Mansfield Town vs Cardiff City · League One
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Mansfield Town took the points with a 5-4 win over Cardiff City at One Call Stadium (crowd 9,401); Cardiff had not lost in 5 until now. The goal that settled it came from Ryan Sweeney at the 2-minute mark and it went to 2-0 when Lucas Akins scored after 23 minutes; Lucas Akins widened the gap just three minutes after that and Cardiff answered through Isaak Davies after 61 minutes. Rhys Oates added to the lead just two minutes after that and a goal from Omari Kellyman just three minutes after that cut it to 4-2; Oliver Irow widened the gap at the 79-minute mark and a goal from Ronan Kpakio late on, at 86 minutes cut it to 5-3. Cardiff answered through Omari Kellyman late on, at 90 minutes. Cardiff led the shot count 21-12 and held 70% possession. From 12 shots, Mansfield found the target 10 times.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League One England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League One, Regular Season
- Ground
- One Call Stadium · Mansfield · England
- Crowd
- 9,401
- Referee
- Charles Breakspear
- Mansfield form
- LWDWW
- Cardiff form
- WLWDD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cardiff | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Side by side
Timeline
Teams
Mansfield Town3-1-4-2
Bench
- 14Dom Dwyer
- 34Ollie Tayloron for Louis Reed, 84'
- 3Stephen McLaughlinon for Jordan Bowery, 72'
- 44Oliver Irowon for Nathan Moriah-Welsh, 76' ⚽🟨
- 29Tyler Roberts
- 32Elliot Hartmannon for Regan Hendry, 84'
- 28Joe Gardneron for Rhys Oates, 76'
Cardiff City4-2-3-1
Bench
- 39Isaak Davieson for Chris Willock, 57' ⚽
- 18Alex Robertsonon for David Turnbull, 57'
- 70Noah Williamson for Joel Bagan, 70'
- 41Matthew Turner
- 55Rob Tankiewicz
- 71Paul Morenoon for Rubin Colwill, 88'
- 8Omari Kellymanon for Joel Colwill, 57' ⚽⚽🟨
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 |  Stockport County | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +12 | 23 |
| 3 |  Bradford City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 |
| 4 |  Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 5 |  Reading | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 21 |
| 6 |  Cambridge United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 20 |
| 7 |  Oxford United | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 19 |
| 8 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 18 |
| 9 |  Mansfield Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 18 |
| 10 |  Luton Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 17 |
| 11 |  Burton Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 |  Stevenage | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 15 |
| 13 |  Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 |  Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 14 |
| 16 |  AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 13 |
| 17 |  Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 18 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -6 | 12 |
| 19 |  Notts County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 20 |  Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 21 |  Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 10 |
| 22 |  Bromley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -16 | 9 |
| 23 |  Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 |  Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
Meetings
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