Match report
Moylan double sinks Charlton as Cardiff end losing run
Cardiff beat Charlton 3-1 at Cardiff City Stadium in a Championship matchday 8 fixture, ending a run of poor results with a comfortable home win. B. Barry-Murphy's side moved quickly into a two-goal cushion before Charlton hit back, but the hosts held firm to see out victory.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Jack Moylan opened the scoring in the 8th minute, converting from Yousef Salech's assist, and the pair combined again 16 minutes later when Salech doubled the lead with Moylan turning provider. Charlton responded through Tyreece Campbell in the 29th minute, assisted by Tyler Bindon, to make it 2-1 and give the visitors hope heading into the break with the score unchanged at half-time.
Cardiff restored their two-goal advantage in the 61st minute when Moylan struck again, this time set up by Ollie Tanner, to complete his brace and settle the contest at 3-1. The home side dominated territory and chances throughout, a display reflected in the final league standings context with Charlton still occupying a healthier position than Cardiff despite the defeat.
Moylan scored twice and set up Salech's goal, finishing with a rating of 8.67 to lead all performers on the pitch.
Cardiff's dominance was underlined by their 27 shots to Charlton's 6 across the match.
Cardiff beat Charlton 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
Cardiff met Charlton in the Championship (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Saturday, 19 September 2026, 11:30 UTC at Cardiff City Stadium. Referee: Elliot Bell.
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Key moments
- 8' Goal: Jack Moylan (assist: Yousef Salech) — 1–0
- 24' Goal: Yousef Salech (assist: Jack Moylan) — 2–0 · Watch Yousef Salech's goal video (24')
- 29' Goal: Tyreece Campbell (assist: Tyler Bindon) — 2–1
- 61' Goal: Jack Moylan (assist: Ollie Tanner) — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Cardiff (4-2-3-1)
Charlton (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Cardiff 43%, the draw 27%, Charlton 30%. It finished Cardiff 3–1 Charlton.
Level sides, home ground counts for less here — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Charlton's hot finishing due to cool gives Cardiff the lean. The draw at 27% is helped by a draw-heavy league.
Why Cardiff in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1381 to 1410. Sides this close won 43.1% of 16,010 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.2%). Charlton scored +0.40 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 28.9% of 1,506 games, vs 29.2% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 43%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 24.9% norm). Championship homes won 43.0% of 8,439 games vs 44.9% across all 100,303 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 27%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,116. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 2.0 points. The cool-off factor takes 1.6 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
A 26-point possession gap between near-equal sides is unusual. Gaps this extreme are too rare to receipt — around 368 measured games, under our 300-game floor — so it's noted at 0 points. Cardiff sit -0.36 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Cardiff vs Charlton final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Championship fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Cardiff 3–1 Charlton. Explore more on the Cardiff and Charlton team pages or the Championship page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Cardiff vs Charlton?
Cardiff beat Charlton 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
›Who scored in Cardiff vs Charlton?
Jack Moylan (8') for Cardiff; Yousef Salech (24') for Cardiff; Tyreece Campbell (29') for Charlton; Jack Moylan (61') for Cardiff.
›Where can I watch Cardiff vs Charlton highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Cardiff 3–1 Charlton are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff and Charlton?
Cardiff and Charlton have met 8 times — 1 win for Cardiff, 2 wins for Charlton and 5 draws.