Championship · Matchday 3: Cardiff and Sheffield Utd drew 2-2. The match was played on Saturday, 29 August 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff); refereed by John Busby, England.
J. Moylan 2' (Cardiff) · T. Cannon 4' (P) (Sheffield Utd) · C. O'Hare 7' (Sheffield Utd) · C. Ashford 38' (Cardiff)
After a 2-2 first half, the game finished 2-2.
Cardiff held 67% of possession against 33%, attempting 28 shots to Sheffield Utd's 6.
Shots on target read 10-4 and corners 13-2.
Substitutes: H. Tyrer, C. Scanlon, R. Kpakio, D. Turnbull, C. Willock, J. Colwill, R. Tankiewicz, I. Davies, C. Robinson
Coach: Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes: A. Davies, M. Doherty, J. Riedewald, J. Shackleton, R. Norrington-Davies, K. Phillips, T. Campbell, B. Brereton Diaz, L. Marsh
Coach: Chris Wilder
Joel Bagan (Cardiff) — named player of the match with a 8.3 rating.