Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City

Plymouth Argyle beat Cardiff City 5-2 in the England League One on Saturday 21 February 2026, 3-2 at half-time. In their last 6 meetings, including this one, Cardiff City won 2, Plymouth Argyle won 2 and 2 were drawn.

England League One Sat 21 Feb 2026, 12:30 Save

Plymouth Argyle

HT 3-2

Cardiff City

Home Park, Plymouth Darren Drysdale

Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City timeline

15' Omari Kellyman Yellow card · Foul, Cardiff City
28' Lorent Tolaj 1-0 Goal · Assist Aribim Pepple · Left foot shot, Plymouth Argyle
31' Aribim Pepple 2-0 Goal · Assist Joe Edwards · Right foot shot, Plymouth Argyle
33' Omari Kellyman 2-1 Goal · Left foot shot, Cardiff City
34' Aribim Pepple 3-1 Goal · Assist Wes Harding · Header, Plymouth Argyle
37' Caleb Watts Yellow card · Foul, Plymouth Argyle
43' Omari Kellyman 3-2 Goal · Assist Perry Ng · Left foot shot, Cardiff City
44' Mathias Ross Yellow card · Off the ball foul, Plymouth Argyle
45+6' Gabriel Osho Yellow card · Argument, Cardiff City
67' Perry Ng Yellow card · Argument, Cardiff City
68' Lorent Tolaj 4-2 Penalty · Left foot shot, Plymouth Argyle
70' Malachi Boateng Yellow card · Foul, Plymouth Argyle
72' Alex Robertson Yellow card · Foul, Cardiff City
81' Mathias Ross 5-2 Goal · Assist Ronan Curtis · Header, Plymouth Argyle

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Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Plymouth ArgyleCardiff City

2.89 Expected goals (xG) 1.47

3.34 xG on target 2.55

29% Possession 71%

110 Attacks 74

45 Dang. Attacks 47

16 Shots 18

9 Shots On Target 6

5 Big Chances 2

3 Corners 8

63% Pass Accuracy 81%

4 Saves 3

23 Fouls 10

3 Yellow Cards 4

2 Offsides 1

2.89 Expected goals (xG) 1.47

3.34 xG on target 2.55

110 Attacks 74

45 Dang. Attacks 47

16 Shots 18

9 Shots On Target 6

5 Shots Off Target 5

2 Shots Blocked 7

10 Shots Inside Box 10

6 Shots Outside Box 8

5 Big Chances 2

1 Big Chances Missed 1

1 Hit Woodwork 1

3 Corners 8

1 Penalties 0

12 Dribbles 24

4 Successful Dribbles 12

33% Dribble Success 50%

2 Offsides 1

Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City lineups

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Plymouth Argyle 4-4-2

1 Conor William Hazard

28 Ronan Curtis
19 Malachi Boateng
4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
17 Caleb Watts

9 Lorent Tolaj 2
27 Aribim Pepple 2

Substitutes

3 Jack Mackenzie
5 Julio Pleguezuelo
10 X. Amaechi 85'
21 Luca Ashby-Hammond
23 Bradley Ibrahim 80'
29 Matthew Sorinola 46'
35 Owen Dale 86'

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1

13 Nathan Trott

3 Joel Bagan
12 Calum Chambers
4 Gabriel Osho
38 Perry Ng

14 David Turnbull
18 Alex Robertson

8 Omari Kellyman 2

Substitutes

6 Ryan Wintle
10 Rubin Colwill 46'
23 Calum Scanlon 88'
44 Ronan Kpakio 76'
45 Cian Ashford 62'
47 Callum Robinson 62'
48 Dylan Lawlor

Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City player stats

Plymouth Argyle player stats

1 Conor William Hazard GK	90	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31	0
2 Mathias Ross DEF	90	1	0	1	1	15	2	1	1	15	2
8 Joe Edwards DEF	90	0	1	1	0	14	1	1	0	14	1
15 Alex Mitchell DEF	90	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10	0
45 Wes Harding DEF	90	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
19 Malachi Boateng MID	90	0	0	1	0	25	3	1	0	25	3
28 Ronan Curtis MID	90	0	1	1	0	26	5	1	0	26	5
4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu MID	80	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	13	2
17 Caleb Watts MID	46	0	0	1	1	11	3	1	1	11	3
27 Aribim Pepple FWD	86	2	1	5	3	7	0	5	3	7	0
9 Lorent Tolaj FWD	85	2	0	4	3	10	3	4	3	10	3
29 Matthew Sorinola DEF Sub	44	0	0	1	1	9	4	1	1	9	4
23 Bradley Ibrahim MID Sub	10	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	4	0
10 X. Amaechi FWD Sub	5	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	1
35 Owen Dale FWD Sub	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cardiff City player stats

13 Nathan Trott GK	90	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	33	0
4 Gabriel Osho DEF	90	0	0	0	0	52	1	0	0	52	1
12 Calum Chambers DEF	90	0	0	0	0	72	2	0	0	72	2
3 Joel Bagan DEF	88	0	0	0	0	60	0	0	0	60	0
38 Perry Ng DEF	76	0	1	2	1	29	1	2	1	29	1
11 Ollie Tanner MID	90	0	0	4	0	24	1	4	0	24	1
18 Alex Robertson MID	90	0	0	1	0	57	2	1	0	57	2
16 Chris Willock MID	62	0	0	1	0	24	1	1	0	24	1
27 Joel Colwill MID	62	0	0	1	0	16	0	1	0	16	0
14 David Turnbull MID	46	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	21	0
8 Omari Kellyman FWD	90	2	0	5	3	13	1	5	3	13	1
44 Ronan Kpakio DEF Sub	14	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	11	1
23 Calum Scanlon DEF Sub	2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9	0
10 Rubin Colwill MID Sub	44	0	0	2	1	25	0	2	1	25	0
45 Cian Ashford FWD Sub	28	0	0	1	1	10	0	1	1	10	0
47 Callum Robinson FWD Sub	28	0	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	6	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City team news

Plymouth Argyle were without 2 players and Cardiff City had no reported absences.

Plymouth Argyle 2 out

Herbie Kane Groin Injury · Missed 26 games Injured

Joe Ralls Hamstring Injury · Missed 20 games Injured

Cardiff City 0 out

No reported absences.

Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City form

Plymouth Argyle All venues

2 W · 1 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.40
Scored per game: 2.0
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Cardiff City All venues

4 W · 1 D · 0 L

Points per game: 2.60
Scored per game: 3.2
Conceded per game: 0.8
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 100%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Cardiff City vs Plymouth Argyle head to head

2 Cardiff City wins 2 draws 2 Plymouth Argyle wins

4.3 goals per game 67% both teams scored 83% over 2.5 goals

Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City standings

League One table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town	14	8	5	1	28	12	+16	29
2	Stockport County	14	8	2	4	26	14	+12	26
3	Oxford United	13	7	5	1	22	11	+11	26
4	Luton Town	14	7	3	4	27	21	+6	24
5	Plymouth Argyle	14	7	2	5	21	19	+2	23
6	Reading	14	6	4	4	25	15	+10	22
7	Bradford City	13	6	4	3	10	8	+2	22
8	Cambridge United	14	5	6	3	21	21	0	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday	13	5	5	3	22	14	+8	20
10	Leicester City	13	5	4	4	22	19	+3	19
11	Mansfield Town	13	5	4	4	20	18	+2	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons	13	4	6	3	22	20	+2	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers	13	4	6	3	21	23	-2	18
14	Leyton Orient	13	5	2	6	19	14	+5	17
15	Burton Albion	14	4	5	5	18	21	-3	17
16	Stevenage	12	4	4	4	17	13	+4	16
17	Notts County	12	3	5	4	13	14	-1	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	3	4	6	9	21	-12	13
19	Blackpool	12	3	3	6	17	21	-4	12
20	Doncaster Rovers	13	3	3	7	14	22	-8	12
21	Wigan Athletic	14	3	2	9	11	22	-11	11
22	Peterborough United	13	2	4	7	11	23	-12	10
23	Barnsley	12	2	3	7	12	22	-10	9
24	Bromley	13	2	3	8	13	33	-20	9

