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Pre-match: Cardiff City v Chelsea BBC Radio 5 Live This video can not be played Use 'watch & listen' tab for live coverage League One leaders Cardiff City host top-flight Chelsea Substitute Garnacho opens scoring, Turnbull heads deserved leveller before Neto restores lead & Garnacho adds third Two more quarter-finals on Wednesday - Man City v Brentford & Newcastle v Fulham Arsenal host Crystal Palace next Tuesday Draw for semi-finals follows Wednesday's games Michael Emons Cardiff striker Yousef Salech is on for Callum Robinson. Salech has 11 goals this season, including six in his past eight appearances in all competitions. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Buonanotte looks a bit out of his depth in the Chelsea team. Hasn’t really settled and not on the same wavelength as his team-mates. Alan, Hertfordshire Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Daniel Gabbidon Former Cardiff City defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Cardiff City Stadium A smart save from Trott, low down to his left. That's what Cardiff can't afford to do, Calum Chambers just dallies on the ball. Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Alejandro Garnacho with a first-time chance from Facundo Buonanotte's pass after Calum Chambers loses the ball. But the home goalkeeper Nathan Trott comes to Chambers' rescue with a tidy save, with a vital hand low down to his left. Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Daniel Gabbidon Former Cardiff City defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Cardiff City Stadium Good from Chelsea. It's quicker build-up and they play through the lines quicker. Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Moises Caicedo with an effort from a central position on the edge of the penalty area, but blocked well by Cardiff's Ryan Wintle. Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Cian Ashford looks to send in a cross for the hosts from the right flank, but it is far too close to Filip Jorgensen and easily dealt with. Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Daniel Gabbidon Former Cardiff City defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Cardiff City Stadium Nathan Trott has been an excellent signing for Cardiff City. He's very comfortable with the ball at his feet. He gives the fans kittens sometimes, but more often than not, he's very good with his distribution and composure. Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Daniel Gabbidon Former Cardiff City defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Cardiff City Stadium I'm really surprised with that. Out of the two wide players for Chelsea, George was the more productive. In terms of Guiu, he had the best chance of the first half, but in terms of that link-up with Buonanotte, it was two players not quite on the same wavelength. Joao Pedro, a totally different proposition for the Cardiff backline. Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea And away we go again. Remember, if it is level at 90 minutes then it's straight to penalties. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Really impressed with Cardiff on the ball (as a Chelsea fan! ) but where is the urgency from Chelsea forwards? Needs some endeavour: games aren’t given; they’re won. Cardiff the better side so far. Ben, Northampton Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea As expected, Enzo Maresca is making changes. Alejandro Garnacho and Joao Pedro are the two attacking options, replacing Tyrique George and Marc Guiu. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Maresca's worst 48 hours followed by his worst 45 minutes. Mark, London HT: Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Daniel Gabbidon Former Cardiff City defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Cardiff City Stadium I think Cardiff have been the better of the two teams. They've shown more aggression and energy. I'm looking at Chelsea and for me they're playing in third gear. They've got the insurance policy of the bench. Enzo Maresca, I don't think he'll be happy with what he saw from his players. HT: Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink speaking on Sky Sports: "They've had one shot on target, that's not good enough for Chelsea. "Overall, Chelsea have not been good enough. "Credit to Cardiff, they've made it really difficult for Chelsea, but you'd expect Chelsea to have way more opportunities. " Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Every Chelsea player is trying too hard to be the one who makes an impact and they aren’t putting together a team performance. Andrew, Milton Keynes If you're gonna take a swipe at the ownership, then you need to back it up with a better performance than this. I fear Maresca is on borrowed time. Roger, London HT: Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Dafydd Pritchard BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium Big cheers from the home fans as the half-time whistle blows, and they're well deserved for the home side after an impressive first-half display. Much-changed as this Chelsea team might be, League One leaders Cardiff have equipped themselves very well. Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Level at the break. It would be no surprise for Enzo Maresca to look to his bench soon, with Alejandro Garnacho, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro all available. The closest to a goal came from Cardiff, with Filip Jorgensen having to make an excellent save after Isaak Davies' cross deflected off Moises Caicedo and nearly crept inside the near post. Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Daniel Gabbidon Former Cardiff City defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Cardiff City Stadium It's sloppy again. They give the ball away and it's a definite foul. Caicedo not liking the decision and you'll always get a yellow card for that, applauding the decision that the referee's made. Cardiff 0-0 Chelsea Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo with the most unnecessary booking, sarcastically clapping when a decision goes against his side. Yellow, and a stupid one at that. Chelsea are bidding to win the League Cup for a sixth time in their history Chelsea held off League One leaders Cardiff City to secure their place in the EFL Cup semi-finals with a hard-fought and absorbing win in south Wales. Roared on by a fervent capacity crowd at Cardiff City Stadium, the home side impressed in and out of possession as they contained their Premier League opponents and showed flashes of their own attacking threat in a goalless first half. Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca had changed his entire team from Saturday's Premier League victory over Everton, which had been overshadowed by his post-match comment that the preceding 48 hours had been the "worst" of his tenure. The Club World Cup champions' underwhelming first-half display will have done nothing to improve the Italian's mood, so he made two half-time substitutions and it was one of those – Alejandro Garnacho – who fired them in front after Cardiff centre-back Dylan Lawlor had given the ball away. Brian Barry-Murphy's side responded strongly and equalised as David Turnbull headed in superbly from Perry Ng's inviting cross to prompt deafening celebrations. They were short-lived, however, as another Chelsea substitute, Pedro Neto, restored their lead with firm a low drive which took a deflection on its way in. Garnacho then added a third in added time to make sure of victory. Those goals momentarily deflated the raucous atmosphere, but Cardiff can take great encouragement from the way they equipped themselves against elite opposition as they turn attentions back to their bid to make an instant return to the Championship. As for Chelsea, this was a welcome result – if an unconvincing display – after a difficult few days for Maresca. They will discover their semi-final opponents when the draw is made on Wednesday. Maresca 'happy' at Chelsea & 'in love' with squad 'Rediscovering joy' - Cardiff pride in Chelsea defeat Maresca had come under scrutiny after his unexpected, somewhat cryptic remark had dominated the aftermath of Chelsea's win against Everton as well as the build-up to this encounter, with the Italian clearly irritated when he was repeatedly asked to clarify his comment during a pre-match news conference on Monday. That was a distraction but, ultimately, not enough to derail Chelsea here. Even with 11 changes from the Everton game, Maresca was able to name a strong line-up with the likes of £100m midfielder Moises Caicedo recalled, while the bench was worth close to £400m. Unimpressed by a first half in which his side barely troubled their lower-league opponents, the head coach brought on Garnacho and Joao Pedro at the interval. Their introduction immediately added a purpose and sharpness the Chelsea attack had been lacking, with Garnacho forcing Cardiff goalkeeper Nathan Trott into a fine save. The former Manchester United winger was more clinical with his next effort, finishing well after being put through by Facundo Buonanotte, who had been gifted possession by Lawlor's loose pass. Chelsea might have worried an upset was in the offing when Cardiff levelled but, to their credit, the London club responded calmly as Neto powered a shot into the bottom corner, via a deflection off Joel Bagan's heel. Garnacho's late second arguably flattered Chelsea, but they were worthy winners as they went a step closer to winning this trophy for the first time in 10 years. For anyone who had not watched Cardiff in League One this season, this might have been quite a surprise. Gone is the robust, direct style of play favoured by Neil Warnock, Mick Mc Carthy and other previous managers. That has been replaced by a freewheeling, possession-based brand of attacking football carried out by a young team brimming with Bluebirds academy graduates. Admittedly, Cardiff are playing in the third tier of English football for the first time in more than two decades, but this season has been unusually joyous for a club who had lost their way in the Championship. Having seen off Premier League Burnley and ambitious fellow Welsh side Wrexham in previous rounds of the EFL Cup, this was a first chance for Barry-Murphy's charges to test themselves against a real heavyweight. They rose to the challenge admirably, impressing out of possession with positional discipline and coordinated pressing, while also causing their illustrious opponents problems. Callum Robinson and Turnbull saw early efforts saved, while Isaak Davies was a nuisance on the left wing and his deflected low cross had Chelsea keeper Filip Jorgensen scrambling. The Bluebirds' endeavour was rewarded when Ng cut in from the right and arced a beautiful left-footed cross for Turnbull, who shifted his bodyweight and headed smartly into the net to spark wild celebrations. The home crowd were baying for more at that stage and, although the giant-killing was not to be, this was a performance full of skill as much as heart to enhance the reputations of every Cardiff player and their boss Barry-Murphy. This video can not be played Barry-Murphy: I'm very proud of all the players Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Enzo Maresca Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Enzo Maresca Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 To watch and listen, you need to enable Java Script in your browser. Pre-match: Cardiff City v Chelsea. BBC Radio 5 Live. Audio Pre-match: Cardiff City v Chelsea BBC Radio 5 Live League Cup All competitions All competitions All competitions Copyright © 2025 BBC. 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