CARDIFF, Wales (Interstat) — Cardiff City defeated Northampton Town 5-1 on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Cardiff City Stadium in a League One match. Ollie Tanner scored twice, including the opening goal in the ninth minute. Joel Colwill added a goal in the 19th minute. Callum Robinson scored in the 37th minute, Tanner netted his second in the 54th minute, and Jake Evans made it 5-0 in the 68th minute. Northampton’s lone goal came from Yousef Salech in the 85th minute. Yellow cards were issued to Northampton’s Sam Hoskins in the 42nd minute and Alex Robertson in the 74th minute. Cardiff improved to 27-7-6 in league play and 30-7-7 overall. Northampton fell to 9-27-8 in the league and 9-30-9 overall.