League One home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln City	23	18	4	1	53	20	+33	58
2	Cardiff City	23	17	2	4	50	23	+27	53
3	Bolton Wanderers	25	15	8	2	51	25	+26	53
4	Bradford City	24	15	5	4	32	18	+14	50
5	Stevenage	24	14	7	3	27	14	+13	49
6	Stockport County	24	14	4	6	40	26	+14	46
7	Luton Town	23	13	6	4	37	24	+13	45
8	Wycombe Wanderers	23	13	3	7	45	23	+22	42
9	Huddersfield Town	23	11	9	3	42	27	+15	42
10	Blackpool	23	12	5	6	35	29	+6	41
11	Wigan Athletic	23	11	4	8	24	17	+7	37
12	Reading	23	10	7	6	33	28	+5	37
13	Mansfield Town	23	9	8	6	38	27	+11	35
14	Plymouth Argyle	23	10	4	9	33	33	0	34
15	Barnsley	23	9	6	8	39	37	+2	33
16	Doncaster Rovers	23	9	6	8	27	32	-5	33
17	Burton Albion	23	9	5	9	27	28	-1	32
18	Leyton Orient	23	8	7	8	32	30	+2	31
19	Exeter City	23	8	7	8	30	29	+1	31
20	Peterborough United	23	8	6	9	39	30	+9	30
21	AFC Wimbledon	23	8	4	11	25	31	-6	28
22	Rotherham United	23	6	9	8	24	32	-8	27
23	Northampton Town	23	6	4	13	23	31	-8	22
24	Port Vale	23	4	9	10	17	25	-8	21

League One away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln City	23	13	6	4	36	21	+15	45
2	Plymouth Argyle	23	12	3	8	42	30	+12	39
3	Cardiff City	23	10	8	5	40	27	+13	38
4	Stockport County	25	10	7	8	35	36	-1	37
5	Bolton Wanderers	24	7	10	7	25	28	-3	31
6	Mansfield Town	23	7	9	7	24	23	+1	30
7	Luton Town	23	8	5	10	31	32	-1	29
8	Bradford City	24	7	6	11	26	35	-9	27
9	Doncaster Rovers	23	8	3	12	23	37	-14	27
10	Reading	23	6	8	9	31	32	-1	26
11	Barnsley	23	6	8	9	29	36	-7	26
12	Stevenage	24	7	5	12	22	35	-13	26
13	Huddersfield Town	23	7	4	12	32	37	-5	25
14	AFC Wimbledon	23	7	4	12	26	41	-15	25
15	Peterborough United	23	7	2	14	25	38	-13	23
16	Burton Albion	23	4	10	9	23	32	-9	22
17	Wycombe Wanderers	23	4	9	10	24	35	-11	21
18	Leyton Orient	23	6	3	14	27	41	-14	21
19	Port Vale	23	6	3	14	19	36	-17	21
20	Wigan Athletic	23	3	10	10	25	41	-16	19
21	Blackpool	23	5	4	14	19	36	-17	19
22	Exeter City	23	4	6	13	22	32	-10	18
23	Rotherham United	23	4	2	17	17	39	-22	14
24	Northampton Town	23	3	4	16	16	43	-27	13

Plymouth Argyle
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League One 2025/2026 standings as of 13 Nov 2026, 06:05 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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28%Plymouth Argyle 26%Draw 46%Cardiff City

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Venue: Home Park, Plymouth Capacity 19,500 · Grass
Weather: 11°C, light rain Wind 37 km/h · Humidity 99%
Managers: Tom Cleverley Plymouth Argyle Brian Barry-Murphy Cardiff City
Officials: Referee Darren Drysdale 1st Assistant J. Clench 2nd Assistant D. O'Shea 4th Official H. Blair

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Plymouth Argyle vs Cardiff City stats

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Plymouth Argyle 4-4-2

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1

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Plymouth Argyle 2 out

Cardiff City 0 out

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Cardiff City vs Plymouth Argyle head to head

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