Cardiff beat Exeter City 1-0 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Tom Reeves. It was played at unknown.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.
Second half: Cardiff took the lead at 53' when A. Robertson scored, with the assist credited to D. Lawlor, making the score 1-0. I. Davies received a yellow card for Cardiff at 56'. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 57', with I. Davies replacing C. Willock. Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Higgins replacing R. Cole. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 79', with A. Robertson replacing J. Colwill. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 79', with O. Kellyman replacing D. Turnbull. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 80', with P. Ng replacing R. Kpakio. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 80', with E. Brierley replacing Liam Oakes. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Doyle-Hayes replacing K. McDonald. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. Aitchison replacing Carlos Gomes. Liam Oakes received a yellow card for Exeter City at 82'. J. Bagan received a yellow card for Cardiff at 87'. C. Chambers received a yellow card for Cardiff at 89'. Cardiff made their 5th substitution at 90+6', with Cian Ashford replacing W. Fish.
Cardiff used 5 substitutions while Exeter City used 4 substitutions. Cardiff got 3 yellow cards, while Exeter City got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (13-9).
- Cardiff controlled possession (60%).
- Cardiff had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).
