Cardiff City vs Chelsea Preview

Cardiff City welcome Chelsea to the Cardiff City Stadium for this Carabao Cup clash on Tuesday evening. The Bluebirds head into this fixture riding a wave of momentum after securing four victories in their last five matches across all competitions. Their most recent outing saw them edge past Doncaster Rovers 4-3 in a thrilling encounter on December 13th. Prior to that, they claimed a narrow 1-0 away win at Stevenage and a 3-2 home triumph over Huddersfield Town. Earlier in this sequence, they beat Mansfield Town 3-0 at home, though they suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat at home to AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Trophy on December 2nd.

Chelsea arrive in South Wales with mixed recent form but a convincing victory in their last outing. The Blues dispatched Everton 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on December 13th to bounce back from consecutive defeats. In their previous match, they lost 2-1 away to Atalanta in the Champions League, while they also fell 3-1 away at Leeds United in the Premier League. Their recent record also includes a goalless draw away at AFC Bournemouth and a 1-1 home stalemate with Arsenal at the end of November.

The head-to-head record heavily favours Chelsea, who have won all five previous meetings between these sides. Most recently, Chelsea secured a 2-1 away victory at Cardiff in March 2019. The Blues also won 4-1 at home in September 2018 and claimed three consecutive 4-1 victories between 2010 and 2014, including an FA Cup triumph in February 2010.

Fans across the globe can tune in to watch this Carabao Cup encounter with kick-off set for 20:00 GMT on Tuesday, December 16th. Viewers in the UK can watch on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event, while American audiences can stream via Paramount+. Australian fans have access through beIN SPORTS 3, and supporters in India can catch the action on FanCode.

Cardiff City Form:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Cardiff City	4 – 3	Doncaster Rovers	English League One	Dec 13, 2025
W	Stevenage	0 – 1	Cardiff City	English League One	Dec 9, 2025
W	Cardiff City	3 – 2	Huddersfield Town	English League One	Dec 6, 2025
L	Cardiff City	1 – 5	AFC Wimbledon	English EFL Trophy	Dec 2, 2025
W	Cardiff City	3 – 0	Mansfield Town	English League One	Nov 29, 2025

Chelsea Form:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Chelsea	2 – 0	Everton	English Premier League	Dec 13, 2025
L	Atalanta	2 – 1	Chelsea	Champions League	Dec 9, 2025
D	AFC Bournemouth	0 – 0	Chelsea	English Premier League	Dec 6, 2025
L	Leeds United	3 – 1	Chelsea	English Premier League	Dec 3, 2025
D	Chelsea	1 – 1	Arsenal	English Premier League	Nov 30, 2025

Head-to-Head Record:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Cardiff City	1 – 2	Chelsea	Mar 31, 2019	English Premier League
Chelsea	4 – 1	Cardiff City	Sep 15, 2018	English Premier League
Cardiff City	1 – 2	Chelsea	May 11, 2014	English Premier League
Chelsea	4 – 1	Cardiff City	Oct 19, 2013	English Premier League
Chelsea	4 – 1	Cardiff City	Feb 13, 2010	English FA Cup

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Go UK, NOW
USA	Paramount+
Australia	beIN SPORTS 3, beIN Sports Connect
India	FanCode
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
France	beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
Portugal	Sport TV1, Sport TV Multiscreen
Denmark	Viaplay Denmark, TV3 MAX