LATEST NEWS " CARDIFF CITY v NORTHAMPTON TOWN " MATCH THREAD
Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:55 pm
CARDIFF CITY v NORTHAMPTON TOWN
Saturday 25th April, 3pm
Sky Bet League One - Match 45
Cardiff City Stadium
It’s pay on the day for both sets of fans
About Northampton Town
Northampton are in their third successive season in League One, having been promoted from League Two in 2023.
They finished 19th last season.
They are already relegated and bottom of the league with 35 points from 43 games.
Club Connections
Gabor Gyepes is one player who played for both teams.
He made 15 appearances for Northampton before going on to play 64 league games for us.
The Opposition's Manager
Colin Calderwood was appointed interim manager at Northampton in March, having first managed them in 2003.
He has been promoted twice as a manager, once with Northampton and once with Nottingham Forest.
Opposition Dangerous Players
It's obviously been a very tough season for our opponents so not much to write here.
Tom Eaves and Sam Hoskins have contributed 14 league goals between them.
Referee
Edward Duckworth will take charge of this game.
He has refereed 38 games this season, showing 151 yellow cards - an average of 3.97 per game. He has also shown 7 red cards.
He refereed our 4-0 win at Doncaster in the league and our 3-0 win over Cheltenham in the Carabao Cup.
Head To Head - Last Five Meetings
We have won two of the last five meetings, with them winning three.
We won 3-1 in the away game in November.
Team News - Predicted Line-Ups
Cardiff City: Trott, Kpakio, Lawlor, Osho, Scanlon, Robertson, Turnbull, J Colwill, R Colwill, Robinson, Salech
Northampton Town: Burge, Burroughs, Dyche, Guthrie, Guinness-Walker, McGeehan, Campbell, Fornah, Jacobs, Eaves, Hoskins
Last Game
We won 1-0 at home to Port Vale on Wednesday.
Northampton lost 3-1 at home to Doncaster last Saturday.
Match Odds
Cardiff City - 1/9
Northampton Town - 14/1
Draw - 6/1
Predictions
Post your predictions below
Saturday 25th April, 3pm
Sky Bet League One - Match 45
Cardiff City Stadium
It’s pay on the day for both sets of fans
About Northampton Town
Northampton are in their third successive season in League One, having been promoted from League Two in 2023.
They finished 19th last season.
They are already relegated and bottom of the league with 35 points from 43 games.
Club Connections
Gabor Gyepes is one player who played for both teams.
He made 15 appearances for Northampton before going on to play 64 league games for us.
The Opposition's Manager
Colin Calderwood was appointed interim manager at Northampton in March, having first managed them in 2003.
He has been promoted twice as a manager, once with Northampton and once with Nottingham Forest.
Opposition Dangerous Players
It's obviously been a very tough season for our opponents so not much to write here.
Tom Eaves and Sam Hoskins have contributed 14 league goals between them.
Referee
Edward Duckworth will take charge of this game.
He has refereed 38 games this season, showing 151 yellow cards - an average of 3.97 per game. He has also shown 7 red cards.
He refereed our 4-0 win at Doncaster in the league and our 3-0 win over Cheltenham in the Carabao Cup.
Head To Head - Last Five Meetings
We have won two of the last five meetings, with them winning three.
We won 3-1 in the away game in November.
Team News - Predicted Line-Ups
Cardiff City: Trott, Kpakio, Lawlor, Osho, Scanlon, Robertson, Turnbull, J Colwill, R Colwill, Robinson, Salech
Northampton Town: Burge, Burroughs, Dyche, Guthrie, Guinness-Walker, McGeehan, Campbell, Fornah, Jacobs, Eaves, Hoskins
Last Game
We won 1-0 at home to Port Vale on Wednesday.
Northampton lost 3-1 at home to Doncaster last Saturday.
Match Odds
Cardiff City - 1/9
Northampton Town - 14/1
Draw - 6/1
Predictions
Post your predictions below
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Re: LATEST NEWS " CARDIFF CITY v NORTHAMPTON TOWN " MATCH TH
Thu Apr 23, 2026 2:04 pm
For anyone wondering, those odds of 1/9 for us to win is not a typing mistake. That's what it says the odds are right now on FlashScore 
Re: LATEST NEWS " CARDIFF CITY v NORTHAMPTON TOWN " MATCH TH
Thu Apr 23, 2026 2:05 pm
3 nil win for the Bluebirds!
Re: LATEST NEWS " CARDIFF CITY v NORTHAMPTON TOWN " MATCH TH
Thu Apr 23, 2026 2:54 pm
Last 2 Remaining Fixtures CCFC :
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Re: LATEST NEWS " CARDIFF CITY v NORTHAMPTON TOWN " MATCH TH
Thu Apr 23, 2026 2:55 pm
It’s pay on the day for both sets of fans
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