Cardiff City 1-1 Stoke City: result and goals
Cardiff City and Stoke City drew 1-1 on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Ben Johnson 22', Joel Colwill 63'.
Cardiff City sit 16th on 14 points.
Stoke City sit 9th on 20 points.
Cardiff City have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Stoke City have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Cardiff City won 2, Stoke City won 1, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
- Venue
- Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
- 👥
- 18088
The match in numbers
- Cardiff City and Stoke City drew 1-1.
- Ben Johnson opened the scoring for Stoke City on 22'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Stoke City 1.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Stoke City 1.
- 90'+2'Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
- 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
- 89'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
- 88'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
- 87'Foul by Cian Ashford (Cardiff City).
- 87'Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
- 86'Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Jack Moylan with a through ball.
- 85'Attempt missed. Eric Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
- 84'Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
- 84'Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84'Foul by Jack McGlynn (Stoke City).
- 82'Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Chris Willock.
- 81'Luke Graham (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81'Foul by Luke Graham (Stoke City).
- 80'Offside, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé is caught offside.
- 79'Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
- 77'Offside, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé is caught offside.
- 77'Attempt saved. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
- 77'Attempt saved. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
- 75'Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
- 74'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
- 74'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
- 73'Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a through ball.
- 71'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71'Foul by Lamine Cissé (Stoke City).
- 69'Substitution, Stoke City. Jack McGlynn replaces Róbert Bozeník.
- 69'Substitution, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé replaces Justin Devenny.
- 68'Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Robertson following a set piece situation.
- 67'Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67'Foul by Justin Devenny (Stoke City).
- 67'Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 67'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
- 65'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65'Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City).
- 64'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64'Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
- 63'Goal! Cardiff City 1, Stoke City 1. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
- 62'Offside, Cardiff City. Yousef Salech is caught offside.
- 59'Substitution, Stoke City. Bae Jun-Ho replaces George Hirst.
- 59'Substitution, Stoke City. Eric Bocat replaces Luca Bombino.
- 58'Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Colwill.
- 54'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
- 53'Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross.
- 52'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
- 52'Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 52'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51'Delay in match (Cardiff City).
- 51'Attempt saved. George Hirst (Stoke City) 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 Galbraith.
- 50'Attempt saved. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Chris Willock.
- 47'Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Stoke City 1.
- 45'+2'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Stoke City 1.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 44'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
- 43'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
- 43'Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43'Foul by Ben Johnson (Stoke City).
- 42'Foul by Jack Moylan (Cardiff City).
- 42'George Hirst (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41'Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
- 41'Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
- 38'Offside, Stoke City. George Hirst is caught offside.
- 38'Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
- 38'Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34'Offside, Stoke City. George Hirst is caught offside.
- 33'Attempt saved. Justin Devenny (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Róbert Bozeník.
- 32'Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Willock.
- 32'Nathan Trott (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32'Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City).
- 31'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Perry Ng.
- 31'Attempt blocked. Justin Devenny (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 31'Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
- 31'Attempt saved. George Hirst (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Róbert Bozeník.
- 29'Offside, Cardiff City. Chris Willock is caught offside.
- 29'Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Foul by Luca Bombino (Stoke City).
- 29'Attempt missed. Ben Johnson (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 28'Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Robertson following a set piece situation.
- 27'Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27'Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27'Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
- 27'Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27'Foul by George Hirst (Stoke City).
- 27'Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
- 26'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26'Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City).
- 25'Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
- 25'Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Luke Graham.
- 24'Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24'Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
- 22'Goal! Cardiff City 0, Stoke City 1. Ben Johnson (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Róbert Bozeník.
- 22'Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
- 20'Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
- 20'Luke Graham (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
- 17'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
- 16'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16'Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
- 13'Attempt missed. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Perry Ng.
- 11'Attempt missed. Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Bombino with a cross following a fast break.
- 9'Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left.
- 8'Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Yousef Salech.
- 6'Attempt missed. Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Bombino with a cross following a corner.
- 5'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
- 5'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Alex Robertson.
- 5'Attempt blocked. Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Devenny.
- 1'Foul by Luca Bombino (Stoke City).
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
33Rob TankiewiczSUB
43Paul MorenoSUB
40Noah Dafydd AnyadikeSUB
Stoke City · 3-5-2
Substitutes
24Joshua GriffithsSUB
43Freddie AndersonSUB
Match stats
CARSTK
70.6Possession (%)29.4
27Shots12
7Shots on target4
7Corners5
5Fouls19
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Offsides4
3Saves6
Last 5 matches
Cardiff City
D@ Derby County2-222 Aug 2026
LNorwich City2-125 Aug 2026
DSheffield United2-229 Aug 2026
L@ Queens Park Rangers2-12 Sept 2026
L@ Portsmouth2-05 Sept 2026
Stoke City
L@ Southampton3-122 Aug 2026
LHull City1-125 Aug 2026
L@ Wolverhampton Wanderers4-129 Aug 2026
WNorwich City1-01 Sept 2026
WCharlton Athletic4-05 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Cardiff
2
Draws
1
Stoke
Last meetings
12 Apr 2025Cardiff City0 – 1Stoke City
8 Feb 2025Stoke City3 – 3Cardiff City
14 Dec 2024Stoke City2 – 2Cardiff City
24 Feb 2024Cardiff City2 – 1Stoke City
4 Nov 2023Stoke City0 – 0Cardiff 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 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | LLLWW |
| 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 | DLDLL |
| 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 Stoke City?
Cardiff City and Stoke City drew 1-1 on Tuesday 8 September (Championship).
Who scored in Cardiff City v Stoke City?
Goals: Ben Johnson 22' and Joel Colwill 63'.
When do Cardiff City play next?
Cardiff City play Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Stoke City play next?
Stoke City play Preston North End on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
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