 1.
- 45'Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Timothy Ouma replaces Tyler Bindon.
- 45'Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Amari'i Bell replaces Millenic Alli.
- 45'+6'First Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Charlton Athletic 1.
- 45'+5'Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5'Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
- 45'+5'Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Foul by Millenic Alli (Charlton Athletic).
- 44'Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
- 44'Dan McNamara (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43'Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
- 43'Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Jack Moylan.
- 42'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42'Foul by Millenic Alli (Charlton Athletic).
- 41'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
- 37'Attempt missed. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left.
- 35'Dan McNamara (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35'Foul by Dan McNamara (Charlton Athletic).
- 33'Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33'Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
- 33'Millenic Alli (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33'Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 32'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
- 32'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Lloyd Jones.
- 30'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30'Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
- 29'Goal! Cardiff City 2, Charlton Athletic 1. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Bindon with a through ball following a fast break.
- 27'Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27'Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
- 27'Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24'Goal! Cardiff City 2, Charlton Athletic 0. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Moylan.
- 21'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19'Delay in match because of an injury Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 18'Foul by Chris Willock (Cardiff City).
- 18'Dan McNamara (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16'Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
- 16'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
- 16'Attempt saved. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Perry Ng.
- 14'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14'Foul by Tyler Bindon (Charlton Athletic).
- 13'Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
- 13'Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Goal! Cardiff City 1, Charlton Athletic 0. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yousef Salech.
- 5'Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic).
- 5'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4'Offside, Charlton Athletic. Tyreece Campbell is caught offside.
- 4'Attempt blocked. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreece Campbell.
- 4'Offside, Charlton Athletic. Tyreece Campbell is caught offside.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
43Paul MorenoSUB
33Rob TankiewiczSUB
Charlton Athletic · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
3Joshua EdwardsSUB
Match stats
CARCHA
62.2Possession (%)37.8
27Shots6
8Shots on target3
6Corners1
10Fouls15
5Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
0Offsides4
2Saves5
Last 5 matches
Cardiff City
DSheffield United2-229 Aug 2026
L@ Queens Park Rangers2-12 Sept 2026
L@ Portsmouth2-05 Sept 2026
DStoke City1-18 Sept 2026
L@ Bolton Wanderers1-012 Sept 2026
Charlton Athletic
WPreston North End1-029 Aug 2026
D@ West Bromwich Albion1-12 Sept 2026
L@ Stoke City4-05 Sept 2026
DQueens Park Rangers0-09 Sept 2026
DPortsmouth0-012 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Cardiff
3
Draws
1
Charlton
Last meetings
30 Jun 2020Cardiff City0 – 0Charlton Athletic
23 Nov 2019Charlton Athletic2 – 2Cardiff City
13 Feb 2016Charlton Athletic0 – 0Cardiff City
26 Sept 2015Cardiff City2 – 1Charlton Athletic
7 Mar 2015Cardiff City1 – 2Charlton Athletic
| # | 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 | DWWWL |
| 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 | DLLDL |
| 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 | WDLDD |
| 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 Charlton Athletic?
Cardiff City beat Charlton Athletic 3-1 on Saturday 19 September (Championship).
Who scored in Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic?
Goals: Jack Moylan 8', Yousef Salech 24', Tyreece Campbell 29' and Jack Moylan 61'.
When do Cardiff City play next?
Cardiff City play Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Charlton Athletic play next?
Charlton Athletic play Middlesbrough on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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